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> FBN’s Brian Sullivan is profiled in two of his hometown papers as he returns to Winchester, VA for FBN’s “Opportunity in America: My Hometown” series. One part of the series asks reporters to find a $1 million house in their hometown. “We have anchors in New York where 1 million bucks’ll get you a condominium,” says Sullivan to the Northern Virginia Daily.

> A special Thanksgiving edition of ABC News’ Nightline airs on Thursday night. Cynthia McFadden reports on the story of a young boy’s battle against a rare and often deadly brain tumor.

> NBC News’ Today show kicked off its 15th Annual Holiday Toy and Gift Drive this morning. Today is the first morning show to conduct an on-air toy drive. Last year’s Drive brought the total raised up to more than $175 million in toys and gifts.

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