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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…
Several buildings on Yale University’s campus in New Haven, Connecticut, were evacuated and closed due to a bomb threat. Credit: Gabriela Rassi
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
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
New York City hosted a spectacular fireworks show on the Hudson River on November 3, as part of Diwali celebrations. This year, the festival of light is celebrated over from Nov. 2-6, with the main day of celebration on Thursday, Nov. 4. Credit: Avi Na…
Glorious fall foliage was captured in Montgomery Bell State Park, Tennessee, about 30 miles west of Nashville. Credit: Montgomery Bell State Park via Storyful
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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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
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
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…