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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 14 hours agoThe U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden...
Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoThe ceremony to welcome Lee into the newly completed home comes just days before the nation...
Hurricane prep: Florida’s sales tax holiday to end Friday
WFTV via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThrough June 14, you won’t pay sales tax on various items that range from batteries to portable...
Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 1 hour agoThere were two options for the Dallas Mavericks. Boston awaits. Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29...
NBA Finals: Mavericks roll to blowout victory over Celtics in Game 4
Los Angeles Times· 1 hour agoLuka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the...
Neighbors explain what Juneteenth means to them as the holiday approaches
KMTV 3 News Now Omaha· 2 hours agoThe Juneteenth was first celebrated in Texas, where on June 19 in 1865, in the aftermath of the...
Rock Island recognizes Juneteenth as official holiday
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport· 10 hours agoJuneteenth is now an official holiday in Rock Island. City Council members unanimously voted to...
Massachusetts sales tax holiday returning August 10 and 11
CBS News· 13 hours agoDuring the sales tax holiday, the Massachusetts sales tax of 6.25% will be suspended for most items...
Sevyn Streeter holds songwriting workshop for young Rochester musicians
WROC Rochester· 1 hour agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The official Juneteenth holiday is next Wednesday, June 19. Singer and songwriter Sevyn Streeter will headline the Juneteenth festival in downtown Rochester Saturday. Frida…
2024 Juneteenth celebrations in the Charlotte area
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 3 hours agoJuneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery -- June 19 was the day that the last slaves in the U.S. were made aware of their...