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World revels, but wars cast shadow over New Year festivities

New York | New Year’s Day arrived across the world on Monday, with hope for some even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns across the globe.

“It’s beautiful,” Corin Christian of Charlotte, North Carolina, said seconds past midnight as Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York blared from speakers in Times Square.

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