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Masked men with Confederate flags storm D.C. on July 4: video

July 4, 2026 12:26PM ET Hundreds of Confederate flag-bearing men marched into Washington, D.C. on July 4th, according to multiple reports.In a post on X, journalist Mitchell Miller, a reporter for WTOP News, shared a video of what he described as "a group of masked men gathered at Union Station" with Confederate flags and calls for "reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants." Miller added, "They have been marching across Capitol Hill." He wasn't the o ...

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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin

Nearly 1 million people who bought President Trump’s memecoin have lost money through the end of June, according to a report by the cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen. Their losses total $3.81 billion. The analytics firm’s assessment was calculated this week after Mr. Trump signed an annual financial disclosure showing that he walked away with a $636 million payout on the same crypto bet, part of a haul of at least $2.2 billion from all of his business ventures in 2025. The odds were always ...

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MAGA stalwart claims someone with Trump Derangement Syndrome 'geoengineered' DC heatwave

A MAGA faithful and prominent 2020 election denier claimed the intense heat oppressing the nation’s capital and disrupting America’s 250th celebrations was “geoengineered” by a person with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Kylie Jane Kremer, a right-wing activist who organized rallies for President Donald Trump before the January 6 riot, insisted “someone with an extreme case of [Trump Derangement Syndrome] geoengineered this weather in DC.” “Same way they geoengineered Trump’s inauguration to be on ...

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Major Union Livid After 1,000 Factory Workers Were Replaced With 50 Robots

"They say it's the wave of the future, and if that's so, they're taking away jobs from people." By Joe Wilkins Published Jul 4, 2026 6:01 AM EDT One of the most powerful labor unions in the United States is furious, as over 1,000 workers at General Motors’ leading Detroit factory are being pushed out to make room for dozens of new robots. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, the lack of work coincides with the installation of 50 AI-integrated manufacturing robots, which GM install ...

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Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll

Lawyers for Donald Trump have requested more time to pay a $5m civil judgment to magazine columnist E Jean Carroll from 2023, days after the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal. In a new filing, the president’s attorney said that since his former lead counsel, Justin Smith, took up a position as a federal judge last month (a post he was nominated to by Trump), his new lead counsel, Josh Halpern, needed more time “to become completely familiar with the facts and procedural circumstances” ...

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July 4th, 250th Anniversary Cartoons

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On This Special Fourth of July, Celebrate With America's Diverse, Inspiring Team USA

(Joe Conason) Americans seeking inspiration during this anniversary of independence should turn away from the nation's capital, where Donald Trump's narcissistic celebration provides only national embarrassment (and perhaps a few laughs). They can look instead to the World Cup, where the performance of the U.S. Men's National Team is renewing the patriotic pride and national solidarity of a free people — led by players whose diversity and citizenship stand against the anti-immigrant bigotry of the current regime.

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Extreme heat wave in its final stretch and could fuel storms during July 4 celebrations

(CNN) America’s 250th birthday also marks the final stretch of one of the most intense eastern US heat waves in years — one made worse by climate change — and it could fuel an added storm threat as the nation gathers to celebrate. Dangerous heat is on the guest list at every Fourth of July celebration in the region, with high temperatures in the 90s and low 100s forecast from New England into the Southeast. Saturday will likely be the third day in a row of triple-digit temperatures for major metros like Philadelphia and Washington, DC.

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'A total disappointment': revelers face unbearable heat at Great American State Fair

(The Guardian) In the heart of US capital, a small village of tented pavilions and marquees representing states and territories from across the US has taken over the National Mall. And on Friday morning Dave Forster, 63, was apparently struggling to believe his eyes. A “friggin’ patriot” who had traveled from his home in Washington state to Washington DC to mark the milestone, Forster thought many of the state offerings “sucked”, he told the Guardian. “They’ve had how long? It’s just a total disappointment.”

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Great American State Fair Visitors On Life Support Amid Extreme Heatwave

(Newsweek) Several visitors to Washington, D.C.'s Great American State Fair required life support and were hospitalized as extreme heat swept across the capital on Friday, prompting organizers to temporarily shut down the event amid triple-digit temperatures. The reported hospitalizations came as a powerful heat dome gripped much of the eastern U.S. as the Fourth of July holiday approached, with some forecasters warning that hundreds of daily records could fall.

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DOGE Ends, Bitcoin Begins? Musk and Saylor's July 4 Posts Fuel Speculation

14 min ago - Sat, July 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM EDT The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially ended on July 4, the sunset date written into President Donald Trump's January 2025 executive order. Posts from Elon Musk and Michael Saylor quickly fueled spe ... (Yahoo! Finance)

Union claims 3 striking PECO workers injured on picket lines; company calls claims 'false'

2 hrs ago - By6abc Digital Staff WPVI logo Saturday, July 4, 2026 3:18PM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The union representing striking PECO workers says three members have been injured since they hit the picket lines just after midnight Saturday. IBEW Local 614 said th ... (WPVI)

Bill Clinton calls out 'people in charge' in July Fourth message

2 hrs ago - Presidents Obama and Bush also had messages for America's 250th birthday. By Hannah Demissie July 4, 2026, 4:29 PM ................. And while the messages celebrated the founding of America and its values, including a commitment to always trying ... (abc news)

Paul Pelosi facing hit-and-run charge after allegedly crashing into empty parked car, driving away: Sheriff

3 hrs ago - Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is facing a hit-and-run charge after he allegedly struck an empty parked car with his vehicle and drove away in Napa County on Friday, investigators said. An eyewitness in Yountville call ... (ABC News)

Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert

3 hrs ago - By SAMY MAGDY Updated 11:47 AM CDT, July 4, 2026 Leer en español CAIRO (AP) — A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday. The recent disco ... (AP)

Justice Department Defends Dropping Charges Against Indian Billionaire

5 hrs ago - The Justice Department on Saturday forcefully argued that an offer from India’s richest man, Gautam Adani, to invest billions of dollars in the United States played no role in the department’s decision to abandon criminal charges against hi ... (NYT)

Conservatives rage over re-funding of Planned Parenthood

6 hrs ago - 07/04/2026 02:00 PM EDT Planned Parenthood’s beleaguered network of clinics will regain access to hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding this weekend — the fallout of Republicans’ failure to pass an extension of the one-year defundin ... (Politico)

AI will tell NHS patients if they need a GP appointment

7 hrs ago - The move to use AI chatbots as the front door to primary care marks one of the biggest changes to the way patients access family doctors for a generation. -snip- If a GP appointment is recommended, a clinician will decide whether one is needed and ho ... (Telegraph via Yahoo)

Crowds ordered to evacuate National Mall area as stormy weather slams DC

7 hrs ago - Sat, July 4, 2026 at 7:10 PM Updated Sat, July 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM WASHINGTON (7News) — The thousands of people attending the Great American State Fair and other areas around the National Mall are being ordered to evacuate as stormy weather appro ... (WJLA-TV Arlington, VA)

Judge rejects Trump bid to delay $5.8M payment to E. Jean Carroll

7 hrs ago - July 4, 2026, 6:35 p.m. ET WASHINGTON – A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump’s request for more time to respond to New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s demand for $5.8 million she won in a civil lawsuit against him. Carroll ask ... (USA Today)

Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July

8 hrs ago - Hundreds of masked men carrying banners, including the Confederate flag, marched through Washington DC on the Fourth of July, the 250th anniversary of the US’s inception. The group appeared to be led by Thomas Rousseau, founder of the neo-fascis ... (The Guardian)

Trump battles time in bid to boost weapons stockpiles

8 hrs ago - 07/04/26 12:00 PM ET President Trump’s talk of boosting U.S. munitions stockpiles is facing the harsh reality of America’s production capacity. Even if Congress passes his enormous $1.5 trillion request for defense spending, which is look ... (The Hill)

Congressional candidate von Wilpert reveals surgery for early-stage breast cancer with "excellent cure rate"

8 hrs ago - Marni von Wilpert, San Diego City Councilmember and Democratic nominee for Congress in the 48th district, underwent successful surgery last week for early-stage breast cancer detected after a routine mammogram in late spring. Her treatment has been o ... (East County Magazine)

Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over noise caused by new data center

8 hrs ago - Saturday 04 July 2026 08:35 EDT Residents living near Microsoft’s Fairwater data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, are suing the company over the facility's alleged noise pollution. The class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. Dis ... (The Independent)

Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll

8 hrs ago - Lawyers for Donald Trump have requested more time to pay a $5m civil judgment to magazine columnist E Jean Carroll from 2023, days after the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal. In a new filing, the president’s attorney said that since h ... (The Guardian)

Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in Napa County wine country, car left with major damage, authorities say

9 hrs ago - By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Updated 4:33 PM CDT, July 4, 2026 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ‘s husband was involved in a hit and run on Friday in California’s wine country that left one car with “major damage,” a ... (AP)

Searing heat and storms mar holiday with 3 children dead in Wisconsin and utility outages widespread

10 hrs ago - Updated 12:41 PM CDT, July 4, 2026 Leer en español LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — Three children who died when a boat capsized in Geneva Lake during a Wisconsin storm were wearing life vests, authorities said as the nation assessed damage from ... (AP)

Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin

10 hrs ago - Nearly 1 million people who bought President Trump’s memecoin have lost money through the end of June, according to a report by the cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen. Their losses total $3.81 billion. The analytics firm’s assessment was ... (New York Times)

MAGA stalwart claims someone with Trump Derangement Syndrome 'geoengineered' DC heatwave

11 hrs ago - A MAGA faithful and prominent 2020 election denier claimed the intense heat oppressing the nation’s capital and disrupting America’s 250th celebrations was “geoengineered” by a person with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Kylie Jane Kr ... (The Independent)

Major Union Livid After 1,000 Factory Workers Were Replaced With 50 Robots

12 hrs ago - "They say it's the wave of the future, and if that's so, they're taking away jobs from people." By Joe Wilkins Published Jul 4, 2026 6:01 AM EDT One of the most powerful labor unions in the United States is furious, as over 1,000 workers at General M ... (Futurism)