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NJ man allegedly tried to stab firefighter with screwdriver during New Year’s Eve water rescue
A New Jersey man bizarrely tried to stab a firefighter with a screwdriver while he was being rescued from rough…
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New Year’s Eve revelers brave frigid weather in NYC’s Times Square for ball drop to ring in 2026
Thousands of New Year’s Eve revelers from near and far flooded Times Square to witness the iconic ball drop —…
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Exclusive | Meet New Year’s Eve’s ‘confetti king’ of NYC’s Times Square
One minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, high above street level, Treb Heining closely monitors a digital clock below…
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Opinion
Jane Austen is 250 — and as relevant as ever
Big anniversaries are coming up in 2026: 200 years since the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, 250 since…
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Opinion
Paris cancels NYE and more: Letters
Paris nixes NYE France surrendered to an invasion of German tanks in 1940; For this New Year’s Eve, it appears…
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Opinion
The tacky 2026 NYE ball and more: Letters
An ugly NYE ball What were they thinking when they designed the 2026 New Year’s Eve ball (“A whole new…
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