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It’s the start of a holiday weekend. What you want to do most is kick back, relax, see some friends, and enjoy summer. But you don’t want to cook and invite people over because it all totally stresses you out. Sound familiar?
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Everyone has their traditions for July 4. For the town of George, Washington, it’s baking a giant cherry pie.
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To build support for his mass deportation campaign, President Trump and the White House have frequently shared images and used language presenting immigrants as invaders and criminals.
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The Mud Theatre Project started out as a group of incarcerated men who wanted to write and perform plays.
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A group of swimmers is campaigning for the Avon to get bathing status by the British government, which would mean the water would be regularly tested for pollutants.
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Republicans are celebrating more than Independence Day as President Trump’s massive spending and tax cut bill heads to his desk for a signature.
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If you have a job you’d wanna leave or are out of work looking for a job, it's hard trying to find that new gig.
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President Trump called Vladimir Putin and urged him to commit to a ceasefire.
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Animated film "Ne Zha 2" just ended a record theatrical release in China, grossing more than $2 billion.
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National Parks face a fight to stay open as proposed cuts by the Republican-led Congress make matters worse.