Growing up, celebrations in my family were basically reserved for birthdays and Christmas. We don’t really celebrate academic achievements or traditional milestones. Those things were seen simply as expectations, not necessarily achievements worthy of recognition. Now that I’m a parent of teenagers, I’ve found myself intentionally doing the opposite: celebrating the small victories on the
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The emergency services of Castilla y León said they had received several calls about the collapse of the fountain. Part of the structure gave way after several people climbed on it to celebrate Spain’s victory, local media reported. The emergency service said it had notified the city’s local police, as well as Salamanca’s Civil Guard,
Large crowds gathered at the border between Gibraltar and Spain overnight on Wednesday as part of the fence dividing the British overseas territory from the EU member country was torn down. The symbolic ceremony took place at midnight, when a new treaty came into force eliminating the need for border controls at the crossing. The
A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 52 passengers and six crew members was hit by fireworks as it prepared to land at a Chicago airport Saturday night. The flight from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Midway International Airport “apparently made contact with a firework while descending,” an airline spokesperson told the BBC. “The flight landed safely
Thousands of people gathered in the US capital to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday on a day marked by extreme weather conditions, delays and a large display of fireworks. The celebration, which included a flyover, a concert and a speech by US President Donald Trump, was delayed by a storm that forced the evacuation of