Most Americans say the Stars and Stripes represents unity, new poll shows IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 30
Dunkin’ unveils new Eagle Cups for Fourth of July - and a major perk is hidden inside Dunkin’ has unveiled a new cup with a sculpted eagle lid, available for purchase in honor of America’s 250th birthday. “This summer, Dunkin’ is giving guests a bold new way to sip in patriotic style,” the coffee giant wrote in a news release Monday. “Just in time for Fourth of… The Independent UK · Jun 30
How to get free beer from Budweiser to celebrate America’s 250th birthday IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 30
The Latest: Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens The Independent UK · Jun 30
'The American Dream Is Dead': American Pride Plummets to Historic Low Days Before Country's 250th Anniversary Days before the United States marks its 250th anniversary, new AP‑NORC and Gallup polls show American pride and faith in democracy sliding to historic lows, with sharp splits between Republicans, Democrats and independents. International Business Times UK · Jun 30
How Trump hijacked America's birthday This Fourth of July celebration is pointedly different from those marking previous milestones Salon · Jun 30
To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, Budweiser is giving away free beer The week-long promotion gives Americans the chance to pick up a beer from a $150,000 tab The Independent UK · Jun 30
Paris Official Blames US for Europe's Killer Heatwave, Citing America's Carbon Emissions and AC Culture A Paris official blames US emissions and air conditioning for Europe's deadly heatwave, as climate change's role in France results in 1,300 excess deaths since June. International Business Times UK · Jun 30
What the world learned from the American century: The global wealth pyramid turns into a fat diamond spinning top Henry Luce founded this magazine and coined "the American Century." He was right for 60 years. Fortune · Jun 30
Meet 'Melania': The State Fair Cow Named After the First Lady Complete With the Matching Hair The Great American State Fair faces low attendance, but a dairy cow named 'Melania' becomes a standout attraction, drawing crowds and providing a light-hearted moment amid challenges. International Business Times UK · Jun 30
Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began In the 1520s and 1530s, a man named Esteban de Dorantes, known as Estevanico, walked across the deserts of what is now Texas, New Mexico and Arizona – decades before the English founded Jamestown in 1607 and a full century before the Pilgrims reached Plymouth in 1620. The Conversation · Jun 30
Jamie Dimon's succession saga has made JPMorgan the first stop for CEO recruiters Jamie Dimon's succession delay has turned JPMorgan into a CEO recruiting gold mine. Fortune · Jun 30
The U.S. Army is opening military bases to private billions — here's why that changes everything for the next 250 years America's next competitive advantage won't come from government spending alone, but aligning private capital with national security at speed and scale. Fortune · Jun 30
RFK Jr Issues Grim Warning On America's Kids While Reviving Presidential Fitness Test After More Than A Decade: 'Our Children Are...' U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced the return of the Presidential Fitness Test and launched GetActive.gov/kids, a new federal initiative aimed at promoting physical activity among children as part of President Donald Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda. Benzinga · Jun 30
Salon · Jun 30 Grieving America's 250th birthday On this July Fourth, Americans ask: What does it mean to love a country that won't love you back?
Fortune · Jun 30 Boston Dynamics CEO: America's next 250 years will be built by robots. Here's what's standing in the way The U.S. has always led the world's great industrial leaps. Robotics is next — but only if Washington, industry, and workers move together.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 Prom night is here – and I have finally, decisively, turned into my mother She always believed Halloween was an Americanism too far. What would she have thought about the rise of this US high school tradition in Britain, asks Zoe Williams
The Guardian - US · Jun 30 ‘We thought we were safe here’: what New York queer community feels ahead of America’s 250th birthday While events celebrating America take place ahead of Fourth of July, the LGBTQ+ community faced a more complicated reality during their own month of celebration
The Guardian - US · Jun 30 Progressives are winning in American cities. Can they win rural voters too? Democratic socialists need to do more than win in the big American cities. And they can, with the right message
International Business Times UK · Jun 30 Trump's 'Great American' Arch Mocked After Close-Up Video Appears to Show Printed Sheets Stapled Together The Great American State Fair, intended as a patriotic celebration, faces online ridicule for its temporary structures, sparking debates over aesthetics versus purpose.
The Independent UK · Jun 30 Who flies the American flag for holidays — and who never flies one, according to an AP-NORC poll Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home
International Business Times UK · Jun 30 'Completely Empty': Trump's Great American State Fair Branded 'Flop' After Sparse Crowds and Early Blunders Trump's Great American State Fair opened with sparse crowds and technical issues, overshadowing its patriotic intent and raising questions about public enthusiasm for the event.
The Independent UK · Jun 30 Thomas Jefferson’s legacy faces a new reckoning as America approaches its 250th birthday America’s birth is rooted in his most profound contradiction — the man who proclaimed that “all men are created equal” while being a slaveholder to the end of his life
International Business Times UK · Jun 30 MAGA Farmer Breaks Ranks, Says Trump's Administration Hasn't Helped Farmers Amid Financial Crisis Veteran farmer Franz Roland in southern Georgia faces financial struggles due to collapsing commodity prices and trade disruptions, highlighting economic pressures on American farming communities.
Fortune · Jun 30 Top climate tech exec: Europe is sweating through a heat crisis America solved decades ago As record heatwaves batter the continent and grids buckle under the strain, Europe's AC gap is no longer just an inconvenience — it's an emergency.