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    Coronavirus Updates
    A menacing scarecrow approaches the driver's side as what looks like bloody bubbles slide down the window at a haunted car wash in Birmingham, Ala.
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    2020 Not Scary Enough? Try A Haunted Car Wash

    Oct 28, 2020
    It's one type of business offering a frighteningly good time, with trick-or-treating discouraged and haunted houses seeming even scarier than other years because of COVID-19.
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    Goats and Soda
    The latest pandemic dining twist is the outdoor bubble, seen here at a New York City restaurant. Sure, it's a way to stay warm as winter looms ... but does it reduce your risk of getting infected by COVID-19?
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    Coronavirus FAQs: What's Up With Bubble Dining? Should You Hand Out Halloween Candy?

    Oct 23, 2020
    Answers to your COVID-19 questions about how to handle Halloween trick-or-treaters, whether it's safe to eat in a restaurant's outdoor bubble and whether you can be infected through your ear canal.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Goblins mix with elves in less scary times, celebrating Halloween in Salem, Mass., in 2007.
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    Salem, Mass., Says Stay Away If You Know What's Good For You This Halloween

    Oct 21, 2020
    The witchcraft capital of the U.S. usually courts October visitors but is worried about the coronavirus this year. Officials are taking steps to repel out-of-town goblins.
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    Halloween Canceled At Nevada Governor's Mansion Over Virus

    Oct 15, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Trick-or-treating has been canceled this year at the Nevada governor's mansion due to the pandemic, and state health officials are advising people marking Halloween and Día de los Muertos to avoid large gatherings.

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    Desert Bloom
    Pumpkin
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    Halloween

    Oct 02, 2020

    When it comes to Halloween-themed plants, there are some devilish choices.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Halloween is one more thing being upended by the pandemic. Federal guidelines advise against traditional trick or treating, but parents around the country are trying to make the holiday special for their children anyway.
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    No Trick Or Treat: Americans Get Creative To Celebrate Halloween Safely

    Sep 24, 2020
    The CDC is advising against the door-to-door candy quest during the pandemic. So parents are coming up with alternative ways to bring the spooky season to life. How about sending candy down a chute?
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for a safe Halloween during the COVID-19 pandemic include new methods of doing classic spooky activities.
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    CDC's Halloween Guidelines Warn Against Typical Trick-Or-Treating

    Sep 22, 2020
    Door-to-door trick-or-treating and crowded costume parties are out, and haunted forests and outdoor movie nights are in. "If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised," the CDC says.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A store in Alhambra, California is stocked with Halloween decorations in September. Los Angeles County has issued health guidance discouraging people from trick or treating this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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    Los Angeles County Issues Guidance Discouraging Trick Or Treating This Halloween

    Sep 09, 2020
    As fall approaches and the pandemic continues, health officials in California's most populous county are prohibiting many of the usual Halloween gatherings and recommending against trick or treating.
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    Utah Student Wears Hitler Costume; Principal Suspended

    Nov 02, 2019

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A principal and teacher in Utah have been suspended after a student at their school dressed as Hitler for a Halloween parade.

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    Asia
    A police officer stares down a man and child wearing masks in the Lan Kwai Fong area of central Hong Kong.
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    On Halloween, Police Fire Tear Gas At Costumed Hong Kong Protesters

    Oct 31, 2019
    Police fired tear gas and closed off sections of central Hong Kong and Kowloon, as protesters defied the city's mask ban with costumes depicting Guy Fawkes, the Joker and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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    The Salt
    A young girl paints a pumpkin teal to signify that a place is safe for children with food allergies to go trick-or-treating.
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    Teal Pumpkins Make Halloween Less Tricky For Kids With Food Allergies

    Oct 29, 2019
    In addition to handing out candy, places that display teal pumpkins also give out non-food items such as glow sticks or stickers. The movement took off quickly on social media and continues to grow.
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    National
    Native American protesters stand outside the Phoenix office of a retailer of "sexy Native American" costumes last year. For some ethnic and racial groups, Halloween has long been haunted by costumes that perpetuate stereotypes and instances of cultural a
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    Cultural Appropriation, A Perennial Issue On Halloween

    Oct 29, 2019
    Halloween is filled with tricks and treats, but it's also filled with land mines of cultural appropriation and racist tropes. When does holiday fun turn into an offense for someone else?
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    Code Switch
    A skull door knocker and cobweb decorations on the day before Halloween in Philadelphia.
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    The Code Switch Guide To Halloween

    Oct 28, 2019
    Halloween each year brings a cauldron of unpleasantness for people of color — and a surge of questions to our inbox. To get through it all, we put together the official Code Switch Guide to Halloween.
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    Desert Bloom
    Corpse Plant
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    Ghost Plants

    Oct 23, 2019

    When the Halloween season rolls around, my entire neighborhood is festooned with spider webs, witches hanging in front of windows, and pumpkins all over the place.

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    Nevadans Expected To Spend Millions On Halloween Costumes, Decor

    Oct 26, 2018

    Nevada consumers are projected to spend a $140.4 million on Halloween costumes, decorations and candy this year.

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    Devil's Trumpet
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    Halloween

    Oct 23, 2018

    What do you suppose is the most popular American holiday? I mean, after Christmas, what do we spend the most money on, for cards, decorations, even parties?

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    Code Switch
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    For Many Native Americans, Fall Is The Least Wonderful Time Of The Year

    Nov 23, 2017
    "Fall is the annual middle finger this country gives Native Americans," says one member of the Oglala Lakota nation.
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    Politics
    Donald Trump holds up a mask of himself during a rally in Florida in November 2016.
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    Political Costumes This Halloween Rank Right Behind Slasher Villains, Wonder Woman

    Oct 31, 2017
    More people say they will wear a political costume this Halloween in a year after an election than ever before. Hillary Clinton, for one, says she might go as "the president."
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    The Two-Way
    A squirrel investigates Halloween jack-o'lanterns in Washington, D.C. Analysts say spending for holiday decor, candy and costumes is strong this year.
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    This Halloween Is Scaring Up Record Sales of Candy, Costumes And Decor

    Oct 30, 2017
    Surging consumer confidence is spurring sales for Halloween. Retailers are forecasting an 8 percent increase in sales for costumes, candy and decorations. Those gains are strong given low inflation.
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    The Salt
    NPR's Kevin Garcia, Carolyn Rogers, Malaka Gharib and Ryan Kellman try multiple different sour treats.
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    Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why We Love To Hate Gross Candy

    Oct 30, 2017
    Candy is supposed to be sweet and delicious. So why are we tempted by candy that pretends to be made of hazardous chemicals, that threatens to nuke our tastebuds, or that dares us to be disgusted?
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    Around the Nation
    A selection of horror masks at Total Fright in Crystal City, Va.
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    Watch Out: This Halloween, Horror Is Back

    Oct 26, 2017
    People are turning to creepy clown faces and bloody ski masks this year, inspired by this year's great horror movies and to escape the real world.
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    The Salt
    Curl's fruity Dreams Come Chew candies
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    The Trick To Making Your Own Halloween Candy? Swallowing Your Fear

    Oct 25, 2017
    Jami Curl is a homemade candy evangelist. The sweet stuff can be made from "real" ingredients — and you can do it at home. The process can be intimidating, but also kind of magical.
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    Code Switch
    A runner passes a ghostly sculpture on display between Bondi Beach and Tamarama Beach in Sydney.
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    This Halloween: What Does It Mean To Call Something 'Spooky'?

    Oct 24, 2017
    Scared, fine. Frightened, sure. But spooked? This week, we dive into the racial history behind one of Halloween's most fraught descriptors.
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    Code Switch
    A New Orleans Saints fan holds a voodoo doll at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans in 2016.
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    On Halloween, Remember: Voodoo Isn't Black Magic

    Oct 13, 2017
    Halloween is nigh. Does your costume pass the racial sensitivity test? That's our topic this week on Ask Code Switch.
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    Dare To Take A Halloween Journey To Writer's Top Las Vegas Haunts

    Oct 31, 2016

    Las Vegas is a lively city, apparently even for the dead.

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