AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY: A MILESTONE MARKED BY A DIVIDED NATIONBLIND SPOTS

The White House arranged a UFC fight on the South Lawn and saw a concert series canceled, with the Transportation Secretary calling absent artists "libtards" (Vox)

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Dozens of celebrities including Mark Ruffalo and Sarah Jessica Parker released a nearly 10-minute video reciting passages from Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny," with Snyder warning of "a turning point for the Republic" during November's midterm elections (Fox News)

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On December 17, 1777, Louis XVI became the first head of state to officially recognize American independence, following the victory at Saratoga that convinced Versailles to form an open alliance.

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Lavrov sent congratulations to the American people and expressed that Russia and the United States can find solutions to global problems through "honest dialogue in a spirit of equality, mutual respect, and non-interference" (Sputnik)

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A CGTN poll of 11,521 respondents across 41 countries found that in 30 of them, respondents view the Communist Party of China as better positioned than Western parties to defend national interests long-term

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