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Kids from a local Scouting group helped the Rev. John Jackman celebrate at Trinity Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the church marked the end of its latest Debt Jubilee Project to buy up and retire medical debt.
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These church members disagree on politics. Together they're wiping out medical debt
Noam Levey
Trinity Moravian Church, a politically diverse congregation in Winston-Salem, N. C., has been raising money to retire medical debt in the surrounding community.
Fireworks illuminate the skyline above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol during U.S. Independence Day celebrations, as seen from Arlington, Va., on July 4, 2025.
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July 4th fireworks in Washington: What's different for America's 250th?
Bill Chappell
A table setting of a meal typical for working-class people in 18th and 19th-century Annapolis is displayed at Hogshead Trades Museum.
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Food defined social hierarchy in 1776. Here's what was on the table
Ava Berger

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Students toss their mortarboards in the air at a 2018 commencement ceremony at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
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U.S. forward #20 Folarin Balogun celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during their opening World Cup group match against Paraguay in Inglewood, Calif. on June 12, 2026.
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