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Here and Now Anytime is a podcast with fresh takes on the biggest stories of the day and also a little something you weren't expecting from a news show. One thing we're wondering lately, is Black Friday a ripoff? Peel back the marketing blitz and what do you have left? That's coming up on Here and Now Anytime, wherever you listen to podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Winzer Johnston. It's a snowy Thanksgiving in New England and much of the northeastern U.S.

Winter storm warnings are in effect from upstate New York to Maine. NPR's Tovia Smith reports flight delays are reported at many airports, including ones in New York and Boston. Snow is coming down on a wide swath of northern and western New England and upstate New York, creating challenges getting two holiday dinner for many, and National Weather Service meteorologist Brett Rathbun says it may be as tricky getting back home, even after the snow tapers off. Certainly, you know, give yourself some extra time to reach your destination especially given the potential for some snow covered and slippery travel.

With temperatures falling below freezing there could be some icy spots or some black ice to form on roadways especially if they are untreated. On the upside, those with plans to ski this holiday weekend are thankful for the fresh snowfall. Killington Resort in Vermont is among several saying today's snow is making for a great start to the season and enabling more trails to open over the weekend. Jovia Smith, NPR News. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City is coming to a close at this hour. Char Dastin with member station WPLN reports a marching band from Eastern State Tennessee University is taking part in the event.

When Joe Moore became ETSU's band director 10 years ago, he had to start from scratch. That meant buying instruments, designing uniforms, and visiting high schools in the region to recruit. The band quickly became known for elaborate shows that told a story. Moore says he's now sharing the Macy's Day spotlight with schools that are much better known. Those are flagship schools for their states and we're a regional school. I'm just really proud of my kids for achieving this.

The band is 360 members strong, outnumbering the one at the much larger University of Tennessee Knoxville. For NPR News, I'm Char Dastin in Nashville. It's day two of the ceasefire that aims to stop the fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. While there have been incidents reported, the agreement appears to be holding. Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He says he's hoping that efforts will now turn to brokering a ceasefire to end the

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that Israel's war in the enclave will end anytime soon. This is NPR. Focaccia, the soft, flat bread served fresh from the oven and often baked with rosemary and olive oil, is seen as a distinctly Italian recipe. But NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports researchers have found that the first focaccia-like bread was actually made some 9,000 years ago by communities in the Middle East. This story begins in ancient Mesopotamia in modern-day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. A new study published in the journal Nature finds that a focaccia-like bread was first developed some 8,400 years ago. At this time, humans already knew how to bake large bread loaves using dome-shaped ovens. But researchers found that from around 6,400 BC,

agricultural communities also baked dough in shallow scored clay dishes and added animal or plant fats. This made for a softer, flatter, and more flavorful bread, similar to focaccia today. Scientists learned this from studying ceramic fragments from archaeological sites in North Syria and Turkey. They say their findings are evidence of a rather elaborate culinary tradition in these ancient communities. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Rome.

Amazon workers in more than 20 countries, including the United States, are planning to hold protests or go on strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The organizers say the planned demonstrations are aimed at holding the online retail giant accountable for labor abuses and threats to democracy. In a statement, Amazon said the groups represent a variety of interests and the company is always listening and looking for ways to improve. This is NPR.