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The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson star is Illuminated on the side of Mount Gordon Lyon on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, just east of Anchorage, Alaska, in observation of the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. A crew from the base went to light the 300-foot (91-meter) wide holiday star, but found that only half of the star's 350 or so lights were working, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Airmen from the 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron Electrical Shop haven't been able to figure out what was wrong and repair the lights, but they plan to work through the week, if necessary, base spokesperson Erin Eaton said. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Avalanche delays holiday tradition in Alaska's largest city

Avalanche delays holiday tradition in Alaska's largest city
The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson star is Illuminated on the side of Mount Gordon Lyon on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, just east of Anchorage, Alaska, in observation of the 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. A crew from the base went to light the 300-foot (91-meter) wide holiday star, but found that only half of the star's 350 or so lights were working, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Airmen from the 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron Electrical Shop haven't been able to figure out what was wrong and repair the lights, but they plan to work through the week, if necessary, base spokesperson Erin Eaton said. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Germany: Burglars knock hole in wall to steal Lego bricks
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Needing a break: Snooker player falls asleep during match
Lock in: Dozens stuck in England's highest pub after storm
FILE - The Tan Hill Inn, following fresh snow fall, in Richmond, Yorkshire Dales, England, Saturday March 13, 2021. Customers who stopped for a drink at Britain's highest pub got a longer stay than they bargained for, after the building was cut off by a blizzard. Some 61 people woke up Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 after their third night at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, 270 miles (435 kilometers) north of London. They have been unable to leave since Friday, when a late autumn storm brought snow and heavy winds that felled power cables and blocked roads. (PA via AP, File)
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$1K offered for President Warren Harding's stolen dog collar
Man's obit urges betting a bunch on the Huskers
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Got the wrong goat: West Point cadets try to nab Navy mascot
Missing the point: Man in Germany drives to driving test
Drivers scramble as cash falls from armored truck on freeway
Winds whip up volcanic ash from 1912 eruption in Alaska
FILE - This June 1912, file photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows ash drifts around Katmai village's then-new Russian Orthodox church after the eruption of Novarupta Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. An unusual alert was issued by volcano scientists Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, warning that an ash cloud was headed toward Alaska's Kodiak Island. The ash is from the powerful 1912 eruption of Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska Peninsula that dropped volcanic ash that is still visible today. (G.C. Martin/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)
Buck takes shelter inside church on hunting season's 1st day
Roadrunner, going faster, ends up in Maine after hitchhike
A roadrunner rests at Avian Haven, a bird rehab facility on Nov. 14, 2021 in Freedom, Maine. The bird hitched a ride in the storage area of a moving van from Las Vegas to Westbrook, Maine. Volunteers took the bird to a bird rehabilitation facility in Maine. (Terry Heitz/Avian Haven via AP)
Deer runs into hospital, up escalator; later is euthanized
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Our Lady of the Lake hospital employees load a deer into the back of a LDWF truck after removing it from the hospital, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. The deer ran through the front door of the Louisiana hospital and climbed up an escalator before it was captured and later euthanized because of injuries. (John Ballance/The Advocate via AP)
Escape attempt with bedsheets thwarted at Paris prison
Python hitches sailboat ride from Florida Keys to mainland
Girl, teddy bear reunited a year after loss in Glacier park
In this photo provided by Ben Pascal, five-year-old Naomi Pascal, holding her teddy bear, is pictured on a hike to Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park, Mont., in October 2020. Naomi lost the bear while on the hike, but it was found by a park ranger who took care of the bear until it was spotted on the dash of his ranger truck and returned to Naomi this fall. (Ben Pascal via AP)
Thousands of red UK phone boxes to be protected from closure
FILE - A cyclist wearing a face mask passes traditional red phone boxes, in London, on Nov. 5, 2020. Thousands of Britain's iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules, the telecoms regulator said Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. The public payphone boxes may appear obsolete relics to many in an age of smart mobile phones, but the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, said they can still be a
Trash can travels: Myrtle Beach bin makes its way to Ireland
With a wink, judge fights 'tyranny' of Elf on the Shelf
FILE - Elf on the Shelf figures are piled in a box at the company's studio Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Atlanta. Santa may have fewer eyes in homes in the 2021 Christmas season after a judge - jokingly - banned the Elf on the Shelf. Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard posted a mock order on Twitter banishing these elves from Cobb County, Georgia as a
Game on: 9-foot video game joystick on record as largest
Two girls operate the Giant Joystick at LABoral Art and Industrial Creation Centre, March 31, 2007 in Asturias, Spain. The giant video game controller made of wood, rubber and steel by a Dartmouth College professor Mary Flanagan has made it into the Guinness World Records 2022 as the largest joystick. Flanagan created the controller in 2006 to celebrate her childhood experience of playing Atari 2600 video games. (Mary Flanagan via AP)
After long COVID battle, Iowa man decides to wed in hospital
In this photo provided by Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, recovering COVID-19 patient Jonathan Johnson married his fiancee, Mariah, on Oct. 14, 2021, in the Critical Care Unit at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. (Methodist Health System via AP)

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