America’s 250th birthday under scorch: heatwave disrupts celebrations and outages
TL;DR
US marks its 250th birthday amid a blistering heatwave that has left hundreds of thousands without power, forced cancellations or delays of major events from Washington to New York, and sparked a clash between America250 and Freedom 250 as Trump promotes a long Independence Day rally and other performances nationwide.
- US marks 250th independence anniversary as heatwave disrupts celebrations BBC
- CANCELED | America's Independence Day parade called off over extreme heat WUSA9
- Washington DC’s Fourth of July parade canceled due to soaring temperature The Guardian
- Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday AP News
- Hell Arrives in Washington The Atlantic
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