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Fire danger
ASouthernCaliforniamanstops toprayasfireskickedupnear hishomeinearlyDecember.
TheSantaAnawindsblowmore fiercelyandlongerduringthe earlywinter,creatingnumerous wildfiresthat,thisyear,caused thousandsofpeopletoevacuate.
Texting fines
Awomantextswhilecrossing thestreet,anactthatwillnow earnafineinHonoluluafterit becamethefirstmajorU.S.city tofinepedestriansfortexting whilecrossingthestreet.The finesrangedfrom$35-$99.
Hazardous stress reducers
Ayoungwomanpassesthe timebyplayingwithafidget spinnerFidgetspinnerswere anewhand-heldtoy,designed toreducestress,thatbecame wildlypopular.Butthespinners causedanxietyforparentsdue tosafetyconcerns,including choking,fireandleadpoisoning.
Pass the avocados
Enjoyingavocadoontoast continuestobeagrowingfood trendandwasjoinedbythe avolatte-coffeeservedinside anavocado.Puttingmorefun infood,unicornlattesandice creamappeared,alongwith donutsdecoratedwithcrushed children'scereal.
Riding out the storm
RescueworkersevacuatestrandedresidentsinTexasduringthe2017Atlantichurricaneseason, whichwasoneofthebusiestinyearswith10hurricanesformingandsixreachingCategory3or higher.HurricaneHarveyhitsouthTexasonAug.25asaCategory4andthenstalled,causing catastrophicflooding.HurricaneIrmastruckseveralCaribbeanislandsbeforehittingtheFlorida KeysasaCategory4storm,andthentravelednorththroughFlorida.
A royal pair PrinceHarryofGreat BritainandMeghan Markle,anAmerican actress,feministand humanitarian,meet withreporters.They announcedtheir surpriseengagement inNovemberandwere wedinspring2018.
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A brutally cold winter
Revelersbravefrigid temperaturesattheNewYear's EvecelebrationinTimesSquare.
'2. Anarcticburstdroppedthe temperaturetoninedegrees, thesecondcoldestballdrop onrecord.NewYorkwasn't theonlyplacefacingacold winter.Despitethecoldwave, theNationalOceanicand AtmosphericAdministration declared2017theglobe'sthird warmestyearonrecord
Slime!
Agroupofgirlsstirtogetherthe ingredientsforslime.Thisgooey, homemadegunkexperienced aresurgenceinpopularity. Mostrecipesrequireonlya combinationofwhiteglueand laundrydetergent,withfood coloringtomakeitbright.
-::::a. What are you wearing?
SingerLiamPayne,oftheband OneDirection,showsoffsome oftheyear'smostpopularstyles inavisittoNewYork.Denim ruledtherunwaysandschool hallways,fromjacketstojeans tooveralls.Evenhead-totoedenimwasn'tafauxpas. Armygreen,plaidpatternsand frayedhemswerealsopopular Statement-makingbackpacks andbags,plusretroglasses, werethechicaccessories
Twice the type
ThesignuppageofTwitter, whichaveragedroughly330 millionmonthlyactiveusers, displaysonasmartphoneIn November2017,Twitterdoubled itscharacterlimitfrom140to 280,tomixedreviewsThemost popularsocialmediaplatforms amongAmericanteenagers werelnstagramandSnapchat.
A virus runs rampant Anursehotdsavialoftheseason'sfluvaccine,whichwas lesseffectivethannormalthisyearduetotheparticularly aggressiveH3N2strainofinfluenzaTheoutbreakwas widespreadineverystateexceptHawaiiandcausedthe CentersforDiseaseC2ntroltodeclareitanepidemic.
Unicorn everything
Thelimited-edition StarbucksUnicorn Frappuccinofillsthe pagesoflnstagram. Thebrightly-colored coffeeconcoctionthat changedcolorswas aninstanthitonsocial mediaTheunicorn trenddidn'tstopthere, spreadingtofoodslike bagels,toast,cakeand smoothiesandeven outsidethekitchen, withbrightly-dyed unicornhairandmulticoloredpaintednails
iHouston, you have a champion
TheHoustonAstroscelebrate afterwinningtheWorldSeries,
defeatingtheLosAngeles Dodgersinsevengames.Playing foracityhitbyahurricanejust twomonthsearlier,theAstros suNivedaclassicseriesfilled withcomebacksandextra-inning gamestowinthefirstworldtitle inteamhistory.Houston'sGeorge SpringerwasnamedMVPfor sluggingfivehomerunsandeight extrabasehits,themosteverina WorldSeries.
Dream season
NASCARdriverMartinTruex Jr.celebratesafterwinningthe FordEcoBoost400onNov19 attheMiamiSpeedway.The winclinchedthefirstCupSeries championshipforTruexJr.,who enjoyedadreamseasonwith eightwinsand19topfivefinishes in36races.
-:::a. 40 years in the making -;) RunnerShalaneFlanaganreacts aftercrossingthefinishlineatthe 2017NewYorkCityMarathon onNov.5.Flanagan,anOlympic silvermedalist,becamethefirst AmericanwomantowintheNew YorkCityMarathonin40years.
Fly, Eagles, fly!
PhiladelphiaquarterbackNick FoleseludestheNewEngland PatriotsdefenseduringSuper Bowl52inMinneapolis.Foles, theEagles'backupwhowas forcedtoplaywhenstarter CarsonWentzwasinjured,led Philadelphiatoa41-33winand waschosenasthegame'sMVP bythrowingfor373yardsand threetouchdowns,aswellas catchingatouchdown.New England'sTomBradythrewfor morethan500yards,andthe twoteamscombinedfor1,151 yards-themostinanysingle gameinNFLhistory.
Sad day for U.S. soccer U.S.men'ssoccerteamplayer PaulAniolagetstrippedup duringaWorldCupqualifying gameagainstTrinidadand TobagoonOct.10.Forthefirst timeinmorethan30years, theU.S.failedtoqualifyforthe WorldCupaftertheylost,2-1,in astunningdefeat.
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AlabamaquarterbackTua Tagovailoaattemptstorun throughtheGeorgiadefense duringthecollegefootball NationalChampionshipGame onJan.8inAtlantaTagovailoa, an18-yearoldfreshman,came offttiebenchinthesecondhalf andhelpedtheCrimsonTide rallyfroma13-pointdeficitto win,26-23,inovertime.
Going for the gold
ChloeKimOeft)oftheU.S.executes atrickintheLadies'Halfpipe
'2. atthe2018WinterOlympicsin Pyeongchang,SouthKoreaKim, 17,tookgoldwithanear-perfect scoreof98.25.Another17-year-old American,RedGerard(middle), celebrateshisvictoryinthe men'sSnowboardingSlopestyle competition.Hewastheyoungest US.maletowingoldsince1928. JocelyneLamoureux-Davidson (right)shootsthepuckpast Canada'sgoalietohelpsecure agoldmedalvictoryfortheU.S. women'shockeyteam.
Dauwalter sets the bar CourtneyDauwalter,a31-year-old schoolteacherfromColorado,wins TheMoab240-mileEnduranceRun outrightby10hoursInitsfirstyear, the383KultrainUtahallowedonly 150registrants.Dauwalterfinished thecourseinlessthan58hours. (PhotobyScottRokis)
:::l. American takeover at the --:, U.S.Open SloaneStephenscelebrates afterbattlingthroughahistoric all-Americanwomen'ssemifinal andfinalatthe2017U.S.Opento clinchherfirst-everGrandSlam title.Stephenshadreturnedto thetouronlytwomonthsearlier aftertimeoffforaninjuryandwas ranked957thintheworld.
Warriors keep dominating GoldenState'sKevinDurantrises toshootathree-pointerduring aChristmasDaygame.Durant, StephCurryandtherestofthe WarriorswontheirsecondNBAtitle inthreeyearsin2017andkeptthe momentumgoingin2018,cruising totheleague'sbestrecordinthe firsthalfoftheregularseason.
Walk-on to Heisman Oklahoma'sBakerMayfieldrespondstothe crowdafterwinningtheHeismantrophyina landslidevote.Thequarterbackgarneredthe third-highestpercentageofpossiblepoints (86percent)intheHeismanvotingsince 1950.Mayfield,whobeganhiscareerasa walk-onatTexasTech,becamethefirst-ever non-scholarshipplayerinthescholarshipera towintheHeisman.
/!._ Wu wins epic match
ChiaYenWu,aneighthgraderfromChinese Taipei,prevailsina30-holematchatthe U.S.Women'sAmateurGolfChampionship. Wu'smatchwithLaurenStephensonmade historyasthelongestin117yearsofUSGA championshiphistory.At13years,4months and17daysold,Wuwastheyoungestplayer evertoadvancetotheevent'ssemifinals. (PhotobyStevenGibbons)
+= lots of hits
PopstarEdSheeranperforms forfans,whilehislatestalbum, + ,madehimthebest-selling musicalartistof2017.Songs "CastleontheHill,""Shapeof You,"and"Perfect"allwere amongthemostdownloaded tracksoftheyear.
Archie and the gang ThecastofthenewCW televisionshow, Riverdale , getsunveiledtoaudiences. Theshow,looselybasedon thecharactersfirstseeninthe famousArchieComics,was hailedasinnovativebycritics andquicklybecamepopular withyoungeraudiences
Back and even stranger Mike,Willandtheentiregang fromHawkinsaregettingready formoretrouble.Wildlypopular andcritically-acclaimedNetflix sci-filVseries Stranger Things returnedforitssecondseason, debutingtheweekendbefore Halloweentohugenumbers ofviewers.
It's good to be The Last Jedi ReyconfrontsLukeSkywalkerinascenefrom Star Wars: The Last Jedi
ThelatestStarWarsmoviehittheatersjustbeforeChristmasandfans werehooked.Thefilmearned$533millioninitsfirsttwoweeks,makingit theboxofficehitoftheyear.
No more lies
Pretty Little Liars releasesits seventh,andfinal,seasonto itsfansonFreeform.Another FreeformTVshow, Switched at Birth , alsoaireditsfinal seasonthisyear,withmillions offanstuningintotheseries finalesofthehitshows.
Protecting her rep TaylorSwiftperformsat aconcertinSanJose, California,inDecember. Swift'snewestalbum, Reputation, wasreleasedin Novemberandsoldmore thantwomillioncopiesina week,makingitthebestsellingalbumof2017.
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ActressGalGadotsprings intoactionasthepopular superheroWonderWoman inthisyear'smovieofthe samename.Thesummer blockbusterbecameahugehit andoneofthehighestgrossing superheromoviesofall-time
Grammy magic BrunoMarsperforms"Finesse (Remix)"atthe60thGrammy
'2. Awards.Itwasabignight forMars,whosweptsixtotal awards.Inadditiontowinning BestR&BPerformance,Best R&BSongandBestR&BAlbum, Marseventuallytookthetop threecategories,winningSongof theYearfor''That'sWhatILike," RecordoftheYearfor 24K Magic andAlbumoftheYear.
Everyone loves Coco 12-yearoldMiguelandhisfaithful dog,Dante,goonanadventure inthehitDisneymovie,Coco. Thefilm,whichwasnominated forBestAnimatedFeatureatthe AcademyAwards,waspraised foritsanimation,musicand explorationofMexicanculture. Otheranimatedmoviestoearn Oscarnominationsincluded Ferdinand and The Boss Baby.
-::::a._ Generation YouTube --;,TheguysfromDudePerfect,a groupofcollegefriendsfrom TexasA&Mwhoperformsports tricks,stuntsandcomedyon theirownYouTubechannel, greetthecrowdattheKids ChoiceAwards.Withmorethan 26millionsubscriberstotheir channel,DudePerfectwasone ofseveralmegastarsofthe momentonYouTubethisyear. OthersincludedMinecraftgamer DanTDMandcomedyvlogger LizaKoshy.
Long live the king
Marvel'scomicbookcharacterT'Challa,playedbyChadwickBoseman,suitsupforthe bigscreeninhisstand-aloneflick, Black Panther. Thelandmarkfilmfeaturedamodern blacksuperheroandaprimarilyblackcastforthefirsttimeinaMarvelmovie. Black Panther's $200millionopeningweekendwasoneofthefivelargestever.
Voice wins again CreatorsofNBCTVshow
The Voice celebrateafter winningOutstandingReality Competitionforthefourth(and thirdconsecutive)timeatthe EmmyAwards.Onseason 13ofthepopularshow,rock singerChloeKohanskiwas chosenthewinner.
Oprah steals the show OprahWinfreydeliversan electrifyingspeechatthe 75thAnnualGoldenGlobes assheacceptstheCecil8. DeMilleAward.Winfreywas thefirstAfrican-American recipientofthehonorand the15thwomansincethe award'sinceptionin1952. Herspeechaboutsexual harassment,racialinjustice andpressfreedombrought theaudiencetotheirfeetand hadmanyurginghertorun foroffice.
' Taking the plunge ProgramManagerEar1Maize discussestheendoftheCassini spacecraftprogramThe spacecraftexploredSaturn,its ringsanditsmoonsfor13years, sendingbackroughly450,000 images.ThemissionendedSept. 15,2017,whenCassinidoveinto Saturn'satmosphere
'\ Safer reverse '-Ascreenshowsthebackup cameraviewina2017Chevy Colorado.TheNationalHighway TrafficSafetyAdministration requiredallnewcarssoldinthe US.afterMay2018tocome equippedwitharearview videosystem.
::::a. The rise of voice assistants J GoogleHomeandAmazon Echoareputondisplayata consumerelectronicsshow. "Smartspeakers,"whichrespond tovoicecommandsusingartificial intelligence,quicklybecame trendy,withmorethan35million estimatedusersin2017
665 days in space
AstronautPeggyWhitsongazesattheEarthfromaboardtheInternational SpaceStation.Herthirdmission,lastingnine-and-a-halfmonths,broke therecordforthemostcumulativetimespentinspacebyaU.S.astronaut -665days.WhitsonreturnedtoearthonSept3,2017.
It's electric!
Anelectrievehicle(EV)getspluggedintoa chargingstation,asightthatbecamemore commonintheU.S.Almost200,000EVswere soldin2017.Someofthemostpopularmodels wereTeslaModelsSandXandtheChevyBolt andVolt.
Gene-editing breakthroughs
AresearcherstudiesCRISPR'scapabilities tocombatadiseaseaffectingcitrusplants. CRISPR-anacronymfor"clusteredregularly interspacedshortpalindromicrepeats"showedgreatpotentialtomakehighly specificgenemodificationsinlivingcellsand organismsItwasusedtoremoveaheart disease-causinggenefromhumanembryos, editHuntington'sdiseasefrommiceand eliminateHIVfromlivinganimals.
'Darkness in the daytime AgroupofspectatorsinNorth Carolinaviewthesolareclipse
atthetimeoftotalityonAug.21 MillionsofAmericansstopped whattheyweredoingfor2½ minutestowatchthetotalsolar eclipse.Theeclipseoccurred ina70-mile-wideswathfrom OregontoSouthCarolina.
Backflipping robot Atlas,ahumanoidrobot beingdevelopedbyU.S.lab BostonDynamics,performs anacrobaticbackflip.The companyreleasedvideo footageofAtlasrunning, jumpingandflipping,andit quicklywentviralacross socialmedia
Advances in AR AStarbuckscustomerusestheir smartphonetoaccessacoffeemakingvideoviaaugmented reality(AR).ARbecamemore widespread,withsocialmedia platformslikeFacebookand SnapchatannouncingnewAR experiencesfortheirusers.
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