Promised Land Immigrants Celebrate Fourth of July
The Gazette interviews four refugees about Independence Day celebrations in the United States. Ruby Caceres and family fled Colombia seeking asylum after threats and violence, crossing seven borders with her then seven year old son in 2023 while her husband arrived a year earlier.
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Kernels Plan Birthday Bash for Mr Shucks Hat Record
Cedar Rapids Kernels stage a July 4 celebration for Mr Shucks aiming to set a new record for the largest gathering of conical party hats. With 2,500 hats ready, hosts Eric Hanson and Clare Duffy seek to surpass 1,161 hats held by Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls but no Guinness official will mark it.
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Trump signs tax and spending cuts into law
President Donald Trump signed a multitrillion dollar package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law after securing near unanimous Republican support. He stood with lawmakers and Cabinet members outside the White House as jets flew over the Fourth of July celebration, declaring promises kept amid a historic legislative victory.
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