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Jelly Roll will headline Summerfest on July 4, 2026. He'll perform at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater, joined by special guest Tyler Hubbard. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 19. Tickets go ...

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Tanzania marks its 64th Independence Day today under a dark, unprecedented cloud. For the first time, there will be no celebrations, only protests. The nation braces for a wave of anti-government ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects a guard of honour during her arrival at the Tanzanian Parliament for the official inauguration of the 13th Parliament in Dodoma on November 14. [AFP] ...

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy traveled to Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was debated and signed, for a Fourth of July speech that highlighted its lasting importance, writes ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - In December 2022, the Independence school board voted for the school district to move to a four-day school week. On Tuesday, Independence voters affirmed that schedule.

Shortened school weeks are here to stay in Independence — for now. Independence residents voted Tuesday night in favor of the four-day bell schedule implemented by the district in 2023, which is ...

In an effort to recruit and retain more teachers, the Independence School District transitioned to a four-day school week two years ago. Independence adopted the shorter school week two years ago to ...