How the West Was Won, According to World’s Largest Cattle Show
Every January, some 650,000 people – nearly the population of Denver itself – visit the city to remind it that it’s still just a cow town.
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Nepal Elephant Festival Scrutinized for Beauty and Bruises
Hundreds cheered as the three beauty contest finalists strolled out into the middle of the grounds and raised their painted trunks to the judges — symbols of all that is admired and denounced at Nepal’s annual elephant festival.
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Animal Bones Show Large Feasts Drew Crowds to Iron Age Ireland
Long before tailgate parties or sprawling outdoor food festivals, there were the large-scale Iron Age feasts at the ceremonial site of Navan Fort in what is now Northern Ireland – and pork was on the menu.
Read moreBurning Man
Black Rock City sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court, claiming he delayed issuing decisions and imposed excessive permit costs that threaten the viability of the Burning Man festival on public land in the Nevada Black Rock Desert.
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The Festival of Saint Lucy Heals Wounds in Battered El Salvador
Santa Lucía festivals wrapped up Friday in El Salvador. The early 4th century saint is said to have pulled out her own eyes during the Diocletian persecution — the last and worst pogrom of the soon-to-be Christianized Roman Empire — but supposedly still saw a Roman soldier plunge his sword into her neck.
Read moreStage Set in Nevada as Earthlings Arrive for Area 51 Events
The stage was set Thursday for music and other space-themed entertainment as Earthlings descended on the Nevada desert for events inspired by an internet hoax known as “Storm Area 51.”
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NJ Labor Day Parade Canceled Due to ‘Destructive Devices’
Authorities canceled a New Jersey Labor Day parade that the governor was to attend Monday because “destructive devices” were found near the parade route.
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NFL Teams Up With Jay-Z on Social Activism
The NFL and Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company are teaming up for events and social activism. The league said it will use Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to consult on its entertainment shows, including the Super Bowl halftime show, and work with him to “strengthen community through music and the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative.”
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Buttigieg Calls for Younger Leadership at Iowa State Fair
With a 73-year-old in the White House and several of his fellow Democratic presidential candidates eligible for Social Security, Pete Buttigieg told Iowa State Fair attendees Tuesday that the country needs a leader for the 21st century.
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Bernie Sanders Rips Trump a New One at the Iowa State Fair
Bernie Sanders kicked off his speech at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday by reminding the packed crowd that when he appeared before them at the fair four years ago, his ideas seemed radical to some. Now they have been adopted by many of the two dozen candidates vying for the Democratic nomination.
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Democratic Candidates Blame Trump, NRA for Inaction on Guns
Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday placed responsibility for inaction on gun violence in the hands of President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association, in the face of broad national support for some gun control measures.
Read moreDems Vie for Grand Prize of American Politics at State Fair
Nine Democratic presidential candidates took turns on the Political Soapbox stage at the Iowa State Fair Saturday, and much like fair exhibitors in the livestock arenas, they are trying to show why they should win the grand prize of American presidential politics.
Read moreCastro Woos Voters at Iowa Fair Ahead of Big Weekend Lineup
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro’s challenge in his appearance at the Iowa State Fair on Friday was to set himself apart from the crowded field of contenders who are barnstorming across Iowa this week. He did that by talking about how he would not make America great again, but make America better.
Read moreAll Eyes on Frontrunner Biden at Iowa State Fair
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday gave Iowa State Fair visitors a sample of the major themes he is hitting on the presidential campaign trail, including some Trump-bashing and promises of restoring middle-class values and universal health care in an appearance before a standing-room-only crowd.
Read moreFBI Investigating Garlic Festival Shooting as Domestic Terrorism
The FBI will investigate the deadly July 28 shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California as a case of domestic terrorism, officials announced Tuesday.
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Swiss Air Force Team Apologizes for Fly-By in Wrong Place
The commander of the Swiss air force’s aerial display team has apologized after his unit performed a low-altitude pass over the wrong municipality
Read moreProbable Cause Supported Festival Arrest, High Court Rules
A festival goer who says his cheeky confrontation with police got him arrested later that day on trumped-up charges lost his case Tuesday at the Supreme Court.
Read moreMardi Gras in New Orleans: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler
The streets of New Orleans will be filled Tuesday with excited kids catching beads from atop ladders, revelers in fancy costumes walking through the French Quarter and Mardi Gras Indians wearing finely beaded costumes.
Read moreJudge Sends Fyre Fest Fraudster to Prison
Fyre Festival promoter Billy McFarland was sentenced Thursday to six years in jail and $26 million in restitution for frauds that ran long after a disastrous 2017 concert in the Bahamas led to his arrest.
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