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Live updates: Donald Trump holding rally in Racine, his third Wisconsin rally of 2024
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoAt the time, Trump was in the middle of his hush money trial in Manhattan. His first rally in...
Celebrating Juneteenth
The Weatherford Democrat· 7 hours agoIn 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which established an official holiday to commemorate the end of...
Houston rainfall could strengthen to named storm
Axios· 11 hours agoThe Bayou City is bracing for days of heavy rainfall as a disturbance brews in the Gulf of Mexico. The big picture: The National Hurricane Center said...
Monroe County agriculture: Dairy facts offered for National Dairy Month
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoWeather forecast for agriculture, by the National Weather Service’ Climate Predication Center, is...
California Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools
New York Times· 5 hours agoGov. Gavin Newsom called on Tuesday for a statewide ban on smartphone use in California schools,...
Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? “Juneteenth” is a portmanteau, combining the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the day Granger issued the proclamation. Juneteenth is for everyone ...
Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoWhen the Civil War ended in April 1865, U.S. General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and...when the 13th Amendment was ratified. The next...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoHis colleagues went ahead with the plan, but the march was not as large as they had hoped, so they...
Slade Cecconi shines as Arizona Diamondbacks roll past Nationals
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo Sports· 2 hours agoAt 36-37, the Diamondbacks are within one game of .500 for the first time since April 23, when they were 12-13. They are tied for the final National League ...
All national parks will be free for the first time this week
TheStreet.com· 8 hours agoAmid a nationwide reckoning on race and inequality that occurred after George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in 2020, Juneteenth was officially established as a federal holiday in June ...