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Independence Day in the US sees protests and celebrations
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: Protesters set fire to an American flag near President Donald Trumps Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, part of the Demonstrate How to Dishonor the American Flag event put on by the Revolution Club in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The event was led by Activist Gregory `Joey' Johnson will burn the U.S. flag to protest President Donald Trump's call to re-criminalize flag burning. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Fireworks are set off on the National Mall over the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and US Capitol Building as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Fireworks are set off on the National Mall over the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and US Capitol Building as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Fireworks are set off on the National Mall over the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and US Capitol Building as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Demonstration flights held over the National Mall as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Demonstration flights held over the National Mall as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Demonstration flights held over the National Mall as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Demonstration flights held over the National Mall as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, USA - JULY 4: Demonstration flights held over the National Mall as part of celebrations for Independence Day (4th of July), in Washington, United States on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • LOS ALAMITOS, CA - JULY 4, 2020: Southern California residents sit on the roofs of their vehicles to watch the fireworks during the Drive-Up 4th of July Spectacular at the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base during the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020 in Los Alamitos, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: Protesters take to the streets in Hollywood, dancing at the intersection of Hollywood blvd and Ivar street on Saturday, July 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. As the confirmed cases of COVID19 continue to spike in California amid re-opening, protests sparked by the killings at the hands of Police continue across the country. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: Protesters placed the remains of a burned American flag atop President Donald Trumps Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, part of the Demonstrate How to Dishonor the American Flag event put on by the Revolution Club in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The event was led by Activist Gregory `Joey' Johnson will burn the U.S. flag to protest President Donald Trump's call to re-criminalize flag burning. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: A street performer dressed as the Joker holds bank notes to be set fire to by a protester during the Demonstrate How to Dishonor the American Flag event put on by the Revolution Club in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The event was led by Activist Gregory `Joey' Johnson will burn the U.S. flag to protest President Donald Trump's call to re-criminalize flag burning (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 04: Protesters march thru Hollywood, part of the Demonstrate How to Dishonor the American Flag event put on by the Revolution Club in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The event was led by Activist Gregory `Joey' Johnson will burn the U.S. flag to protest President Donald Trump's call to re-criminalize flag burning (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
  • MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 04: People participate in a demonstration called Roll4Justice on July 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The protest, which included people on skates, bike, skateboard, and foot, passed through downtown Minneapolis, the Uptown neighborhood, and culminated at Bde Maka Ska. A number of protest demonstrations occurred around the Twin Cities on Independence Day which were critical of the annual American celebration. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
  • MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JULY 04: People participate in a demonstration called Roll4Justice on July 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The protest, which included people on skates, bike, skateboard, and foot, passed through downtown Minneapolis, the Uptown neighborhood, and culminated at Bde Maka Ska. A number of protest demonstrations occurred around the Twin Cities on Independence Day which were critical of the annual American celebration. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: A protester who wished only to be identified as A. Jacobs, center, listens to Kerrigan Williams speak at The Park at LeDroit before a joint march of Freedom Fighters DC and Concerned Citizens DC in Washington, DC on Independence Day, July 04, 2020. (Photo by Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC JULY 04: Dozens of protesters March through downtown on Independence Day in Washington, DC on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: Fireworks are launched from the Empire State Building as part of the 44th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks on July 4, 2020 in New York City. This is the final night of July 4th firework displays in locations around the city that are kept secret in an attempt to minimize crowds gathering in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: A person wears a protective face mask and holds a sign stating 'Cancel July 4th' on Brooklyn Bridge as New York City moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020. Phase 2 permits the reopening of offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, barbers and beauty parlors and numerous other businesses. Phase 2 is the second of four phased stages designated by the state. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
  • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 04: Fireworks explode at the Red Rock Resort during a 10-minute-long Fourth of July pyrotechnics show put on by Fireworks by Grucci on July 4, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
  • People celebrate Independence Day by relaxing at the beach on July 4, 2020 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Crowds at the beach were below normal for a holiday weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic and a spike in COVID-19 cases in Florida. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: People wearing American flag colored clothing pose in Herald Square as the city moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020 in New York City. Phase 2 permits the reopening of offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, barbers and beauty parlors and numerous other businesses. Phase 2 is the second of four-phased stages designated by the state. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: The Nordstrom store is lit up in red, white, and blue as the city moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020 in New York City. Phase 2 permits the reopening of offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, barbers and beauty parlors and numerous other businesses. Phase 2 is the second of four-phased stages designated by the state. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
  • A couple embrace at the World War II Memorial in the Mall as fireworks burst during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, DC on July 4, 2020. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Fireworks burst over Washington Monument at the National Mall during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, DC on July 4, 2020. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AFP) (Photo by JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AFP via Getty Images)
  • UNITED STATES - JULY 4: Fireworks are seen over the Washington Monument on Saturday, July 4, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: Fireworks explode over the White House as part of the Fourth of July celebration July 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a “Salute To America” celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: President Donald Trump and first Lady Melania Trump watch fireworks at the White House on July 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a "Salute to America" celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: Red and blue smoke obscures the White House as part of a Fourth of July celebration July 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a “Salute To America” celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA - JULY 04: Former Army Golden Knights parachutist Dana Bowman brings in the Flag before the start of the 101st annual Black Hills Roundup rodeo on July 04, 2020 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The town celebrated Independence Day with the rodeo, a parade, a street dance and a carnival. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
  • The White House is illuminated with red, white and blue lights during the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: Anti-Trump activists burn U.S. flags at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House July 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. Anti-Trump activists rallied on Independence Day to voice their disapproval of President Trump's handling in the wake of the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
  • US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover near the White House on July 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting a "Salute to America" celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform a flyover near the White House on July 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting a "Salute to America" celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
  • US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watch as planes flyover during the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
  • US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to host the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: A vintage WWII aircraft performs a flyover near the White House on July 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting a "Salute to America" celebration that includes flyovers by military aircraft and a large fireworks display. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
  • US President Donald Trump speaks as First Lady Melania Trump listens during the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
  • US Army parachuters carrying a US National flag descend on the Ellipse during the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
  • US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives for the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
  • US Army parachuters carrying a US National flag descend on the Ellipse during the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
  • BAYONNE, NJ - JULY 4: A B2 bomber leads a group of fighter jets during a military flyover as part of Independence Day festivities on July 4, 2020 as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: A densely populated beach is seen in the distance as an American flag waves at Coney Island as the city moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020 in New York City. Phase 2 permits the reopening of offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, barbers and beauty parlors and numerous other businesses. Phase 2 is the second of four-phased stages designated by the state. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: People visit the crowded beach at Coney Island as the city moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020 in New York City. Phase 2 permits the reopening of offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, barbers and beauty parlors and numerous other businesses. Phase 2 is the second of four-phased stages designated by the state. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 04: A man holding a child wear masks on the beach at Coney Island as the city moves into Phase 2 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic on July 4, 2020 in New York City. Phase 2 permits the reopening of offices, in-store retail, outdoor dining, barbers and beauty parlors and numerous other businesses. Phase 2 is the second of four-phased stages designated by the state. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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