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As warmer winters leave southern and western Maine with less snow each year, recreators are filling the gap with artificial snow in Waterville. WATERVILLE — There wasn’t much, if any ...

Winter foods like bajra, dry ginger, black sesame seeds, and makhana provide the necessary warmth, energy, and immunity boost needed during cold months. These nutrient-packed options improve ...

In the Western world, one big tradition is held in New York, specifically in Times Square, where a giant ball has been dropped from a building since 1907. Here's all we know about the Times ...

Meanwhile, in Italy, it's tradition to wear red underwear. And of course, in the US, it's common to watch the Times Square ball drop. The ball drop has been a New York City tradition for over a ...

It's almost time for the ball to drop on New Year's Eve! The iconic tradition in New York City's Times Square that began in 1907 is back for another edition as we get set to welcome 2025.

The New York City ball drop has been a tradition for over 100 years. The signal of a new year is a ball for New York and the East Coast, but those in the rest of the country have another hour, maybe ...

Tony Blair's Labour government pushed on with plans to open the UK's borders to Eastern Europe despite mounting concerns from senior ministers, according to newly released official files.

At 11:59 p.m. a dazzling ball descends down a pole, while attendees — and millions of people tuning in from home — count down from 60. At the stroke of midnight, the crowd erupts into a ...

On the evening of Dec. 31, as in many years past, millions of people around the world will stop what they're doing to watch a 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball slowly descend a New York City flagpole ...

Rapper Pitbull unveiled the New Year’s Eve Ball for 2025 on Friday and installed the final crystals. Final preparations for the event took place Monday as organizers conducted a test run by ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Senior UK cabinet members warned prime minister Tony Blair in 2004 that free movement from new EU member ...