This couple just moved to America and wanted to celebrate their first Thanksgiving. More than 200 strangers invited them to dinner.
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Susana Orrego recently moved to the U.S. from Colombia and instantly noticed some differences.
"The first month was hard for me, because in Colombia we say hello to all the people in the streets. And sometimes, the people don't reply back. So I told my mom, probably the people are not so friendly," she told CBS Boston station WBZ.
Another new aspect to American life: Thanksgiving. Orrego, who moved to Brookline, Massachusetts with her husband as she studies at Harvard Medical School, said she wants to try and embrace the new country that opened doors for her.
Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving more than one million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people in seven states during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Actor Richard Dreyfuss is facing backlash for allegedly sharing remarks that audience members found sexist, homophobic and generally offensive at a Q&A event over the weekend tied to a Massachusetts theater's screening of "Jaws." Dreyfuss starred in the 1975 blockbuster that was filmed in Massachusetts and screened Saturday night at The Cabot, a performing arts center in the coastal community of Beverly.