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First lady Melania Trump announced Friday that the fourth annual Halloween at the White House celebration would take place on Sunday.

ROME (AP) — Americans may love Naples for its most famous export, pizza. But the governor of Italy’s southern region had choice words for the exported American holiday of Halloween as Naples buckles under surging coronavirus infections.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has reminded residents of his city that “trick-or-treating” on Halloween is “not recommended” this year because of the danger of spreading the coronavirus through contact with other people.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) has unveiled the coronavirus guidelines for safely celebrating Halloween in the city, all while dressed as the “Rona Destroyer.”

Andrew Beattie of Delhi Township, Ohio, showed off his own social-distancing solution for this year’s hopeful trick-or-treaters on Monday.

Los Angeles County public health officials are urging the public not to go trick-or-treating for Halloween this year due to the danger of transmitting coronavirus.

Residents of Los Angeles County will not be allowed to trick-or-treat this upcoming Halloween season over coronavirus concerns, according to the county’s health department.

Actor Mark Hamill was dismayed by a “Build The Wall” game that took place at a recent White House Halloween party, which allowed attendees to help secure the United States border by adding their own personalized paper bricks to the “wall.” 

Airbnb has announced that the firm will be banning “party houses” and getting rid “of abusive host and guest conduct” following a shooting at a Halloween party in Orinda, California, in which five people were killed.

Three campus police officers were dispatched to investigate a fake knife prop that accompanied a student’s Jason Voorhees Halloween costume.

Hong Kong police employed tear gas and pepper spray against “unauthorized protests” in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island on Halloween. The protesters were, as expected, vigorously defying Hong Kong’s ban on masks throughout the evening.

A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly put razor blades into kids’ Halloween candy bags in Waterbury, Connecticut.

A group of senior citizens in Webster, Texas, got a big surprise from their neighbors during a highly-anticipated Halloween event on Thursday. 

Donald Trump Jr. and girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle used their Halloween costumes to make a statement about the Democrats’ recent impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke with his tradition of dressing up for Halloween this year, the first Halloween since international media published photos of Trudeau in various states of “brownface” and blackface.

Nov. 1 (UPI) — A shooting at a Halloween party in the San Francisco Bay Area killed four people late Thursday, authorities said.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg took to Twitter on Halloween to mock her detractors by posing as herself – saying she terrifies her critics.

A seven-year-old girl is reported in critical condition after being shot while trick-or-treating on Chicago’s West Side.

Michigan State University has been displaying costume sensitivity flyers in dormitory hallways in order to caution students about how their Halloween costumes may be perceived by others.

A storm that made many areas of the Midwest feel more like winter than fall shattered a 96-year-old winter weather record in Chicago.

One of Kamala Harris’s (D-CA) presidential campaign staffers is taking Halloween to an entirely new level when it comes to political rivals. 

The South China Morning Post on Thursday offered the interesting observation that while Halloween is an enormously popular affair in China, some local officials are denouncing or outright banning masks, costumes, and makeup as a threat to “social stability.”

A presenter at a workshop hosted by Maryville University made the case that “cultural appropriation” on Halloween amounts to “cultural genocide.”

The editorial board at the University of Florida published a column this last week that cautioned students against wearing “problematic” Halloween costumes.

Dickinson College officials created a set of Halloween costume guidelines that are designed to stop students from engaging in “cultural appropriation.”

A recent poll revealed that over half of college students want to see their peers punished for wearing “offensive” Halloween costumes. The number is even higher at Ivy League and California State schools.

First Lady Melania Trump was inspired by the American military as she and Second Lady Karen Pence visited troops at Joint Base Charleston.

Hong Kong protesters are putting together a “Halloween masquerade” for Thursday, complete with downloadable templates for masks.

A Rutgers University professor recently published a column in the Philadelphia Inquirer that makes the case that certain Halloween costumes, like the “Sexy Mr. Rogers” costume, reinforce “gender norms.”

The president playfully put a White House candy bar on the Minion’s head and the first lady did the same.

A parent found what is suspected to be a bag of heroin in their child’s Halloween candy haul after attending a Trunk or Treat event at a New Jersey community center, police said Saturday.

First Lady Melania Trump greeted trick-or-treaters at the White House on Monday in a 1970s-inspired patchwork trench coat that featured all the colors of the autumn season.

The event is scheduled to begin at 5:45 PM EDT.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a creepy image of the sun to celebrate Halloween this year.

Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond reportedly pulled all of its black jack-o’-lanterns from its stores after receiving a complaint stating that the lanterns were a form of blackface.

A policy buried in the Furman University handbook claims that students can be punished for wearing offensive Halloween costumes.