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Heat, Rhetoric, and Resilience on Independence Day | Lexington News
As Independence Day approached, the president delivered a fiery speech at Mount Rushmore framing communism as America’s greatest threat — a stark echo of the Red Scare — while sweltering heatwaves forced parades and fairs to cancel or reschedule across the East Coast. Amid the political heat and oppressive temperatures, Americans still gathered — in shaded crowds at the National Mall, under New York’s mayor’s call to unity — finding resilience in celebration, even as officials urged caution and hydration. While the East Coast baked, the Pacific Northwest stayed cool, and the nation grappled…
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