Category Archives: Holiday

NYC, world ring in 2012, bid adieu to a tough year

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded festivities and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012. From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year [...]

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9 odd New Year’s Eve ball drops

By doris | Published: December 31, 2011

Full Story at Itineraries.msnbc.msn.com When it comes to celebrating New Year’s Eve with the kids, family-friendly events may be a little difficult to come by during a celebration that seems to revolve around champagne. Boston led the way for First Night celebrations with the very first First Night held in 1976. The New Year’s Eve [...]

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‘Santa’ full of anticipation heading into busy Christmas Eve activities

By doris | Published: December 23, 2011

Full Story at canada.com The anticipation of Christmas Eve is almost as great for Santa as it is for the children he delivers presents to. With the night looming, he is just finishing up squeezing in a few more kids at Woodgrove Centre to make sure every good child in Nanaimo gets what he or [...]

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Mail call: Sending love to troops abroad

By doris | Published: December 11, 2011

Full Story at CBSNews.com For military personnel far from home for the holidays . . . few sounds are more welcome than the words MAIL CALL. And dedicated volunteers here on the home front are working hard to make sure that none our troops anywhere in the world is disappointed. Our Cover Story is reported [...]

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Black Friday violence: 2 shot in armed robberies, 15 others pepper-sprayed

By doris | Published: November 25, 2011

Full Story at usnews.msn.com Violence erupted at Black Friday sales across the U.S. with one bargain-hunter left critically injured after being shot during a robbery and 15 other people injured when an angry shopper used pepper spray. Several of the incidents took place at Wal-Mart stores as millions of Americans loaded up on holiday purchases. [...]

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Millions savor Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade

By doris | Published: November 24, 2011

Full Story at nsmbc.msn.com About 3.5 million people were expected to crowd the route of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York on Thursday while an additional 50 million watched from home. A jetpack-wearing monkey and a freakish creation from filmmaker Tim Burton are two of the big new balloons that will make [...]

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Father’s Day: Presents Sure to Wow Dad PHOTO: The Gorilla Torch

By doris | Published: June 18, 2011

Full Story at ABCNews.go.com With Father’s Day right around the corner, maybe you’re scrambling for some great gift ideas for dad. Ties and golf clubs are nice, but maybe this year dad deserves a seriously “cool tool.”

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Memorial Day marked by ceremonies, tributes

By doris | Published: May 30, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Americans from Washington to California are marking Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and special tributes tied to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. An annual holiday honoring the nation’s war dead was infused with new meaning this year, coming just months before the 10-year anniversary.

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Out of this galaxy ‘Star Wars’ ride reopens

By doris | Published: May 21, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com ORLANDO, Fla. — George Lucas figures he’s working on his third generation of “Star Wars” fans, and plenty of them were standing in line with their parents Friday to get first crack at Walt Disney World’s overhauled ride based on the iconic movie franchise. The 67-year-old “Star Wars” creator came to [...]

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NYC welcomes 2011 with traditional ball-drop, revelers

By doris | Published: January 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — An estimated 1 million people marked the passing of one year and the beginning of another in New York’s Times Square with the descent of an iconic ball. With the help of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta, the dazzling [...]

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Mother gives hours-old baby girl to California firefighters

By doris | Published: December 26, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Thank God for that law to help the children. I think all states should have that law, maybe we would not have babies in trash cans. (CNN) — A 27-year-old mother surrendered her baby girl to firefighters in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve, authorities said Saturday. She told firefighters at Fire [...]

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Still shopping? Last-minute gifts for everyone on your list

By doris | Published: December 24, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.com Run out of ideas of what to get all the special people in your life? Looking for something out of the ordinary? For something you know he doesn’t have? For something you know she won’t buy herself? Well, here are some fun, fabulous and affordable gifts that are sure to be [...]

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Ga. donor puts $5,000 in Salvation Army kettle

By doris | Published: December 15, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — Salvation Army bell ringers in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., have seen some generous donations over the past two or three years. An anonymous contributor dropped $4,300 into a kettle last year along Battlefield Parkway, NBC station WXIA in Atlanta reported. Someone followed up with a $2,300 donation at [...]

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‘Strippermobile’ delivers Christmas donations

By doris | Published: December 12, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com LAS VEGAS — The “strippermobile” has made another run in Las Vegas, this time with properly dressed Santa’s helpers riding for a good cause. A year after agreeing to stop a promotion that involved hauling bikini-clad exotic dancers in a truck with clear plastic sides, a company that owns several Las [...]

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Ex Arrested in NY in Death of Missing Student

By doris | Published: November 28, 2010

Full Story at aolnews.com CLAY, N.Y. (Nov. 27) — A 20-year-old Pennsylvania dance student who vanished last week while on Thanksgiving break in her hometown was killed by her on-again, off-again boyfriend, who then dumped her body in a park “like garbage,” a prosecutor said Saturday. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said 21-year-old Steven [...]

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Giving thanks for everyday American heroes

By doris | Published: November 26, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com If someone had told Victor Perez at the beginning of the year that he’d soon find fame because of a heroic act, he would have laughed. He couldn’t even find a job. But the events of Oct. 5 were so unbelievable that the 30-year-old unemployed construction worker was left shaking and [...]

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Horses bolt at parade; 1 dead, 23 hurt

By doris | Published: July 5, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com BELLEVUE, Iowa — Two runaway horses pulling a wagon trampled spectators at a small-town Fourth of July parade, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring at least 23 other people, four critically. The horses bolted after one rubbed its head against the other, removing that horse’s bridle, police said. They galloped for [...]

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Gulf Coast expecting glum Fourth of July

By doris | Published: July 3, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Fireworks displays have been canceled. White-sand beaches that should be crowded with sunbathers are instead dotted with cleanup workers, booms and sand-sifting equipment. Normally packed hotels are trying to fill rooms ahead of what is a crucial weekend for beach businesses. Across the oil-stained Gulf Coast, it’s [...]

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Salvation Army major shot dead in Arkansas on Christmas Eve

By doris | Published: December 25, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A Salvation Army major was shot dead in front of his three children on Christmas Eve in North Little Rock, Arkansas, authorities said. Maj. Philip Wise, 40, was gunned down Thursday. He was found lying by the back entrance of a Salvation Army facility, said police spokesman Sgt. Terry [...]

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Struggling to find enough Toys for Tots

By doris | Published: December 19, 2009

Full Story atCNN.com Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) — A white van sits at a warehouse loading dock in Boston. Buckled in the front passenger seat is Eeyore, the donkey friend of Winnie the Pooh. “This is the back seat driver,” says one of several volunteers removing the stuffed animal and other donated children’s items for the [...]

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