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Reflections on America's 250th birthday
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America's global legacy at 250
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The growing dangers of record heat waves like the one engulfing July 4th celebrations
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One year since deadly flood at Camp Mystic, parents push for better safety standards
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How climate change and rising seas endanger historic sites like Jamestown, Virginia
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Brooks and Capehart on whether the Supreme Court has stood up to Trump
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Why George Washington believed in the strength of differing viewpoints
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A Belgian diamond group is gifting Trump a lavish ring after that industry won tariff relief
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Interpol names 39-year-old woman as suspect in Monaco apartment bombing
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fans gather for glimpse of top secret wedding
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Ohio town shocked by 16 kids found living in squalor 'right under our noses'
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Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz remains a powerful bargaining chip
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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth thanks to solar storms
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The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its investigation of Georgia's 2020 presidential election
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Venezuelan government's quake response is under fire
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Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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A family steps in to save the dying casino town of Primm, Nevada
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Iran plans dayslong funeral for Supreme Leader Khamenei after war death
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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U.S. privateer ship
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WATCH LIVE: A Capitol Fourth – 250th Weekend Celebration
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WATCH LIVE: Bruce Springsteen: Finding America in Song | A PBS News Special
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Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding set for Friday at Madison Square Garden
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NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from U.S. cutbacks on military equipment
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Aspen Acres wildfire southwest of Denver forces thousands to evacuate and destroys more than 160 structures
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Trump reads a children's book on second lady Usha Vance's podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself
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Russia unleashes massive barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 30 people, as Putin shrugs off energy concerns
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Venezuelans rush to identify the bodies of their loved ones as earthquake deaths multiply
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Trump heads to Mount Rushmore as America 250 celebrations ramp up amid extreme heat
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NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
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WATCH: 5 little-known stories from U.S. military history
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NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
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July 4th events threatened by heat wave. And, Russia strikes on Ukraine's capital
July 4th events for America's milestone birthday are being threatened by a brutal heat wave. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links read...
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Just gave birth or are about to? Share your story and questions about costs
The costs of having a baby in the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Former USAID head grieves its closure while hoping for its future
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Oregon ER doctors win a 'David and Goliath' battle against a national company
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How a fertilizer shortage caused by the Iran war could affect U.S. food prices
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But first, coffee: The drink that energized the American Revolution
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A hot summer trend in the sharing economy? Rental swimming pools
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