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Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks
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Thick, hazardous smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks

  • By PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press

Thick smog is blanketing New Delhi after Diwali celebrations with fireworks sent air pollution levels soaring. Revelers burst firecrackers late into Monday night, filling the air with smoke and fine particles. By Tuesday morning, air quality in several neighborhoods ranked as severe. Last week, India's top court eased a ban on firecrackers, allowing limited use of "green firecrackers" that emit fewer pollutants. Pollution spikes due to firecrackers are common after Diwali, which coincides with cooler weather and crop residue fires. New Delhi and its metropolitan region — home to more than 30 million people — routinely ranks among the world's most polluted cities during winter.

Spectacle in the sky
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Spectacle in the sky

  • By Greg Wilson

For nearly all of the first 21 years of my life, I celebrated the Fourth of July with my family on a beach in northern San Diego County.

No fireworks this Fourth on Peninsula
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No fireworks this Fourth on Peninsula

  • By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff
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This Fourth of July, there will be no fireworks displays hosted throughout the Peninsula, meaning residents can either check out an alternativ…

A busy night for fireworks in San Bruno
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A busy night for fireworks in San Bruno

  • By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff

San Bruno saw 114 fireworks-related police calls on the Fourth of July, Police Chief Ryan Johansen said, with 15 individuals cited for illegal…