Tag: July 4
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Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids
WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) – A dangerous heat wave upended Fourth of July celebrations across swaths of the central and eastern U.S. on Friday, forcing officials in the nation’s capital and elsewhere to cancel or postpone dozens of parades, concerts and fireworks displays. Among the events disrupted by the sweltering heat was the Great American…
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Masked Patriot Front white nationalists stage July 4 march through DC
WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) – Hundreds of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front marched through parts of Washington, D.C., on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day festivities planned for the evening. The group posted on social media that it had arrived in the capital with about 400 members, and Reuters photographers saw…
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Fourth of July fireworks displays canceled due to high fire danger, Colorado Springs officials say
The Independence Day fireworks displays scheduled for July 4 have been canceled, according to a news release from the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The announcement follows similar cancellations in Woodland Park and Cripple Creek. City officials, including Mayor Yemi Mobolade and leadership from the city’s fire and police departments, made the call Wednesday after considering…
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From symphonies to sports: Where to watch fireworks fly this Fourth of July
Across Colorado, stadiums, parks and amphitheaters are trading ordinary plans for firework finales, patriotic music and enough family fun to keep Uncle Sam busy all weekend. By the time the first firework explodes over Colorado this Fourth of July, you could be cheering from the stands at a Colorado Springs Switchbacks match, singing along with…