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Colonial Americans were drinking coffee long before they dumped tea into Boston Harbor or fought a war for independence. The establishments that served it were already brewing revolutionary ideas.
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As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early should we arrive at the fireworks show: What should I listen to?
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A new exhibit at the Pensacola Museum of History through May 2027 gives visitors a look at what life was like in Pensacola and British West Florida more than 250 years ago and the importance of the colony's 1781 fall to the Spanish to the American Revolution.
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Within two weeks, the state's Republican party disinvited Fishback from a marquee candidate event and a fellow challenger for governor — Jay Collins — sued Fishback to disqualify him from the race. The efforts speak to the messy succession fight underway and surging support for Fishback among disaffected Floridians.
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Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to reach up to 115 degrees. The evening fireworks display remains scheduled. -
Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it. -
The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. -
Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America. -
Severe heat is forcing Independence Day event organizers across the country to change and even cancel festivities.
