Articles for July Fourth

Fireworks light up the skies across the US as Americans endure searing heat to celebrate July Fourth
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Fireworks light up the skies across the US as Americans endure searing heat to celebrate July Fourth

Associated Press  

Millions of people in the U.S. celebrated and suffered under heat warnings Thursday as they flocked to beaches and traveled in droves to toast their nation’s birth with July Fourth parades, cookouts and the always anticipated fiery splashes of color in the evening sky. AP AUDIO: Americans to celebrate Fourth of July with parades, cookouts — and lots of fireworks …

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ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July Fourth dread
1 year, 5 months ago

ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July Fourth dread

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — On the Friday before the Fourth of July, more than a dozen dog owners waited in triple-digit temperatures in south Phoenix to get into a microchipping event inside a shelter. A city animal shelter in Great Falls, 155 miles north of Butte, recently installed a 24/7 microchip scanning device to help people find lost dogs’ owners even when …

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July Fourth for presidents has been a day for golf, fishing, speeches and one perilous stomachache
1 year, 5 months ago

July Fourth for presidents has been a day for golf, fishing, speeches and one perilous stomachache

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. President Barack Obama greets service members after they became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 4, 2012. President George W. Bush gestures during remarks at Monticello’s 46th …

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They Rejected Democracy. They Lied. And They Spent July Fourth Calling Themselves Patriots.
3 years, 5 months ago

They Rejected Democracy. They Lied. And They Spent July Fourth Calling Themselves Patriots.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Tuesday marked six months since two of the most horrific attacks on American democracy happened in plain sight. John Kennedy ― “Happy Independence Day to the greatest country in the history of mankind!” 5. Matt Gaetz ― “Happy Independence Day to the greatest country that has ever existed in all of human history.” 53. Bob Gibbs ― …

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Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden: US ‘coming back together,’ but COVID not yet finished

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Calling a vaccination “the most patriotic thing you can do,” President Joe Biden on Sunday mixed the nation’s birthday party with a celebration of freedom from the worst of the pandemic. The White House encouraged gatherings and fireworks displays all around the country to mark — as though ripped from a Hollywood script — the nation’s “independence” from …

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Vaccination disparities reflect ‘two Americas’ this July 4th
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccination disparities reflect ‘two Americas’ this July 4th

CNN  

CNN — Millions of Americans have their lives and livelihoods back and are basking in a summer of freedom. But this progress is testament to our commitment to grow this economy from the bottom up and the middle out.” Disparities in vaccine uptake raise concern about ‘two Americas’ But for all of Biden’s optimism about a full recovery from the …

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White House to deploy response teams focused on combating Delta variant of Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

White House to deploy response teams focused on combating Delta variant of Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is set to announce on Thursday that it is deploying response teams across the US to areas with a high spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 as concerns grow around the nation, a White House official told CNN. The White House has deployed similar response teams in the past, but this is …

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The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman
3 years, 5 months ago

The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman

NPR  

The White House Is Marking COVID 'Independence Day' With Free Beer And Bill Pullman Budweiser via YouTube America hasn't quite reached President Biden's July Fourth vaccination goal, but the White House isn't letting that get in the way of a good party. And even though not quite 70% of American adults are expected to have received their first shot by …

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President Joe Biden encourages countrywide July Fourth celebrations to mark return to normalcy following COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

President Joe Biden encourages countrywide July Fourth celebrations to mark return to normalcy following COVID-19

Firstpost  

The planned celebration will be the largest event of Biden’s presidency and is designed to demonstrate the nation’s victory over the virus as COVID-19 cases and deaths drop to levels not seen since the first days of the outbreak. “It means that we can now return to life as we know it,” Cuomo said, announcing that the state would also …

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‘A summer of freedom': Vaccine gives new meaning to July 4th
3 years, 6 months ago

‘A summer of freedom': Vaccine gives new meaning to July 4th

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus pandemic disruption and more than 600,000 lives lost. To celebrate the resumption of pre-pandemic life, Biden is looking to celebrate the July Fourth holiday as “a summer of …

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'On Juneteenth' Historian Examines The 'Hope' And 'Hostility' Toward Emancipation
3 years, 6 months ago

'On Juneteenth' Historian Examines The 'Hope' And 'Hostility' Toward Emancipation

NPR  

'On Juneteenth' Historian Examines The 'Hope' And 'Hostility' Toward Emancipation TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. It's part memoir, part history not only of Juneteenth, which marks the day enslaved people in Texas were freed June 19, 1865. GORDON-REED: Well, they told a story about - well, a couple of stories, one about a man who was burned at …

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Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over the “doubters” and those unmotivated to get inoculated. It could save your life or the lives of somebody you love.” Biden’s goal equates to delivering at least …

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