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Ahead of the July 4 weekend, Los Angeles County today reported 6,529 daily Covid infections, which is very nearly the highest total the county has seen since early February. Only the 7,209 recorded on May 31 is higher. L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said earlier this week that daily infection…

Louis C.K. revealed today via his website that he’s directed a new indie titled Fourth of July, calling on his fan base to advocate for its release in their cities. The secret movie written by C.K. and comic Joe List centers on Jeff (List), a recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC who confronts his acerbic…

Macy’s 4th Of July fireworks celebration on NBC, hosted by Renée Elise Goldsberry and Ryan Eggold, aired to an average of 4.38 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic on Sunday. Despite being Sunday’s highest-rated program, the holiday special continued to fall from previous iterations. The Sunday…

A quarter-century ago, Will Smith’s Capt. Steven Hiller was “a little anxious to get up there and whoop ET’s ass” and save Earth from alien invaders in Independence Day. In 2021, the actor paid it forward in a less-dramatic but equally cool way: He paid a reported $100,000 to save New Orleans’ Fourth of July fireworks…

On July 2 of 2020, when the initial spring surge of Covid-19 was fading, local elected officials across Southern California ordered virtually every beach shut down from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. Cities around California cancelled fireworks displays. Governor Gavin Newsom closed bars and mandated masks in…

The American tradition of watching fireworks has been mostly cancelled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Due to social distancing guidelines, these shows are another event that the public will have to miss out on during this health crisis. In California, many local beach councils voted to close their…

Just minutes after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors closed local beaches for the long holiday weekend, a somber Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti took to his podium. “This period will be our second big test,” said Garcetti. “It is now time for a pause,” said the mayor. “We simply cannot risk people’s…

A day after President Donald Trump reminded Americans about how the Continental Army “took over the airports" in 1775, Fox News viewers offered more alternative facts today. During the Fifth of July broadcast of Outnumbered, co-anchor Julie Banderas pointed out that it’s “a crime to burn the American flag.” Just one…

Donald Trump called on Americans to “stay true to our cause” and declared that "the future of American freedom rests on the shoulders of men and women willing to defend it," during his “Salute to America” Fourth of July speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday. Trump’s remarks, which focused on America’s…

On the eve of what’s gearing up to be the most divisive Fourth of July since James G. Watt split the country into Beach Boys fans and haters back in ’83 (party of one, Mr. Watt?), President Donald Trump is proclaiming that the cost of his Salute to America event “will be very little compared to what it is worth.” But…