--- title: Morning Must Reads: November 27 description: 200,000+ Without Power As most of the U.S. prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, spare a thought for more than 200,000 American families who were facing the... canonical: https://time.com/3608811/morning-must-reads-november-27/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-27T14:30:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:47:32.765Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: November 27 og:description: 200,000+ Without Power As most of the U.S. prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, spare a thought for more than 200,000 American families who were facing the... og:url: https://time.com/3608811/morning-must-reads-november-27/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: November 27 twitter:description: 200,000+ Without Power As most of the U.S. prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, spare a thought for more than 200,000 American families who were facing the... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: November 27 > Sponsored content. 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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 27, 2014 2:30 PM UTC [200,000+ Without Power](http://time.com/3608716/thanksgiving-storm-leaves-hundred-of-thousands-without-electricity/) As most of the U.S. prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, spare a thought for more than 200,000 American families who were facing the holiday without electricity after heavy snow felled power lines from West Virginia to Vermont early Thursday [Is Turkey Actually Good for You?](http://time.com/3603689/turkey-nutrition/) Do the nutritional perks of turkey deserve to be at the center of your Thanksgiving feast? Our weekly poll of five experts answer the questions that gnaw at you [Ferguson Rallies Across the U.S.](http://time.com/3608690/calm-in-ferguson-while-police-arrest-130-plus-in-l-a-and-oakland/) Demonstrators across the U.S. took to the streets in protest against a grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson [TIME for Thanks: Public Figures Count Their Blessings](http://time.com/3596968/time-for-thanks-2014/) Thanksgiving is a time when families across the country gather around their dining room tables and reflect on life’s many blessings—not least of these being the blessing of family itself. This year, TIME asked public figures to reflect on what they’re thankful for [How Parkinson’s Disease Changed One Family](http://time.com/3593442/parkinsons-disease-caregiving/) “Taking Care” is a series intimately covering the lives of caregivers and the people they care for. Photographer Abby Kraftowitz, who has been documenting one family since 2012, offers a deep look into those affected by the disease [Cricket Star Phillip Hughes Dies](http://time.com/3608551/australian-international-cricketer-phil-hughes-dies-aged-25/) Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died at Sydney’s St. Vincent’s Hospital. The 25-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit on the head by a ball while batting during an important domestic tournament on Tuesday [8 Gadgets to Help You Survive Thanksgiving](http://time.com/3595241/thanksgiving-tech/) Let’s be honest: Even if we love grandpa, we’ve heard the same story every year since 2003\. So we’ve put together a Thanksgiving survival guide: eight gadgets for putting up with eight troublesome family members [Ebola Cases in Sierra Leone Will ‘Soon Eclipse’ Liberia](http://time.com/3608131/ebola-sierra-leone-cases-west-africa/) Sierra Leone will “soon” dethrone Liberia as the hardest-hit country in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization cautioned Wednesday. Nearly one-fifth of its total cases were reported in a three-week period that ended Sunday [Amazon Slashes Kindle Prices for Black Friday](http://time.com/3608369/amazon-black-friday/) Amazon’s $79 Kindle e-reader will be on sale for $49, and the company’s Kindle Fire tablets are also dramatically cheaper, with the Fire HD 6 going for a mere $79 (vs. its usual $99 price tag) and the Fire HD 7 on sale for $109 (vs. $139) [Cleveland Officer Shot 12-Year-Old Within Seconds on Scene](http://time.com/3607907/cleveland-shooting-tamir-rice-police-12-year-old-fake-gun-toy/) The Cleveland officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, on Saturday was a rookie cop who fired his gun within moments of arriving on the scene, according to surveillance video and police statements released Wednesday [Avatar Sequels Will Be ‘Bitchin” Cameron Says](http://time.com/3608479/james-cameron-avatar-sequels-bitchin/) James Cameron has divided _Avatar_ sequel scripts to a team that includes Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silva, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. “I can tell you one thing,” Cameron told _Empire_ magazine, “they’re gonna be bitchin'” [Labor Group Plans Strike of Walmart Stores on Black Friday](http://time.com/3608379/labor-group-strike-our-walmart-stores-shopping-black-friday/) Employees at Walmart stores in at least six states and Washington, D.C., plan to strike on one of the busiest shopping days of the year to protest workers’ wages and hours. 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