A Baby Yoda balloon made its debut at Macy’s Balloonfest in Queens, New York, on November 13, in preparation for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Credit: Luis Lucero via Storyful
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Manual checks at Raleigh-Durham International Airport as power outage causes delays
Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina experienced a major power outage in Terminal 2 starting early Friday, November 12. Credit: @CORT_ney_ via Storyful
Public lay flowers at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Virginia to mark centennial
At Arlington National Cemetery, the public was allowed to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza to lay flowers in front of the tomb for the first time in almost 100 years to commemorate the memorial’s centennial. Credit: Miss Sawyer’s Kids With…
Fairbanks residents treated to dazzling Northern Lights show
Residents of Fairbanks, Alaska, were treated to a dazzling nighttime light show on the evening of November 3, as the aurora borealis became more visible at northern latitudes. Credit: Leslie McClain Hernandez via Storyful
Beaches begin to form along La Palma’s lava delta
The first beaches are beginning to form along the new lava delta from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma. Credit: Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology via Storyful
Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade returns after COVID-19 hiatus
Mexico City hosted the annual Day of the Dead parade on October 31, a year after the event was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of skeleton puppets and motorized floats carrying images of the dead featured in the event.
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American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights over Halloween weekend
Long lines were seen at American Airlines hubs across the US over Halloween weekend, as the carrier canceled hundreds of flights. Credit: Sean Walker-Mize via Storyful
Orangutan is pregnant with twins at New Orleans zoo
A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is expecting twins this winter. It will be her first offspring. Credit: Audubon Zoo via Storyful
Huge sunfish rescued from fishnet off Spanish coast
A sunfish estimated to weigh more than 4,000 pounds and measuring 9 feet 5 inches long was released back into the ocean after it became trapped in a fishing net off the coast of Ceuta, Spain, on October 4. Credit: Estación de Biología Marina del Estrec…
Satellite’s reentry creates fireball in skies above Michigan
NASA said that a “bright, long-lasting” fireball reported in the early hours of Oct. 20 in US Midwestern states was caused by the “reentry and fragmentation of a satellite” rather than a “natural object.” Credit: Brian Mersmann via Storyful
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