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The American flag wasn't always revered as it is today. At the beginning, it was an afterthought 07/04/2023 12:42am • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the bedroom of the Betsy Ross House, a reconstruction of where the upholsterer worked on her most famous commission, a long flag with a circle of 13 stars hangs over a Chippendale side chair and extends across the floor. Over the weeks in 1776 needed to complete the project, Behind the scenes of the (legal) DC-area fireworks stand: A tradition old as freedom 07/03/2023 04:30pm • I decided to hit the streets of Virginia this year to see what new — and legal — items were for sale for this Fourth of July. After all, putting on your own fireworks show is an annual tradition for many in the area. " pyros around here," said Oscar Thrower, assistant manager at t Gentrification leads to madness, cannibalism and laughs in 'The Horror of Dolores Roach' 07/03/2023 02:35pm • When Justina Machado returns home to her native Chicago, she barely recognizes it. Machado grew up in Chicago's inner city, in the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Humboldt Park and Logan Square — all of which she says have been gentrified. “You love the good restaurants, you love all this beauty, They envision the world's tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing 07/03/2023 09:33am • COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life, lumberjacks trudge into the woods and farmers tend wild blueberries just like they have for generations here at the nation's northeastern tip, where the vast wilderness and ocean meet in one of the last places on the East Coast unsp This Ohio museum shows that TV is older than you might think 07/03/2023 09:20am • The history of television began long before millions of people gathered in front of their black-and-white sets and fiddled with the antenna and horizontal hold to watch Lucy, Uncle Miltie and Howdy Doodie. “Everybody thinks TV started in the ‘50s or the late ’40s. Almost nobody knows it existe Here's how to keep cool and stay safe during a heat wave 07/03/2023 08:22am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery for millions of people from the Pacific Northwest to the South. And the official end of summer is still months away. Here’s a guide on how to keep cool and stay Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 9-15 07/03/2023 08:08am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 9-15: July 9: Actor Richard Roundtree is 81. Singer Dee Dee Kenniebrew of The Crystals is 78. Actor Chris Cooper is 72. TV personality-turned-musician John Tesh is 71. Country singer David Ball is 70. Business leader Kevin O’Leary (“Shark Tank”) is 69. Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence 07/03/2023 02:17am • PARIS (AP) — The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a suburban mayor’s home that injured family members. The grandmother of 17-year-old 'This is my stop': MetroHero hands conductor's hat to new WMATA commuters, watchdogs 07/02/2023 09:17am • MetroHero — a D.C. transit project launched in 2015 with the goal of keeping track of Metro's trains, issues and commute changes in real time — has reached its final stop. A number of new trackers have already stepped up to take its place. Friday, Metro said the MetroMeter tool will step in t Windows smashed in Swiss city, 7 detained in 'echo' of violence in France 07/02/2023 05:23am • BERLIN (AP) — Seven people were detained, most of them teenagers, after several shop windows in the Swiss city of Lausanne were smashed as young people gathered in an “echo” of riots in neighboring France, police said Sunday. More than 100 people gathered in downtown Lausanne, in French-speaki Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter 07/01/2023 10:08pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing by police has triggered days of rioting and looting across the nation. Und Legal recreational weed hits Md. dispensary shelves 07/01/2023 05:43pm • Recreational marijuana dispensaries throughout Maryland opened their doors to curious and excited customers for the first time Saturday, many of whom said it was about time they could buy legal cannabis. Milton Sorrel lined up about an hour before the RISE Dispensary in Silver Spring opened and tol Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting 06/30/2023 11:35pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and A'ja Wilson, who helped the Las Vegas Aces win their 1st WNBA title, signs a 2-year extension 06/30/2023 11:15pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson didn’t want to waste the time of other team's as a free agent when she knew she didn't want to leave Las Vegas. The two-time MVP signed a two-year contract extension with the Aces, the team announced Friday. “The minute they drafted me, they took a chance on me,� Downtown Chicago course presents significant challenge for NASCAR Cup Series 06/30/2023 10:31pm • CHICAGO (AP) — There are seven 90-degree turns. There are manhole covers, and transitions from concrete to asphalt and back. The margin for error is small, and any rain will make the course exponentially more difficult. Welcome to the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history. NASCAR brings i