Rose Parade rolls on under blue skies amid security concerns
Pasadena crowds line Colorado Boulevard for the Rose Parade as Ken Burns serves as grand marshal. Floats honor the National Park Service centennial and City of Hope, with Disney Star Wars and Bachelor floats winning awards. Aerial skywriting targets political messages, while spectators soak in flowers, sun, and festive pageantry.
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Throngs welcome 2016 at Times Square New Year bash
About 1 million revelers welcomed 2016 in Times Square with confetti and fireworks amid heightened security. Mayor de Blasio pressed the Waterford ball as NYPD deployed 6 000 officers and tactical teams to guard the iconic celebration. Security included civilian dress officers, armed units, and helicopter patrols for protection and crowd control.
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Condor AC-4 Returns to Wild After Saving Species
A male California condor named AC-4, a key figure in the captive breeding program that saved North America’s largest land bird, made a first free flight since 1985. He soared from a Bitter Creek refuge pen in Kern County, then glided into the canyon as lead biologist Joseph Brandt observed the release.
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