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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals on Saturday as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Trump honored veterans […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where actor Adam Sandler was the surprising officiant at a ceremony and Stevie Nicks performed among a crowd packed with stars of sports and entertainment. The deep secrecy that surrounded the buildup to the nuptials lifted when a marquee […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years. “When drowning occurs, seconds matter,” said Dr. Rohit Shenoi, the lead author of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics warning. “Quick rescue and resuscitation can mean the difference between life, death and lifelong disability.” About […]

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Nearly 200 shuttered 99 Cents Only stores from Texas to California will be re-opened as Dollar Tree locations after the leases were secured out of bankruptcy proceedings. The transfer of designation rights for 170 locations in Texas, Arizona, Nevada and California, along with some of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they’re seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer, trading overseas travel for road trips choosing daylong sojourns over extended beach stays, and cooking instead of eating out while on vacation to save money. The reported boost to domestic tourism, though anecdotal […]

Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 3, 2026– Messer, the world’s largest privately held specialist for industrial, medical, electronic and specialty gases, has acquired WKS Group, a Singapore-based industrial gas platform with operations across Singapore and southern Malaysia. Transaction terms were not disclosed. Messer reported consolidated sales of approximately EUR […]

Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., July 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This Summer, leading luxury multi-brand digital platform Mytheresa will bring its signature appproach to curation and client service directly to the Hamptons with the launch of a bespoke mobile boutique experience, Mytheresa Out East. From June 30 through August 6 […]

Published [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] MUMBAI, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 3, 2026– NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced that the Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSE), a SEBI-recognized national stock exchange, has selected NTT Global Data Centers’ Chandivali Data Center campus in Mumbai to support its next-generation […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The earnings results from Best Buy and Kohl’s, announced Thursday, offer the latest evidence of consumers’ cautious spending amid a challenging economic environment. Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain, reported another quarterly drop in sales as Americans pull back on gadget spending to prioritize essential purchases and pay more […]