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Live updates: US celebrates 250 years despite heat dome; Trump set for ‘long’ speech

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An excessive heat dome is threatening Fourth of July festivities in the nation’s capital and beyond — forcing cancellations, delays and other changes to holiday schedules as millions of Americans head outdoors to celebrate the U.S.’s 250th birthday. Washington, D.C., canceled its annual parade late Friday and pushed back the opening of the “Great American…

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World Cup 2026: England get hostile reception in Mexico City as last 16 begins; Cape Verde give huge scare to Argentina – live

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World Cup 2026: England get hostile reception in Mexico City as last 16 begins; Cape Verde give huge scare to Argentina – live

⚽ All the latest news and reaction from the World Cup⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Knockout draw | Mail usAustralia lost to Egypt on penalties in one of the more disastrous shootout cock ups. Changing goalkeepers is a bold move, especially when Mat Ryan made a right Shilton of himself.Jonathan Wilson was there. Continue reading...

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US Jews increasingly concealing their identities over rising antisemitism, survey shows

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US Jews increasingly concealing their identities over rising antisemitism, survey shows

The survey, commissioned by CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center, found that 57 percent of Jewish Americans reported experiencing antisemitism in the past year.

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Trump DOJ stumbles in Epstein files case with 'embarrassing' excuse: legal expert

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Trump DOJ stumbles in Epstein files case with 'embarrassing' excuse: legal expert

The Trump Justice Department stumbled in an Jeffrey Epstein files case with an "embarrassing" excuse flagged by a legal expert on Saturday.In a recent episode of the Legal AF podcast, analyst Michael Popok discussed the DOJ's response to an injunction requiring it to translate foreign-language documents in the Epstein files. The injunction stems from journalist Katie Phang's lawsuit demanding translation and a published redaction log, which has seen early success, Popok noted."It's not like the World Cup. It's not like there's 48 different countries of languages," Popok said. "What is it? Four or five languages. We know who was involved in the Epstein scandal. Maybe French, maybe Italian, certainly English, not a foreign language, but you know the way the Brits speak."Even though the DOJ responded to a judge's injunction "in the nick of time," it refused to translate parts of the Epstein files, saying reviewers "could not translate it on the fly," according to Popok."They could use an app, an AI app, that would do the initial cut of translation," Popok said. "It's embarrassing that they think they can get away with this."Popok summed up the DOJ's response as "you're not getting it, judge. We're not translating it." However, Popok added that the judge in the case, Emmet Sullivan, "doesn't suffer fools" and predicted that he'll be "p----- off" with the DOJ's excuse for not complying with the injunction."You're gonna see it in his next order," Popok said. "Remember we're talking about Epstein survivors and sexual abuse victims, many of them who were girls at the time."Read on Substack

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'Wild-eyed stuff': Blue state AG sounds the alarm on Trump's next moves after court loss

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'Wild-eyed stuff': Blue state AG sounds the alarm on Trump's next moves after court loss

A blue-state attorney general sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump's next moves after a court loss set back his immigration plans.During an appearance on MS NOW, California Attorney General Rob Bonta reacted to right-wing ideas for how to prevent immigrants from giving birth in the United States and warned that Trump could act on some of them.Bonta described proposals like sterilizing all foreign visitors and restricting pregnant travelers as "wild-eyed stuff," and cautioned that ending birthright citizenship is one of the Trump administration's "top immigration policies, the centerpiece immigration policy."The Supreme Court recently rebuked Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, and "we'll see what they do next," Bonta warned."Who knows if they're trying to save some face," Bonta said. "But some of this stuff, like sterilizing everyone seeking a visa coming to the United States, is wild. And it's already illegal to seek a visa for the purpose of birth tourism."Those ideas for preventing birth tourism are "based on this conspiracy that there is widespread birth tourism," but "the data shows that it's minuscule when it happens, if it happens at all," Bonta added."They're trying to base their argument against birthright citizenship on that, on that myth," Bonta said. "And even the U.S. Supreme Court justices barely gave it any time in the almost 100 pages of the order."Bonta noted that Trump also tried to end birthright citizenship via an executive order during his first day back in office last year, and "we sued him the next day and we won."

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Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor

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Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor

The president used his clemency power to further undermine environmental laws and to help a political supporter who pleaded guilty in a fraud involving Jack Abramoff.

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Trump has one final July 4 surprise

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Review: This Iconic Musical Reminds Us That Open Debate Still Matters

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Review: This Iconic Musical Reminds Us That Open Debate Still Matters

1776 is a musical about John Adams' pursuit of American independence.

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American patriotism and the US-Israel relationship

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American patriotism and the US-Israel relationship

In the summer of 1776, with the ink barely dry on the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress gave its founders a challenging assignment: design a seal for the nation they had just summoned into being. Benjamin Franklin imagined Moses standing at the Red Sea, his hand raised as the waters swallowed Pharaoh’s army. Thomas […]

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Live updates: US celebrates 250 years despite heat dome; Trump set for ‘long’ speech

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