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Times Square New Year's Eve ball makes its final descent. What will become of it?
The timeless Times Square treasure made its final descent Wednesday, coming down from its perch on a pole atop 1 Times Square after delighting millions in person and watching on TV for almost 20 years. But it won’t be going away entirely.
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New Year's Eve ball makes final drop in Times Square
the iconic New Year’s Eve ball makes it’s final drop in Times Square. News 4 New York’s Charles Watson reports.
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‘Tragic way to start off the New Year': Deadly fireworks blast shakes Hawaii
An explosion at a New Year’s party in Honolulu killed three people and injured more than 20.
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Which two years in history did the Times Square ball not drop?
The dropping of the ball in Times Square to ring in the New Year is an annual tradition watched all over the world. But did you know that the Times Square ball did not drop two years in its history? The Times Square ball did not drop in 1942 and 1943. A New Year’s Eve ball has dropped in Times…
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The world begins welcoming 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.
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New Year's Eve 2024: How to watch the ball drop live from Times Square
It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2024 and say hello to 2025. All eyes will be on Times Square in the heart of New York City as thousands gather to celebrate the start of the new year as the countdown begins and the ball drops. The famed ball is a dazzling geodesic sphere — weighing almost 6 tons and…
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Walmart hours New Year's Eve 2024: Holiday hours to know for start of 2025
If you’re looking to ring in the new year with some shopping at Walmart, you’re in luck. While Walmart closed early on Christmas Eve and was closed for Christmas Day, the popular big-box retailer will be open its regular hours on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. While many retailers will be closed on New Year’s Day or...
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What is the New Year's Eve tradition Watch Night?
Watch Night is a tradition in multiracial and Black churches that dates back to the Civil War.
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