New Year's Eve preparations are underway in Times Square in New York. Organizers are throwing confetti and testing the iconic ball that will descend at midnight. Rita Ora will also join Ryan Seacrest for the countdown.
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Monday’s rehearsal was just one of many pre-ball drop promotional events: On Sunday, fistfuls of confetti were flung toward crowds in the square in anticipation of the 3,000 pounds of brightly colored paper that will fill the air at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Some of those pieces will include wishes written by people ahead of 2025.
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