In memoriam: Those we lost in 2024
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 2024: Year in Goodbyes flipboard.com · Year in Review Remembering the famous names we lost this year, from politics, science, tech, entertainment and sports.  |
 Going out for New Year’s? Most people say they’ve got better plans Associated Press · Mark Kennedy and Linley Sanders If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone.  Why do we drop a ball on New Year’s Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained NPR · Rachel Treisman A 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball will slowly descend a New York City flagpole this year.  Research on how self-control works could help you stick with New Year’s resolutions theconversation.com · Marco A. Palma By the time February rolls around, most of us will have given up on our resolutions. |
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 What does ‘Auld Lang Syne’ mean? rd.com · Brandon Specktor And how did it become a New Year’s song?  Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the U.S. this New Year’s Eve CBS News · CBS News Two bursts of plasma expelled from the sun arrived at Earth on Monday.  2024: The year in culture & trends flipboard.com · NBC News A look back at the memes, moments and trends that defined 2024.  What will happen in 2025? Predictions and events theweek.com · Harriet Marsden The new year could bring further chaos in the Middle East and an intensifying AI arms race.  How a hospital experiment led to the accidental invention of the snow globe Smithsonian Magazine · Erik Trinidad The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district.  Jimmy Carter had a UFO encounter NewsNation · Damita Menezes As a rising politician, Carter reported seeing an unidentified flying object outside a Lions Club in Leary, Ga. |
