Washington: America turns 250 on Saturday — a landmark birthday that coincides with a time of deep national division and a president determined to seize the festive center stage. The independence anniversary also comes in the middle of a brutal heatwave that has placed some 160 million Americans under major or extreme heat warnings, playing havoc with planned parades and block parties in towns and cities across much of the country.

The United States declared independence from British rule 250 years ago. The country plans a big celebration in Washington, DC.

This proud and boisterous occasion is undeniably tinged with both division and doubt

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As the country turns 250, many Americans aren’t in the mood to party.

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Throughout its epic history, the United States have been anything but. The republic’s semiquincentennial will be marked not by unity, but by entrenched division.

US turns 250 amid division and hope

This year, the United States is marking 250 years of independence with celebrations across the country. An historic occasion that US President Donald Trump intends to turn into…

Festivities marking the 250th anniversary of American independence are ramping up across the United States

WASHINGTON (AP) — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride — and…

El presidente convierte el 4 de julio en una exhibición de poder mientras la sociedad llega al aniversario con el patriotismo en mínimos, celebraciones rivales y dudas sobre la…

The United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence on Saturday amid a historic heat wave that has forced the suspension or rescheduling of events in several cities…

El presidente del país se ha programado a sí mismo como la atracción central de un Día de la Independencia que viene marcado por una ola de calor histórica en Washington

Trump claims American identity is under attack as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday amid national division and political strife.

“You do not have to be born here, but you do have to love what we have built,” he says.

In his speech at Mount Rushmore, the president lauds American exceptionalism while taking aim at domestic ‘radicals and extremists’.

The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with political polarization and a heat wave as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday

MOUNT RUSHMORE, July 4 — US President Donald Trump lashed out yesterday at what he called a fresh threat against the country’s identity, taking aim at domestic “radicals and...

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on July 3 at what he called a fresh threat against the country's identity, taking aim at domestic "radicals and extremists" on the eve of…