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of America's independence Saturday night, but not before the National Mall and Washington
“D.C. was temporarily evacuated because of a major storm nearby. In his remarks, he”
said America remains the greatest country on earth. For two and a half centuries, our American Republic is stood as the crowning achievement of human history. This country is the home of freedom. This is the land of liberty. And this is a flag. That's the banner of the most extraordinary, most exceptional,
most incredible nation ever to exist on the face of the earth. And we're doing better
now than we've ever done before. The celebration has been marred, however, by charges of politicization in the planning of the weeklong series of events. A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Trump administration to immediately replace the slavery exhibit that George Washington's first presidential home on Philadelphia's independent small. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, the city says it plans to appeal that ruling.
The exhibit has been the focus of a month-long legal battle over how the nation's
“founding should be presented at the site. Philadelphia's civil rights attorney, Michael”
Cord, says the exhibit should continue telling the full history of slavery. What we want is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to be told about
the horrors of slavery in Philadelphia under George Washington at America's first White
House. The exhibit has focused on the lives of the nine enslaved people who lived and worked at the site while George Washington served as president. The Trump administration plans to replace it with a broader exhibit on the founding of the presidency. Windsor Johnston and PR news. Britain's House Service has launched a counter-offensive to the flood of online misinformation
that's being aimed at young people. It did so by starting its own TikTok channel. Vicky Barker reports from London has more on our story. The best advice anyone ever gave me was two words. You can't. And you know what my response was? Two words. Watch me.
“The images that followed these white-on-black letters show not some super sporting feet,”
but water flowing into a drinking glass, spraying out of a garden hose into a child's face. Hammering home, the NHS warning to stay hydrated in the current heat wave. Other TikTok videos urge young man to check their testicles, warn about the dangers of tanning beds, explain which blotches and splotches on your skin could be cancerous. The NHS, taking its evidence-based advice into the influencer's own territory social media
platforms. For NPR News, I'm Vicky Barker in London. And you're listening to NPR News. New research finds this certain parenting practice is affecting use of screens and social media. As NPR is ridded, a charity reports the study followed nearly 8,000 teams across the US.
The research has found that when parents use a screen-based device in front of their kids, their team is more likely to have high-screen time and addictive use of social media. More than a third of families said they watch a screen during meal times, which was in turn linked to higher teen screen time. And nearly half of all teens said they have access to a screen and bed, which was also associated with more time spent on smartphones.
The researchers recommend establishing family rules around screen time, including removing screen-based devices during meals and at bedtime. And that parents should also follow those rules to support healthiest screen habits in their teenagers, free-to-chatee and Pianus. The annual hot dog eating contest in Kone Island in New York took place on Saturday despite
high temperatures throughout the area. Joey Jaws Chestnut won the men's trophy for eating 65 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. He was his 18th win in 21 appearances at Kone Island, Mickey Sudo of Tampa, Florida won the Women's Competition. France beat Paraguay Saturday one nil to move into the World Cup quarterfinals, Killian Mobapes scored his 19th career World Cup goal on a penalty kick in the 70th minute.
The weather was brutal in Philadelphia with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees for that entire game. And in Houston, Morocco overwhelmed Canada 3-nil, they'll now play France in the quarterfinal match on Thursday. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.
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