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Posted at 3:30 pm on July 4, 2017 by Amelia Hamilton A new video by Ancestry.com is celebrating Independence Day by having a diverse group read the words of the Declaration of Independence. At the end of the video, it’s revealed that every person who appears in the video is the direct descendant of one of the signers of the historical document. It’s a poignant reminder of America’s roots, where she is today, and what an incredible country can make that much progress in just over 200 years. Watch the video here:

Posted at 5:00 pm on July 4, 2017 by Susan Wright As a student of Psychology, my immediate thoughts about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s most recent outrage is that he’s acting out. To take he, his family and friends for a relaxing outing on a beach he had closed to the public, and then to show no remorse when the media put him on blast – that’s not just garden variety arrogance. That’s lashing out. It’s almost like he had his dreams torn away. He had his hopes set high, with every reason to believe things were going to work out, but then, he got nothing.

Posted at 6:33 pm on July 4, 2017 by Jennifer Van Laar The “small” city of Simi Valley, California is known for its sense of community and patriotism. After all, it is the home of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where thousands are gathered today to celebrate Independence Day. Just 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles, Simi Valley is, in many ways, a world away.

Posted at 9:22 pm on July 4, 2017 by streiff On July 4, North Korea time, the Kim Jong Un regime conducted a test of what was technically an ICBM. For the first time, a part of the United States, Alaska, was brought within the range of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal.

Posted at 10:00 pm on July 4, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Journalists were gobsmacked to discover that Trump tweeted an animated GIF of him from his wrestling days knocking out someone with the CNN logo superimposed over his head. Among the scandalized were the “targets” of the tweet – CNN itself. And so, CNN did what any reasonable, sensible, and journalistic operation would do: they sought out the person who originally made the GIF on Reddit. Oh good.

Sen. Cory Booker said Monday that he hasn't ruled out a presidential bid in 2020. In an interview with CNN's "The Axe Files," Booker said that he has no plans yet to challenge President Trump in the next election, but that he still hasn't decided against it. "I don't know what the future's going to bring," Booker told CNN host and former Obama aide David Axelrod.

Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.) deleted an Instagram photo with a constituent Monday after receiving backlash on social media. The photo, posted Monday to Brat's Instagram account, shows the GOP lawmaker with a man holding a sign that reads "told a local Richmond NBC affiliate that the post wasn't meant as a call to violence against Hillary Clinton. "No, that's — that's laughable, right?" Brat told NBC12. "I thought the guy was just getting at the Benghazi injustice that everybody knows is a tragedy.

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