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Arkansas City offers the shortest parade to St. Patrick's Day in the world at 98 feet

Hot Springs, Ark. (AP) – A city in Arkansas has moved thousands of spectators and celebrities into their parade to St. Patrick's Day for an unusual reason. The Resort Town of Hot Springs organizes the shortest parade of St. Patrick's Day in the world with 40 flows on a 98-foot route in the city center. The actress Valerie Bertinelli and the Rap Icon Flav to -flav can be seen in the parade. The organizers had the idea in 2003 and it has become increasingly popular over the years. The participants include a group of marching Elvis imitators and the cheerleaders of the Dallas Cowboys.

Iguanas probably crossed millions of years ago with a record finding

New York (AP) -Leguane may have completed a 5000 mile trip on an area of ​​floating vegetation to get to Fiji. The researchers have long wondered how Leguane got into the collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. In a new study, they found that the Fijian iguanas were closely related to Iguanes from North America and that the two groups divided themselves off around 31 million years ago. The iguanas most likely floated from North America to Fiji on a mass of uprooted trees and small plants that collected vegetation on the way. The research published on Monday in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Semisonish objects for the White House with their song “closing time”: “You missed the point”

New York (AP) -The band -Semisonic presses back in the White House because it uses its hit song “Close Time” via a social media contribution that shows a tied deportion. The White House added the song in a post of a man with his wrists when he was put down. The video was labeled with the texts of the song: “You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.” The band said in a statement that they had in no way authorized or tolerate the use of the song. They added, the song is about “joy and possibilities and hope”.

Trump visits the Kennedy Center when he makes the national art institution a name

Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump visits John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is his first time in the Marquee Arts Institution since he started at the beginning of his second term. Trump took a tour and headed a meeting of his board of directors. The Republican President dismissed the previous board, replaced members with loyalists and made himself chairman. Trump complained about “enormous decay” before the board meeting and said that the center was “a very important part of DC and actually our country”. He also discussed plans to “improve the Kennedy Center and its upcoming artistic programming.

The St. Patrick's Day in Boston may be known for a juicy good time, but more decide to do without the buzz

Boston (AP) – St. Patrick's Day in Boston has been known for a cheap time for a long time. However, a growing number of people have found ways to take part in the parades, festivals and banquets without sums. You have focused again in the celebration of the Irish heritage and turn to non -alcoholic beers, mocktails and only sober rooms. Bar owners and managers in Boston also say that most facilities now serve non -alcoholic drinks – a significant shift of decades ago. And it's not just bars that see an increase in the demand for non -alcoholic options. Gallup surveys shows that young adults drink less than in the past decades.

March Madness: Bracketology a defined national pastime when the NCAA tournament 2025 arrives

Indianapolis (AP) -It is time: Millions of Americans go through the annual March rite to fill out a NCAA tournament bracket (or two or three). The popularity of Bracketology has had big business since the 1970s and 80s. It is also a big distraction. A study published in 2023 by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a work outplacement company, estimates $ 17.3 billion during the three-week tournament.

Prosecutors say the man from Minnesota who is accused

St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – A federal judge dismissed the indictment against a man from Minnesota who was accused of hiding a stolen couple of ruby ​​shoes that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz”. The public prosecutor informed the court on Monday that he died on Sunday. Seventy -year -old Jerry Hal Saliterman from Crystal was to change his plea in guilt in January, but was taken to the hospital. Court files said that he had suffered from chronically obstructive lung diseases and Parkinson's disease. The slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in 2005. The FBI restored them in 2018. In December you achieved a record for filmmales of 32.5 million US dollars.

Shohei ohtani were arranged long lines – even in the rain – in Tokyo

Tokyo (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers gave SHOHEI ohtani an unprecedented contract of over 700 million US dollars in the hope of increasing interest – and the associated dollars – from fans in the Pacific. It seems to work. It is the main attraction in the field when the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs open the regular MLB season on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Tokyo Dome. It also produces from the field for MLB and the Dodgers, the marquee name in a spacious souvenir shop that fills an exhibition hall in the Tokyo Dome complex. MLB calls the setup its “largest Every event business”.

A new anti-LGBTQ+ platform in Hungary would prohibit the Pride event and enable the use of facial recognition software

Budapest, Hungary (AP) – Hungary prevailing coalition continues the procedure of the LBGTQ+ community of the country. The members submitted a draft law to the parliament on Monday that would forbid the popular Budapest Pride event and enable the authorities to identify facial recognition software to identify the participants. The law is almost certain because the prevailing coalition in parliament has a two -thirds majority. Legal groups and other European politicians have criticized Hungary's procedure against sexual minorities. The “Child Protection Act” of Hungary was adopted in 2021 and prohibits the “presentation or promotion” of homosexuality in the minors.

Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season

Tokyo (AP) -Ses is the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Tokyo Dome to start the Major League baseball season. There are only two games. The regular MLB season consists of almost 2,500 games for the record. But there are much more than just two games for Dodger's manager Dave Roberts, who was born in Japan. And for Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players who compete at home around the Dodgers and Cubs. MLB opens its regular season on the Asian market for the second time in a row.

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