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Tampa Bay TimesSaturday, 4 July 2026
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Heat bears down as celebrations ramp up
President Donald Trump was on his way to South Dakota to deliver a speech and watch fireworks at Mount Rushmore.
Steven Sloan and Steve Peoples
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Florida housing developer eyes data centers
Deltona Corporation was behind a rezoning proposal in Citrus County.
Abby Disalvo
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America at 250 vs. America at 200: Has the mood shifted?
PolitiFact | A look back five decades to 1976 reveals notable similarities to today as U.S. celebrates another anniversary.
Louis Jacobson
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Pinellas cold case from 1987 ends in guilty verdict
Michael Lapniewski is sentenced to life in prison for beating, strangling Opal Weil.
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