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NEW YORK (AFP) - Six US prisoners have sued authorities to be allowed to see the year's biggest astronomic event, a total solar eclipse on April 8.
The inmates argued in a court filing that their right to religious freedom would be violated if the New York state prison service upheld a planned penitentiary…
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Canada’s Niagara region has proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on April 8 that is expected to gather massive crowds to areas in and around the region’s popular waterfalls.
The Niagara region said in a statement on Thursday that Regional Chair Jim Bradley had declared a…
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Stargazers in April will have the opportunity to witness a rare solar eclipse and the 'Devil's Comet', which only visits the inner solar system once every 71 years. While it will be closest to the Earth in June, it will be the brightest and easiest to see on April 21.
The comet will be…
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NIAGARA FALLS (Ontario) (Reuters) - From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to hotel rooms listed at $1,600 a night, businesses in and around majestic Niagara Falls are preparing to cash in on the April 8 total solar eclipse - with around a million visitors expected.
The dramatic waterfall, situated along the…