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For July 4, Here Are 10 Shockingly Radical Things the Founding Fathers Said

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

The Founding Fathers signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, by John Trumbull in 1819.Photo Illustration: The Intercept / Getty ImagesAmericans love to talk about our Founding Fathers, with many of us believing they were infallible geniuses. We can tell this isn’t true just by reading this letter from John Adams to his wife Abigail on July 3, 1776:The second day of July 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. Whoops! Adams thought this because the Second Continental Congress had passed the Lee Resolution on July 2, the day before. The Lee Resolution was actually the first declaration of independence, proclaiming that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown.” But July 4 became the date we celebrate because...

NATO extends Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s term in office for another year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO extends Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s term in office for another year.Source

No hay amenazas de seguridad creíbles antes del 47º espectáculo anual de fuegos artificiales del 4 de julio de Macy’s, dice la Policía de Nueva York

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

(CNN) — Funcionarios de Nueva York dicen que no hay amenazas creíbles antes de la celebración anual de fuegos artificiales de este 4 de julio en Manhattan, pero habrá una mayor seguridad, incluidos miles de policías en toda la ciudad.“Actualmente no hay amenazas creíbles específicas dirigidas a los fuegos artificiales del 4 de julio o cualquier otra celebración que tenga lugar en la ciudad de Nueva York”, dijo el jefe de la Oficina de Servicios de Patrulla del Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de Nueva York, John Chell, en una conferencia de prensa este lunes.Chell, quien está supervisando la seguridad del 47º espectáculo anual de fuegos artificiales del 4 de julio de Macy’s de este año, dijo que aunque no hay preocupaciones de seguridad, habrá medidas de seguridad incrementadas y cierres de calles a partir del martes.4 de julio en EE.UU: dónde ver fuegos artificiales en Los Angeles, Nueva York, Houston, MiamiFuegos artificiales sobre el East River, vistos durante el ...

Sweetwater Police arrest 2 after theft of high-priced item from Home Depot; 2 remain at large

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

Sweetwater Police arrested two people after a theft turned into a short chase when four people were seen stealing a high-priced item from Home Depot. The incident occurred just after 9 p.m. Monday on the 1600 block of Northwest 17th Place where Sweetwater Police set up a perimeter in search of the subjects involved. Loss prevention officers inside the store caught them and attempted to get them to return the items. After that failed, the criminals were on the run and two fled the scene in a vehicle. Lieutenant Jonathan Archie explained what happened after. “As they were fleeing they struck two other vehicles, causing an accident,” he said. “At that time when our officers were arriving and actually witnessed the accident, were able to take two of those individuals into custody while two of the other individuals fled on foot.”Police said there were no injuries reported from the crash. Authorities are still searching for the other two who fled on foot. Anyone wi...

Service suspended on stretch of Orange Line due to track flooding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

Service has been temporarily suspended on the Orange Line between Back Bay and North Station due to track flooding near Haymarket.Riders are encouraged to use the Green Line for alternate service between North Station and Copley. https://twitter.com/MBTA/status/1676158040418971649This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, seemingly at a random, killing five people and wounding two boys in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States, police said. The shootings took place over several city blocks in the southwestern neighborhood of Kingsessing. Responding officers chased the suspect as he continued to fire, and he was arrested in an alley after surrendering, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference.No connection was immediately known between the victims and the shooter. “At this point all we know is that this person decided to leave their home and target individuals,” Outlaw said.He had a bulletproof vest, an “AR-type rifle,” multiple magazines, a handgun and a police scanner, she said.Officers were flagged down at about 8:30 p.m., and multiple calls of shots fired came in from Kingsessing. Police found some gunshot victims, ...

‘Liberty, equality, fraternity’ for all? New riots make France confront an old problem

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

PARIS (AP) — “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”: The lofty ideals to which France has long aspired are embossed on coins and carved above school doors across the land. Yet they are the polar opposite of what some French people who are Black or brown saw in a shocking video of a police officer shooting and killing a 17-year-old delivery driver of north African descent during a traffic stop.That kid, some said to themselves, could have been me — or my children, or my friends. Within hours, the first fires of anger and revenge were lighting up the night skies of Nanterre, the Paris suburb where the teenager, Nahel, was declared dead at 9:15 a.m. last Tuesday. His left arm and chest had been pierced from left to right by a single shot fired before the yellow Mercedes he was driving then slammed into barriers on Nelson Mandela Square.From the town on the fringe of the French capital’s high-rise business district, with its disadvantaged housing projects, glaring wealth gaps, and melting-pot ...

Man stabbed in neck in Toronto’s east end; suspect sought

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

Police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed in the neck in Toronto’s east end on Monday.Officers were called to Blake Street and Boultbee Avenue, in the area of Jones and Gerrard, around 5:30 p.m. for reports that someone had been stabbed.Police located a man with stab wounds to the neck. He was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.No suspect information has been made available.The investigation is ongoing.STABBING:(UPDATE)Blake St & Boultbee Ave– victim injuries are serious but not life threatening– continued police presence in area– investigation ongoing#GO1540597^sc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 3, 2023

Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’ at meeting of Russia-China led security group

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that the Russian people were “united as never before,” as he sought to project confidence in the wake of a short-lived revolt during a meeting of a rare international organization where he can find a sympathetic audience.The Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting, hosted via videoconference by India, offered Putin one of the few remaining platforms in international politics where he can get a sympathetic hearing. It was his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia.The Asian security grouping founded by Russia and China to counter Western alliances also welcomed Iran as a new member, bringing its membership to nine nations. Speaking via video link from the Kremlin, Putin praised the SCO for “playing an increasingly significant role in international affairs, making a real contribution to maintaining peace and stability, ensuring sustainable economic growth of the participating states, and strengtheni...

Hungary passes contentious education law despite protest from teachers unions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:52 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Lawmakers in Hungary passed a controversial bill on Tuesday affecting the country’s teachers, cementing a new regime in public education that has elicited months of protests and strikes by teachers and their students. The law, approved by the governing Fidesz party in a 136-58 vote along party lines, revokes teachers’ status as public employees, increases allowable weekly working hours and allows for educators to be transferred to other schools that are experiencing teacher shortages. Students, teachers unions and sympathizers staged an all-day protest Tuesday in front of Hungary’s parliament building in Budapest as lawmakers assembled inside. It was the latest in a series of demonstrations that, on one occasion, saw student protesters dispersed with tear gas and rubber batons. Protesters spelled out the word JÖVŐ (future) using 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of ice on the ground in front of the parliament to symbolize their belief that the future of...