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Washington, D.C., organizers canceled America’s Independence Day Parade before its scheduled 10:30 a.m. start as an Extreme Heat Warning disrupted events for the United States’ 250th Independence Day. The Great American State Fair on the National Mall was postponed after multiple visitors reportedly fainted on Friday, then reopened later Friday evening before being postponed again Saturday. Authorities also halted parts of the Freedom 250 celebration, closing food tents, canceling flyovers and urging attendees to evacuate the Mall as severe weather moved in.

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