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Alresch Jayawardena immigrated to the U.S. from Sri Lanka on July 4, 1991

6 immigrants reflect on their complicated relationships with the 4th of July

5:53pm July 04, 2022

We asked people who immigrated to the United States what the day meant to them — and how their feelings about the holiday have changed since they first arrived.

Demonstrators standoff with officers outside Akron City Hall on Sunday as they protest the fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker.

The Akron police shooting renews questions about officer training

5:36pm July 04, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The sheer number of bullets fired by as many as eight officers has prompted renewed questions from politicians and activists who are criticizing what they view as excessive use of force by police.

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Encore: Examining commuters' sluggish return to mass transit

5:27pm July 04, 2022

by Saul Gonzalez

Even with gas prices at record highs, people in urban areas aren't flocking to mass transit. Public transportation has a lot of work to do to lure people back.

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Goats return to Manhattan to help weed Riverside Park

5:27pm July 04, 2022

by Jim Zarroli

Goats are taking over Manhattan. Or, at least a sliver that needs serious weeding. It's happened the past few summers and has become a beloved ritual for those unused to interacting with farm animals.

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Radio Diaries: The almost astronaut

5:27pm July 04, 2022

One man's story shows the underlying racial tensions and insularity of the early days of the U.S. space program.

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Akron, Ohio, imposes curfew due to protests after police killed Jayland Walker

5:27pm July 04, 2022

by Matt Richmond

The City of Akron, Ohio, has imposed a curfew overnight in response to growing tensions and protests after police shot and killed 25-year-old Jayland Walker in an attempted traffic stop.

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In some places, swarms of drones have replaced Fourth of July fireworks

4:59pm July 04, 2022

by Matt Bloom

Traditional Fourth of July fireworks displays are being replaced by large swarms of small drones with colored lights. It reduces wildfire risk, pollution and loud noises.

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Frederick Douglass' descendants read 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'

4:32pm July 04, 2022

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 170 years ago.

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U.S. says it was likely an Israeli soldier who killed Palestinian-American journalist

4:32pm July 04, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

The U.S. says it was likely an Israeli soldier who killed Shireen Abu Akleh, a prominent Palestinian-American journalist, shot in May. She was covering an Israeli military raid..

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At least 6 are dead after shooting incident in Highland Park, Ill.

4:32pm July 04, 2022

by Cheryl Corley

At least six people are dead and at least two dozen are injured after an an active shooter incident in the city of Highland Park, Ill.

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