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NEW YORK 鈥?From flashy firework displays for massive crowds to small-town parades, Americans celebrated the United States ; 241st birthday in both joyous and serious ways.Tuesday events even went international, as U.S. senators travelled to Afghanistan and spent the holiday with the troops and an Independ
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CAMBRIDGE 鈥?Cambridge council agreed to give Drayton Entertainment a one-time fund to kee
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