#blacklivesmatter Daveed Diggs: "What to my people is the Fourth of July?" Rusty Blazenhoff

sports Owen Morse sets hang gliding world record for piloting 222.22 miles over California's Owens Valley Xeni Jardin

usausausa Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Cory Doctorow

independence day Trump's Fourth Of July 'Salute to America' now includes Air Force One flyover of Mall Xeni Jardin

los angeles Buzzkill alert: The thousands of illegal fireworks over L.A. cause air pollution Rusty Blazenhoff

law Watch this timelapse of illegal 4th of July fireworks over L.A. Rusty Blazenhoff

booze Home Bartending: Celebrate July 4th with these 1776-era cocktails Carla Sinclair

Funny Redneck Fireworks: DIY launcher shoots 8,500 bottle rockets Xeni Jardin

animals Dogs and cats hate holiday fireworks. Here are 3 tips to protect your pet on July 4th. Xeni Jardin

statues Melania statue in Slovenia is removed after it was burned by mysterious "vandals" Carla Sinclair

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn

holidays Happy Independence Day Rob Beschizza

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Los Angeles County beaches CLOSED for 4th of July weekend as coronavirus spikes Xeni Jardin

politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin

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tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan