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Oct 14

PHOTOS: Rare 'ring of fire' eclipse moves across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil

By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Katie Oyan, Associated Press

Cheers erupted among crowds in Oregon and New Mexico on Saturday as an annular solar eclipse that had millions across the Americas waiting with anticipation began putting on a spectacular show.

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Oct 14

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News Wrap: France increases security amid rising concerns of extremist violence

In our news wrap Saturday, France is on high alert after a fatal stabbing of a teacher by a suspected Islamic extremist, New Zealand elected its most conservative leadership in years, Australia voters rejected a referendum to create a committee…

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Oct 12

WATCH: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse on Saturday visible to millions across the Americas

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

As the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun on Saturday, it will blot out all but the sun's outer rim. A bright, blazing border will appear around the moon for as much as five minutes along a…

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Jun 09

WATCH: How and when to see the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

For much of the eastern half of North America, a partial eclipse will be visible on Thursday between about 5 and 6:30 a.m, turning the sun into a kind of crescent at dawn.

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Jul 02

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News Wrap: Census forms won't include citizenship question

In our news wrap Tuesday, White House and Justice Department officials confirmed the U.S. Census Bureau will begin printing forms for the 2020 survey, without a citizenship question. Also, members of the European Union have broken a deadlock and chosen…

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Jul 02

WATCH: Total solar eclipse darkens skies across South America

The eclipse will sweep along a path extending 6,800 miles across open waters to Chile and Argentina.

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Aug 21

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Millions of skygazers marvel at a historic American eclipse

By PBS News Hour

With special eye glasses or homemade boxes, tens of millions of people looked to the sky above the United States to witness a sight not seen in a lifetime: a total eclipse of the sun visible from coast to coast.

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Aug 21

WATCH: Trump views the solar eclipse from the White House

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

The president was joined by wife Melania, son Barron and top aides Monday afternoon to view the spectacle from the portico overlooking the South Lawn.

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Aug 21

WATCH: Total eclipse crosses the continental U.S.

By Nsikan Akpan

For those unable to visit a spot on the 3,000-mile-long, 70-mile-wide path of totality, you’re in luck. In partnership with NOVA, NewsHour will be streaming the solar eclipse event all afternoon.

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Aug 21

These photographs capture the eclipse as it crosses the continental U.S.

By Julia Griffin

For the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse is casting a shadow from coast to coast and plunging millions of eager onlookers into temporary darkness. From the “first kiss” in Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to the final…

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