Jan 16, 2016

Homing pigeon show in England

Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief, The Baltimore Sun, World England, homing pigeons

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Pigeons, to some, are nothing more than rats with wings. However, homing pigeons are another story; Queen Elizabeth II keeps pigeons at the Sandringham Estate in the Norfolk countryside. At the three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year,’ homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gather to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on display. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England.

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Jan 9, 2016

Sports moments from around the globe

Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief, Sports, The Baltimore Sun, World basketball, chiefs, football, sports

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Saturdays are usually a day of sport, and here are great Jan. 9, 2016, moments from around the world.

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Jan 1, 2016

Rose Parade starts off the California New Year

Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief, Sports, The Baltimore Sun California, parade, rose bowl, rose parade

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The Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., is a trim jumble of cheering crowds, marching bands, waving arms, colorful floats and flowers — lots and lots of flowers — all under a California blue sky. Each of the floats have to be covered by natural or organic material, which includes flowers, seeds and leaves. The annual ritual, which precedes the “grandaddy” of college football, the Rose Bowl, can trace its beginning to 1890 as part of an effort to promote the “Mediterranean of the West.”
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Nov 4, 2015

South Sudan plane crash, police officer fakes own murder, Russia celebrates Unity Day | Nov. 4

Jin Kim 0 Comment Daily Brief faked murder, gliniewicz, national unity day, Russia, russian jet, russian plane crash, south sudan plane crash, staged suicide, unity day

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The day in photos around the world.

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Nov 3, 2015

Northern Lights, Election Day, All Souls Day | Nov. 3

Steve Earley 0 Comment Daily Brief, World all souls day, autumn, baseball, Buddhism, Charlotte, China, disasters, Election, England, fall, fire, fog, foliage, France, Germany, Iowa, kansas city, Mexico, Michigan, migrants, Missouri, MLB, mnf, monday night football, NFL, North Carolina, northern lights, Philadelphia, religion, Romania, Tibet, trees, Turkey, weather, world series

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The day in photos around the world.

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Nov 2, 2015

Royals take the World Series, preparing for Diwali”, Romanian nightclub fire | Nov. 2

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Daily Brief Diwali, India, kansas city, Michelle Obama, Romania, world series

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The day in photos around the world.

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Nov 1, 2015

Day of the Dead celebrations, plane crash in Egypt, elephants in India | Nov. 1

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Daily Brief Day of the Dead, Egypt, elephants, India, London, Portugal, Russia

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The day in photos around the world.

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Oct 30, 2015

Storm troopers in Madrid, bats under a Monster bridge, marathoners in Irbil | Oct. 30

Patrick Maynard 0 Comment Daily Brief Iraq, Kurdistan, Spain, The Netherlands

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The day in photos around the world.

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Oct 29, 2015

Fall foliage, protest in Beirut, BamBam the manatee | Oct. 29

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Daily Brief Beirut, Cincinnati, european migrant crisis, Lebanon, manatee, Milan, protest, Turkey

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The day in photos around the world.

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Oct 27, 2015

Halloween costumes, USWNT at White House, fall foliage, World Series | Oct. 27

Steve Earley 0 Comment Daily Brief, World albany, Animals, art, baseball, Belgium, bicycling, bikes, Detroit, fall, foliage, Germany, Greece, Halloween, hati, India, Japan, migrants, New York, New York City, pottery, pumpkins, religion, running, soccer, sports, trees, Twitter, upstate new york, USWNT, water, whales, White House, wildlife, World Cup, world series, World Trade Center

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The day in photos around the world.

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