When the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the high temperature in Philadelphia was 76 degrees — Thomas Jefferson himself recorded the measurement.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Goalkeeper Angelina Anderson recorded one save for her third shutout of the season.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
American writer Gardner Soule chronicled the decade’s thrilling race to inhabit the sea in a series of 1960s features for Popular Science.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
2 July 2026
Several hundred reporters showed up at Argentina’s training session on Thursday at Inter Miami’s Fort Lauderdale training facility and chronicled Messi’s every move.
The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter.
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Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
3 July 2026
The New York Times reported in February that Freedom 250 was allegedly trading access to Trump for donations, causing concern among congressional Democrats.
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