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Odd News - 8-year-old is the billionth person to visit California's Disneyland - July 4 (UPI) -- Seventy years after Walt Disney opened the Disneyland park and resort, California's "Happiest Place on Earth" welcomed it's billionth guest this week.

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U.S. News -- NTSB: No obvious reason for skydiving plane crash in Missouri -- A preliminary report by the NTSB determined there was no obvious reason for last month's crash of a skydiving plane that killed 12 people in Missouri.

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U.S. News -- Texas Hill Country marks 1 year since deadly July Fourth flood -- July 4 marks one year since more than 100 people were killed by one of the deadliest weather disasters in modern Texas history.

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U.S. News -- Justice Department calls on states to investigate gas prices -- The Justice Department on Friday called on states to investigate whether businesses and individuals are artificially inflating gas prices.

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U.S. News -- Great American State Fair shuts down for hours due to extreme heat -- The Great American State Fair was temporarily shut down Friday due to extreme heat as temperatures in Washington, D.C., reached 100 degrees.

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Rodeo 250 event comes to Great American State Fair

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This week in Washington

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Christie's previews free America at 250 exhibit

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Trump attends UFC Freedom 250 at White House

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President Donald Trump turns 80: a look back

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U.S. News -- Competitive eaters weigh in for Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest -- The 2026 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest introduced its competitors, including 17-time champion Joey Chestnut, at a weigh-in ceremony Friday.

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U.S. News -- NYC Mayor Mamdani praises 'righteous dissent' in U.S. 250th speech -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised acts of "righteous dissent" in a televised address marking the Unites States' 250th anniversary.

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U.S. News -- More than 100 people treated for heat-related symptoms at Pa. event -- Authorities in Pennsylvania declared a mass casualty incident when more than 100 people waiting to see a train were treated for heat-related symptoms.

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U.S. News -- La. Supreme Court grants stay of AG Liz Murrill's indictment -- The Louisiana Supreme Court granted a stay on state Attorney General Liz Murrill's indictment, less than 24 hours after a grand jury approved charges.

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Entertainment News -- Google celebrates Independence Day with Doodle -- Google celebrated the 250th anniversary of Independence Day with a new Doodle on Friday.

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U.S. News -- Man pleads guilty to sending Guthrie family phony ransom demands -- A California man has pleaded guilty to sending phony ransom requests to the family of Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" host Savannah Guthrie.

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U.S. News -- Man dies after self-immolating outside U.N. headquarters in Manhattan -- A man, believed to be a Tibetan activist, died Thursday evening after setting himself on fire outside the United Nation's headquarters in Manhattan.

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U.S. News -- CDC: 125 ill in Princess cruise ship norovirus outbreak -- More than 120 people aboard a ship operated by Princess Cruises reported symptoms of norovirus, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.

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U.S. News -- Grand jury indicts Olympic canoeist over D.C. reflecting pool damage -- U.S. Olympian David "Davey" Hearn was indicted Thursday on a charge of destruction of property following his arrest last month.

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U.S. News -- Aspen wildfire expected to grow amid sustained winds, lack of rain -- The Aspen Acres fire has surpassed 50,000 acres as evacuations spread to a wider area and the state warns residents of significant air quality issues.

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U.S. News -- Justice Department charges members of Tren de Aragua, United Cartels -- The Department of Justice announced it has charged multiple members of the Tren de Aragua and United Cartels organizations for a raft of crimes.

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U.S. News -- Remains of WWII pilot identified 8 decades after his plane vanished -- A young World War II pilot who disappeared during a flight in 1944 has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday.

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North Korean escapee recalls seeing public execution at age 9

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Days of severe storms to highlight collapse of heat dome

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3 kids dead after Wisconsin boat capsizes in storm

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Japan's yen purchasing power falls by half in 40 years

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South Korea's Lee heads to NATO summit, Mongolia

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National Air and Space Museum celebrates 50th anniversary

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