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  1. USO Fundraises to Salvage Fleet Week

    Wed, 1 May 2013

    sequestration as the cause for the cuts . Fort Bragg, a major American Army base in North Carolina, was forced to cancel its Independence Day celebration because of the cuts as well. READ MORE: Sequestration Cuts Blue Angels Shows, Air Combat Command

  2. Feds Blame Crew for Baja Fishing Boat Deaths

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013

    investigators. A group of 27 U.S. fishermen and 16 Mexican crew members were on an annual boating excursion during the July 4th holiday break in 2011 when a freak storm off the coast of Baja California capsized and sank the Erik. Mexican investigators concluded

  3. Muslims See Little Backlash After Boston Bombing

    Fri, 26 Apr 2013

    objected when a preacher told worshippers it would be appropriate to celebrate national holidays such as Thanksgiving or Independence Day because it went against Islam. A couple of months later, Tamerlan objected when a preacher praised the Rev. Martin

  4. To '3' or Not to '3': Hollywood's Franchise Fever

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    has never been big on franchises, either, though he's developing ideas for follow-ups to his 1996 blockbuster " Independence Day ." "Working in this town for 22 years, I can see how the whole business is more and more determined by franchises

  5. Aunt: Boston Bombings Suspect Struggled With Islam

    Mon, 22 Apr 2013

    where his outbursts interrupted two sermons that encouraged Muslims to celebrate American institutions such as the July 4 Independence Day and figures like Martin Luther King Jr., according to the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center. During one incident

  6. Boston Marathon Bombings Brings to Light Social Media Etiquette Issues

    Wed, 17 Apr 2013

    to share something about her excitement about Israel's Independence Day , she held off. "I thought about my audience right now Ultimately Barak didn't share anything about Israel's Independence Day because by the time she thought it would be appropriate

News

  1. Ft. Bragg Cuts Fourth of July Celebration to Sequester Cuts

    Fri, 12 Apr 2013

    American Army base Fort Bragg has cancelled its Independence Day bash, making it the latest victim of sequester events at Fort Bragg would have been the largest Independence Day show in the area. One day after the announcement

  2. El Paso Vice: When Drug Cops Become Criminals

    Fri, 1 Mar 2013

    What he did wasn't right, but it also wasn't wrong, he says. He was simply applying the methods he had learned. On Independence Day , Martinez laid his head against the concrete so he could look outside through a slit under a window. He saw a firework

  3. Cyber Superweapon Stuxnet Even Older Than Thought: Researchers

    Tue, 26 Feb 2013

    2009. Symantec said the date that Stuxnet 0.5 was designed to stop infecting computers was July 4, 2009, America's Independence Day . A newer version of Stuxnet, called Stuxnet 1.001, had appeared on the scene just a few days beforehand and continued

  4. 21,000 Pizzas Sent to U.S. Military for Super Bowl

    Tue, 5 Feb 2013

    he dragged the pallet onto the shore and the pizzas were great." Evans' next goal is to collect enough money and supplies to deliver enough pizzas on July 4, Independence Day , to feed all the military service members in the Middle East.

  5. Group Aims to Send 20,000 Super Bowl Pizzas to Troops

    Fri, 25 Jan 2013

    with a number of pizza and food companies to feed almost a half a million troops, according to Evans, on holidays like Independence Day and Veterans Day. The organization accepts donations online and via mail. For the last Super Bowl, Pizza for Patriots

  6. Presidential Debates 2012: When 'Special Moments' Give Way to Political Reality

    Wed, 3 Oct 2012

    dates of three of America's first five presidents. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of one another on Independence Day in 1826, and James Monroe died on July 4th, five years later. Biden Shares an Anniversary With Watergate category

  7. Maná to Perform for President Obama in What is the Band's Biggest Year Ever

    Fri, 28 Sep 2012

    School in Las Vegas for President Barack Obama's campaign rally. The band was in Sin City recently, celebrating Mexican Independence Day , a.k.a "El Grito," and surely indulged in some routine tequila toasting (they are from Guadalajara, Jalisco

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Videos

  1. Homeland Security Tightened Ahead of July 4th Holiday

    Tue, 3 Jul 2012

    We begin with new information this morning that one that officials across the country are on guard ahead of this July 4 holiday security is being tightened in major cities this morning. ABC's Pierre Thomas joins us with the new details Pierre. Good morning Amy they've identified no specific threat

  2. Statue of Liberty to Reopen by Fourth of July

    Wed, 20 Mar 2013

    Island badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy will reopen by Independence Day .

  3. Independence Day : Troops Come Home

    Fri, 1 Jul 2011

    U.S. military families await return of loved ones on special American holiday.

  4. Independence Day Terror Alert

    Fri, 1 Jul 2011

    with the NYPD. But this is no cruise and this is no ordinary vote. The patrol is all part of unprecedented security for Independence Day . This year police are especially concerned because of evidence from Osama bin Laden's compound. Revealing his desire

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    no ordinary vote. The patrol is all part of unprecedented security for Independence Day . This year police are especially concerned because of evidence from Osama bin Laden's compound. Revealing his desire to kill Americans on the
  5. Independence Day Facts: Americans Clueless

    Mon, 4 Jul 2011

    26 percent incorrectly answer Marist poll question about America's independence.

  6. Will Heat Wave Stop 4th of July Fireworks?

    Tue, 3 Jul 2012

    Hot, dry conditions could thwart Independence Day celebrations.

  7. Independence Day Weekend Festivities

    Sat, 3 Jul 2010

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