Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Resurfaced Video Recalls 1997 Barney Balloon Disaster That Left Children Traumatised

As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...

See the Biggest Balloon Blunders at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: From a Runaway Felix the Cat to the Infamous Barney Disaster

Since 1924, the parade has become an annual New York City tradition, with the route seeing its fair share of big and small ...

The Day That Barney Died: How the Macy’s Parade Balloon Disaster Changed the Rules Forever

On November 27, 1997, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade became infamous for those who witnessed the chaos firsthand, thanks ...
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Rainy Day Books celebrates 50 years as Kansas City's independent bookseller

Customers walk out of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kansas. Fairway’s independent bookstore Rainy Day Books has been going strong for 50 years, thanks to the large community it’s built. To celebrate, ...
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Healey refuses to tap $8 billion rainy day fund to cover SNAP, but doubles payments to food banks

Gov. Maura Healey restated Thursday her refusal to tap Massachusetts’ multi-billion-dollar rainy day account to shore up federal food benefits amid the government shutdown. Instead, she announced $4 ...
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Analysis: Dip in rainy day funds far from crippling

(The Center Square) – Government operations in North Carolina using only rainy day funds would last 41.5 days, says analysis by the Pew Research Center. The insight said the funds are 11.4% of $3.61 ...
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Impact day: Gearing up for rainy, breezy couple of days

Get ready wet and windy weather for the next two days!LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS // TRAFFIC MAPRain is headed in Wednesday morning. It will continue more often than not from now through ...
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KY has billions in ‘rainy day fund.’ Can the state use it to pay SNAP benefits?

Kentucky risks SNAP interruption for 600,000 residents if federal $106M withheld. State holds $3.7B rainy day fund but needs legislature approval to spend. Governor would need special session and GOP ...
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State House leaders say they won't use rainy day fund to keep SNAP benefits flowing

Top Massachusetts House Democrats made clear that they do not plan to turn to Massachusetts’ rainy day fund to bail out federal food assistance benefits that are set to run out of cash this week ...
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A rainy day in Plaza Midwood, Charlotte, NC

Rainy day inside the neighborhood Plaza Midwood. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour of San Antonio businesses Billie Eilish Had a Message for the Billionaires in the Room at the ‘WSJ ...
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State questioned about 'rainy day' surplus to fund SNAP benefits through gov. shutdown

Wasatch High students exposed to measles asked to stay home for 21 days Wasatch County health officials asked unvaccinated Wasatch High School students who may have been exposed to measles to stay ...