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

pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder

politics Joe Biden campaign upgrades typeface Xeni Jardin

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

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

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black hills Why Native Americans are protesting Trump's celebration at Mount Rushmore Maddie Lee

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

politics Native Americans to protest Trump's trip to Mount Rushmore Xeni Jardin

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

picks Senate approves John Ratcliffe as top U.S. spy Xeni Jardin

Business DOJ approves $26 billion T-Mobile and Sprint deal Xeni Jardin

trump PAC for private prison giant that builds ICE 'detention centers' gave money to these 50 lawmakers Xeni Jardin

Your tax dollars at work Even the fireworks were corrupt at Trump's July 4th 'Salute to America' Xeni Jardin

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