| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Weird things get dropped this time of year | | More than 100 years ago, on December 31, 1907, the New York Times threw a party in Times Square. Instead of the traditional fireworks — the city had banned them — it decided to try something a little different: lower a 700-lb ball, made of wood and iron and decorated with 100 light bulbs. |
| Can anyone stop Alabama? | | This season's College Football Playoff centers around one simple question: Can anyone stop Alabama? |
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