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Topic: july 4th

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Joey Chestnut faces hot dog contest ban

Michael La Corte
Friends celebrating US Independence Day (Getty Images/M_a_y_a)

An unhealthy empire state of mind

Matthew Rozsa
(Rocky Luten / Food52)

12 summery 4th of July cocktails

Lucy Simon - Food52
Donald Trump (Getty Images)

What is post-Trump patriotism?

Kelly Candaele - Capital & Main
Giada De Laurentiis (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Try Giada's red, white and blue salad

Chuyan Jiang
Flames rise near homes during the Blue Ridge Fire on October 27, 2020 in Chino Hills, California. Strong Santa Ana Winds gusting to more than 90 miles per hour have driven the Blue Ridge Fire and Silverado Fire across thousands of acres, grounding firefighting aircraft, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee, and gravely injuring two firefighters. More than 8,200 wildfires have burned across a record 4 million-plus acres so far this year, more than double the previous record. (David McNew/Getty Images)

Scientists urge US to skip the fireworks

Zoya Teirstein - Grist
Pyrotechnicians prepare for a 4th of July fireworks show (David Greedy/Getty Images)

Scientists: Skip fireworks this July 4th

Jennifer Balch, Alexander L. Metcalf, Dave McWethy, Philip Higuera - The Conversation
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Collins’ July 4th tweet blows up

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story
Red and blue mixed berries (Getty Images)

A decadent mascarpone-topped dessert

Ashlie D. Stevens
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An ugly Fourth of July truth, exposed

Matthew Rozsa
(AP/Lynne Sladky)

How to reduce drunk driving

Rachel Leah
Barack Obama, George Washington (Reuters/Junko Kimura-Matsumoto/Wikimedia/Salon)

Our declaration of dependence

Matthew Pulver
Bree Newsome removes the Confederate flag at a Confederate monument at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., June, 27, 2015. (AP/Bruce Smith/<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-763222p1.html'>photowings</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Photo montage by Salon)

A July 4 worth celebrating

Joan Walsh

Prachi Gupta
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Alex Seitz-Wald
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