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VIEWPOINT 2: On Independence Day, we could do better

Independence Day is recognized across America as the day to celebrate freedom. As the popular song says, “I’m proud to be an American/Where at least I know I’m free.” Yet many people don’t feel terribly free. Some think the traditional American way of life is under attack. Others think that…

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022

4th July Independence Day 2023: What is it and why is it celebrated?

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Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2022

Anyone for strawberries and cheese this Independence Day? - Roll Call

The Farm Bureau's menu for a Fourth of July cookout will cost 17 percent more this year than last, led by surging meat prices.

Roll Call · Jun 27, 2022

No fireworks for Israeli Independence Day over PTSD concerns

Israel’s raucous Independence Day celebrations will be a little quieter this year

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of stealing line from Independence Day to rouse Jan 6 protesters

‘That’s not something that you came up with on your own, is it?’

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Commentary: Russia’s aggression makes the Baltics think they might be next. Here is how to avoid it

An elderly man in Vilnius was recently looking at the military vehicles parked on the city’s main street as a part of the Independence Day celebrations. Some of the vehicles were of the Lithuanian military. Others came from the U.S.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 23, 2022

The best sci-fi action movie on HBO Max reveals a real interstellar threat

Could we really beat aliens? Alien researchers break down the science — real or not — behind the classic science fiction epic 'Independence Day.'

Inverse · Feb 18, 2022

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money

Sri Lanka has celebrated its Independence Day with an appeal by the president to the country’s expatriates to send money home as it struggles with the worst economic crisis in decades mainly due to depleted foreign reserves

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

The Face of the Patriot: Bollywood on Independence Day 2019

Canadian citizen and the face of Indian nationalism in Bollywood Akshay Kumar has released his fifth film on India’s Independence Day this year. Previous releases include Brothers (2015), Rustom (2016), Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Gold (2018).

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2019

‘Music is therapy’: how Tihar Jail’s inmates found solace in song

During Independence Day, no outsiders are allowed into Tihar Jail. But the inmates don’t need any VIP to deliver long-winded speeches. They have their own unique celebration, as prisoners who have been given training in music themselves take the stage to belt out songs, complete with instrumental backing. 

Newslaundry · Aug 12, 2019