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'Now there's a stampede': Chaotic scenes emerge amid evacuation order at Trump's fair

July 4, 2026 9:03PM ET A number of journalists reporting on the ground at the Great American State Fair have shared video of chaotic scenes unfolding after an evacuation order was issued due to severe weather, chaos sparked by “several hundred” attendees who refused to leave the National Mall. “Look, look, it’s a stampede, they’re jumping over the things, people are falling down right over here!” said controversial far-right journalist James O’Keefe, reporting from the National Mall in a vide ...

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DOGE Ends, Bitcoin Begins? Musk and Saylor's July 4 Posts Fuel Speculation

Sat, July 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM EDT The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially ended on July 4, the sunset date written into President Donald Trump's January 2025 executive order. Posts from Elon Musk and Michael Saylor quickly fueled speculation that Bitcoin (BTC) inherits the reform story. Musk, DOGE's former co-leader, marked Independence Day with a patriotic video montage instead of a farewell to the program. Meanwhile, MicroStrategy's executive chairman answered him with one ...

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Fire breaks out on Brooklyn Bridge during New York's fireworks show

July 4, 2026, 11:08 PM NEW YORK -- A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during the city's July Fourth fireworks show, spreading flames and setting off a plume of smoke before firefighters extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported. Two fire engines were used to put out the blaze, the city's fire department said. Firefighters were seen dousing the flames shortly before 10 p.m. on the bridge, which had been closed to traffic during the show. A department spokesperson said ...

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FTC Commissioner Fired By Trump Speaks Out After Supreme Court Ruling: 'Profoundly Disappointed'

Jul 4th, 2026, 4:58 pm Former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter spoke out for the first time since the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump had the authority to fire her without cause. Slaughter joined MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff on Saturday on his Connect show, where she discussed the Supreme Court ruling against her in their 6-3 decision. The ruling was one of a handful of recent decisions, some of which handed major wins to the president. Trump fired Slaughter, a Democrat, i ...

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FBI seized more than 600 drones near World Cup events

July 4, 2026, 10:08 PM EDT The FBI says it has seized more than 600 drones near FIFA World Cup sites after authorities determined the devices violated restricted airspace since the tournament began on June 11. The total number of seized drones nationwide has doubled in less than two weeks. The FBI, along with accredited operators from local and state law enforcement around the country, is monitoring drone activity near World Cup competitions and related fan fest events. The Federal Aviation ...

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Masked men with Confederate flags storm D.C. on July 4: video

July 4, 2026 12:26PM ET Hundreds of Confederate flag-bearing men marched into Washington, D.C. on July 4th, according to multiple reports.In a post on X, journalist Mitchell Miller, a reporter for WTOP News, shared a video of what he described as "a group of masked men gathered at Union Station" with Confederate flags and calls for "reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants." Miller added, "They have been marching across Capitol Hill." He wasn't the o ...

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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin

Nearly 1 million people who bought President Trump’s memecoin have lost money through the end of June, according to a report by the cryptocurrency analytics firm Nansen. Their losses total $3.81 billion. The analytics firm’s assessment was calculated this week after Mr. Trump signed an annual financial disclosure showing that he walked away with a $636 million payout on the same crypto bet, part of a haul of at least $2.2 billion from all of his business ventures in 2025. The odds were always ...

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MAGA stalwart claims someone with Trump Derangement Syndrome 'geoengineered' DC heatwave

A MAGA faithful and prominent 2020 election denier claimed the intense heat oppressing the nation’s capital and disrupting America’s 250th celebrations was “geoengineered” by a person with Trump Derangement Syndrome. Kylie Jane Kremer, a right-wing activist who organized rallies for President Donald Trump before the January 6 riot, insisted “someone with an extreme case of [Trump Derangement Syndrome] geoengineered this weather in DC.” “Same way they geoengineered Trump’s inauguration to be on ...

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Major Union Livid After 1,000 Factory Workers Were Replaced With 50 Robots

"They say it's the wave of the future, and if that's so, they're taking away jobs from people." By Joe Wilkins Published Jul 4, 2026 6:01 AM EDT One of the most powerful labor unions in the United States is furious, as over 1,000 workers at General Motors’ leading Detroit factory are being pushed out to make room for dozens of new robots. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, the lack of work coincides with the installation of 50 AI-integrated manufacturing robots, which GM install ...

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Trump tries again to delay $5m sexual abuse payout to E Jean Carroll

Lawyers for Donald Trump have requested more time to pay a $5m civil judgment to magazine columnist E Jean Carroll from 2023, days after the US supreme court declined to hear an appeal. In a new filing, the president’s attorney said that since his former lead counsel, Justin Smith, took up a position as a federal judge last month (a post he was nominated to by Trump), his new lead counsel, Josh Halpern, needed more time “to become completely familiar with the facts and procedural circumstances” ...

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Mallory McMorrow ends bid for Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan

2 min ago - July 5, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes, two-way clash between the party’s center and its progressive left flank. “I ... (NBC News)

NATO Chief Faces Challenge At Summit As Trump Demands 'Loyalty' And Not Just Burden-Sharing

34 min ago - Jul 5, 2026, 08:34 AM EDT | Updated 3 hours ago ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s bigge ... (Huff Post/AP)

British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen

1 hr ago - Posted 8:41 AM, Jul 05, 2026 A cargo ship came under attack Sunday off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, the British military said, the latest maritime attack off the conflict-torn Arab country. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center re ... (Scripps News/AP)

Folarin Balogun eligible to play for US v Belgium as Fifa rescinds red card suspension

1 hr ago - Folarin Balogun’s red card and one-game suspension received in the United States’ previous World Cup game has been rescinded and the striker will be available to play in Monday’s last-16 game against Belgium, Fifa announced on Sunday. ... (The Guardian)

Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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Shooting at July Fourth cookout near Coney Island beach leaves 8 wounded, including 4 kids

3 hrs ago - Updated 9:42 AM CDT, July 5, 2026 Leer en español NEW YORK (AP) — A shooting at a Fourth of July cookout near New York’s Coney Island beach wounded eight people, including four children, police said. One of the victims, a 21-year-ol ... (AP)

US Supreme Court to hear gun, LGBT, voting rights cases in next term

3 hrs ago - July 5, 2026 6:06 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court, fresh off a momentous term, already has a slate of important cases set up for its next term that begins in October on issues including guns, vot ... (Reuters)

OPEC+ Ratifies Planned Oil Quota Hike as Gulf Flows Rebound

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Record heat suspected in over 20 deaths as severe weather puts damper on Fourth of July festivities

6 hrs ago - July 4, 2026, 8:59 PM EDT / Updated July 5, 2026, 12:46 AM EDT Record-setting heat is suspected in 25 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celeb ... (NBC News)

Putin and Trump held 'businesslike' 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says

6 hrs ago - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump on a July 4 call lasting nearly 90 minutes in which the US leader again offered to help end the Ukraine war, according to Russia’s foreign ministry. The call came ahead of a critical NATO ... (CNN)

Vessel forced out of New York ship parade over 'politically charged' banners

6 hrs ago - July 5, 2026 12:04 AM EDT Updated 42 mins ago NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard said "politically charged" messages led to the removal of an environmental group's vessel from a fleet of sailing ships gathered in New ‌York ... (Reuters)

PECO workers remain on strike; negotiations to resume Sunday

7 hrs ago - ByLeland Pinder Saturday, July 4, 2026 10:49PM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Negotiations between PECO and IBEW Local 614 ended Saturday night without reaching a new deal. Union officials said talks are expected to resume Sunday, while picketing continues a ... (WPVI)

Fire breaks out on Brooklyn Bridge during New York's fireworks show

7 hrs ago - July 4, 2026, 11:08 PM NEW YORK -- A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during the city's July Fourth fireworks show, spreading flames and setting off a plume of smoke before firefighters extinguished the blaze. No injuries were report ... (ABC News/AP)

'Now there's a stampede': Chaotic scenes emerge amid evacuation order at Trump's fair

8 hrs ago - July 4, 2026 9:03PM ET A number of journalists reporting on the ground at the Great American State Fair have shared video of chaotic scenes unfolding after an evacuation order was issued due to severe weather, chaos sparked by “several hundred&# ... (Raw Story)

FBI seized more than 600 drones near World Cup events

9 hrs ago - July 4, 2026, 10:08 PM EDT The FBI says it has seized more than 600 drones near FIFA World Cup sites after authorities determined the devices violated restricted airspace since the tournament began on June 11. The total number of seized drones nation ... (NBC News)

The Atlantic republishes JD Vance's Trump op-ed from 2016

10 hrs ago - 07/04/26 6:01 PM ET The Atlantic on Saturday republished Vice President Vance's essay, originally published exactly 10 years ago on July 4, reviving some of the more biting comments Vance made about President Trump prior to becoming his second vice p ... (The Hill)

FTC Commissioner Fired By Trump Speaks Out After Supreme Court Ruling: 'Profoundly Disappointed'

11 hrs ago - Jul 4th, 2026, 4:58 pm Former Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter spoke out for the first time since the Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump had the authority to fire her without cause. Slaughter joined MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff ... (MEDIAite)

DOGE Ends, Bitcoin Begins? Musk and Saylor's July 4 Posts Fuel Speculation

12 hrs ago - Sat, July 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM EDT The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially ended on July 4, the sunset date written into President Donald Trump's January 2025 executive order. Posts from Elon Musk and Michael Saylor quickly fueled spe ... (Yahoo! Finance)

Union claims 3 striking PECO workers injured on picket lines; company calls claims 'false'

14 hrs ago - By6abc Digital Staff WPVI logo Saturday, July 4, 2026 3:18PM PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The union representing striking PECO workers says three members have been injured since they hit the picket lines just after midnight Saturday. IBEW Local 614 said th ... (WPVI)

Bill Clinton calls out 'people in charge' in July Fourth message

14 hrs ago - Presidents Obama and Bush also had messages for America's 250th birthday. By Hannah Demissie July 4, 2026, 4:29 PM ................. And while the messages celebrated the founding of America and its values, including a commitment to always trying ... (abc news)