Few fireworks on first night
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Boston College's football team held its first of three preseason scrimmages last night at Alumni Stadium, but the 80-play exercise seemed to reveal little about who would earn starting jobs at quarterback and running back.
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Norris Edgecombe doesn't have a fireplace in his Dorchester home, but he builds 10 to 20 roaring fires a night.
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Oh say, can you see ... uh, where did the fireworks go?
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Residents and Albanians around the world celebrate with dancing, fireworks and street parties
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A million revelers cheered fireworks in Sydney, Australia - one of the first cities to celebrate the New Year. via News Observer
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The pink carpet was rolled out, the pink spotlights danced through the crisp night air of downtown Orlando, and everything seemed in place for the opening of Paris Hilton's first nightclub. Notably missing: One pink-loving hotel heiress.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark  - Some of the more than 2,000 people evacuated after fire engulfed a Danish fireworks factory and set off a series of powerful explosions were allowed to return home Friday.
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Fireworks, cheers  and music greeted the expansion of the EU's border-free zone to  nine mostly Eastern European states on Friday, though some  worry about a rise in crime or illegal immigration.
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A little less conversation and a little more action
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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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As usual there was a truckload of newcomers. The aspiring stars flooded the marquee. But very few left a mark.
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Their first silhouettes appear at dusk, moving briskly under dim moonlight or the rare streetlamp. Sometimes the crunch of their boots on trash-strewn streets will stir families dozing on lawns in the cool of evening.
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On Saturday evening, it's "Lights out San Francisco," where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness of light pollution and the energy wasted by lights left on.
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ATHENS - Fireworks exploded, dancers streamed around a giant tree, and the crowd roared &#39;Hellas, Hellas&#39; as the 12th Paralympic Games opened with a party of thudding drums, lights and flowing costumes on Friday.
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Fire crews and community leaders take part in events to mark the first anniversary of the Buncefield explosion.
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By RAPHAEL G. SATTER LONDON - The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.
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It was an evening overflowing with firsts. First time ever that the NBA&#39;s Opening Night fell on the same night as a presidential election.