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  • zuma-showing-south-africa-middle-finger-by-meeting-gupta-brother-minister

    Zuma showing South Africa 'middle finger' by meeting Gupta brother - minister

    By Wedaeli ChibelushiSouth AfricaJuly 3, 2026

    Former President Jacob Zuma is "showing the middle finger" to South Africa after it emerged he met one of the Indian businessmen allegedly at the heart of a huge corruption scandal. A photograph of Zuma and Ajay Gupta in an Indian temple was shared by Indian media this week.

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  • hakeem-jeffries-addresses-democratic-party-divisions-says-trump-is-the-bigger-issue

    Hakeem Jeffries addresses Democratic Party divisions, says Trump is the bigger issue

    By Michel MartinNew YorkJuly 3, 2026

    On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Michel Martin asks House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York about the Democratic Party's midterm future.

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  • allies-converge-on-iran-as-funeral-ceremonies-for-supreme-leader-begin

    Allies Converge on Iran as Funeral Ceremonies for Supreme Leader Begin

    By Yeganeh TorbatiJuly 3, 2026

    Foreign dignitaries from China, Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere are set to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies get underway.

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  • the-decline-and-fall-of-what-exactly

    The Decline and Fall of what, exactly?

    By Robert KahnJuly 3, 2026

    Lately I've been reading a lot about early Christian martyrs and the late Roman Empire. No, really.

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    Russia's advance collapses in Ukraine, '40,000' troops killed in June

    By John T PsaropoulosUkraineJuly 3, 2026

    Ukraine's long-range strikes hit targets in Russia as observers suggest 1.4 million Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began.

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  • an-independence-day-without-common-sense

    An Independence Day Without Common Sense

    By Maxwell G. BurkeyUnited StatesJuly 3, 2026

    Americans have celebrated Thomas Paine's Common Sense for generations. What gets lost in the fanfare is how common sense is not some eternal repository of political wisdom, but something continually reshaped by democratic debate, argument, and persuasion.

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  • what-to-the-slave-is-the-4th-of-july-frederick-douglass-speech-read-by-james-earl-jones▶ Video

    "What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": Frederick Douglass Speech Read by James Earl Jones

    Rochester, New YorkJuly 3, 2026

    We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, Douglass gave one of his most famous speeches, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" He was addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. The late actor James Earl Jones read the historic address during a performance of Voices of a People's History of the United States, which was co-edited by Howard Zinn.

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    Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70

    By Jaroslav LukivTaipei, Hong KongJuly 3, 2026

    Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after battling lung cancer.

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  • july-4th-events-threatened-by-heat-wave-and-russia-strikes-on-ukraines-capital

    July 4th events threatened by heat wave. And, Russia strikes on Ukraine's capital

    By Brittney MeltonUnited StatesJuly 3, 2026

    July 4th events for America's milestone birthday are being threatened by a brutal heat wave. And, Russia has struck Ukraine's capital, killing several people in what it calls retaliatory attacks.

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  • long-lines-for-gas-shatter-the-illusion-of-normalcy-in-wartime-russia

    Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia

    By Nataliya VasilyevaJuly 3, 2026

    “Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps.

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  • irans-khamenei-funeral-which-world-leaders-are-attending

    Iran's Khamenei funeral: Which world leaders are attending?

    By Sarah Shamim and ReutersTehran, IranJuly 3, 2026

    Several heads of state and other government officials will gather in Tehran for supreme leader's state funeral.

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  • the-american-revolution-was-more-radical-than-the-founders-wanted

    The American Revolution Was More Radical Than the Founders Wanted

    By Ed SimonYorktownJuly 3, 2026

    For generations, historians have downplayed the American Revolution as a squabble between elites. But the revolution unleashed egalitarian forces its architects could neither control nor contain.

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