New Year’s Eve: five ways to ring in 2012

New Year’s Eve festivities are already under way in some parts of the world. Here’s a sampling of fun ways people can celebrate the dawn of 2012 – in the United States and beyond.

3. Headliners Ball

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The Newseum, Washington, D.C.

Can’t get enough of the news? This celebration at the Newseum in Washington lets ticketholders dance the night away – or spend time pretending to be reporters in the Interactive Newsroom exhibit. Revelers ring in the new year with images on a 40-by-22-foot high-definition video screen.

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