Nation to celebrate the 4th with caution
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The Fourth of July fireworks display billed as the nation's biggest is trying to up this year's oohs and aahs with a pyrotechnic novelty: exploding shells aimed at the water, not the sky. The so-called nautical shells are supposed to explode on the surface of the East River, remaining illuminated for a few seconds before fading out, said Robin Hall, executive producer of the Macy's Fourth of July display.
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If you&#39;ve got some time between now and your New Year&#39;s Eve celebrations, try to focus on the financial issues that need to be taken care of before the ball drops.
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Fears of disruption force Mexico's president to hold Independence Day celebrations outside the capital.
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If Benjamin Franklin, one of the original Fourth of July guys, had been around, he would have said to Venus, "There's an electric quality to you, young lady. I'm glad you're showing it off here in London. We want the English to respect us Americans."
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Will the private couple let the public help them celebrate?
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MOSCOW  - Russians marked the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution on Sunday with marches, Communist rallies and protests against a parliamentary proposal to scrap what was once the most sacred Soviet holiday. Some pro-Kremlin legislators have proposed replacing the Nov. 7 holiday with a new holiday on Nov. 4 to be called National Unity Day. Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is expected to consider the measure Wednesday in the first of three required votes.
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If you're trying to make your Fourth of July last three days or more, you're not alone. In cars and on planes, millions of Americans are on vacation this week as the nation takes advantage of a midweek holiday. More than 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from their homes some time this week &#151; a new record for Independence Day travel &#151; despite heightened security because of failed car bombings in Britain.
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Delaying the January vote would raise new dangers. So will going ahead
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China is preparing to mark Sunday the centenary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, the father of the country's modernization drive, with a flurry of nationalistic and party celebrations.
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With the United States keeping to the sidelines, delegates from more than 190 countries have gathered here both to celebrate the enactment of the
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It's a landmark day, but should anyone care?
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The great traditional British family event of Pancake Day is under threat, according to a new poll out today
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Those of us not raised with the comforts of religion must make do with denial. It&#39;s not a great trade. The overwhelming probability that all of us, our successes and failures notwithstanding, will wind up
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When you light your sparklers and paper volcanoes this Fourth of July, you can be almost certain they were made in China. But unlike some brands of seafood, toys, tires or toothpaste, these Chinese products shouldn't be cause for alarm.
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Authorities around the Asian region battered by the tragedy that killed more than 100,000 people scaled back or cancelled celebrations today.
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Americans have a new way to celebrate the Fourth of July: Drop Mentos candies into 2-liter bottles of Diet Coke and watch as the soda shoots skyward. For the messy technique, thank Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz.
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With both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve falling on a Sunday this year, revelers in many states will have to stock up a day early if they want to celebrate at home by raising a glass of champagne or some well-aged scotch.