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Courts
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Federal judge denies Trump's request for more time to fight paying E. Jean Carroll $5.8 million, days after the Supreme Court refused his appeal.
Her lawyers say he's stalling while interest piles up
Source: USA Today
July 4, 2026
Environment
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Twenty of Iowa's 41 monitored state park beaches have been flagged unsafe for swimming at least once in the season's first seven weeks.
Two beaches clean just one week
Source: The Iowa Capital Dispatch
July 4, 2026
Justice Dept
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The Justice Department admits it accidentally sent Jack Smith's sealed report to lawyers for the former prosecutor charged with leaking that same report.
Defense spotted it within one day
Source: Mediaite
July 4, 2026
Extremism
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About 400 masked Patriot Front members march through Washington on July 4 with Confederate flags, chanting "reclaim America" as the capital marks its 250th anniversary.
Members surrounded commuters at Metro stations
Source: The Independent
July 4, 2026
Grift
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Nearly 1 million buyers of Trump's memecoin have lost a combined $3.8 billion while his disclosure shows the coin paid him $636 million in royalties.
Structure pays him on every trade
Source: The Next Web
July 4, 2026
Justice Dept
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The Justice Department tells a federal judge its bribery case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was baseless, calling charges he misled U.S. investors a foreign matter.
Judge ordered prosecutors to justify dismissal
Source: Reuters
July 4, 2026