Friday, July 4, 2025

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Quick Hits

Former boxing champion Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by ICE on Wednesday in California for overstaying a U.S. tourist visa and now faces deportation to Mexico. Officials say Chávez, who fought Jake Paul just days earlier, has an active warrant in Mexico on organized crime and weapons trafficking charges linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. (See Details)

Actor Michael Madsen, 67, known for roles in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, died July 3 at his home in Malibu, California, of apparent cardiac arrest. (More)

➤ American tennis player Frances Tiafoe faced an upset at Wimbledon on Wednesday, losing to Britain’s Cameron Norrie in four sets. It’s Tiafoe’s earliest Wimbledon exit since 2019. (More)

More than 160 people who paid to have their ashes launched into orbit as a final resting place instead had their ashes lost at sea after the Nyx capsule’s parachutes failed and it crashed into the Pacific. (More)

A man casually filmed himself with a massive tornado swirling behind him in Gary, South Dakota, last week, as severe storms tore through the state’s northeast. (See Video)

A 19-year-old pilot from Memphis, Tennessee, was detained in Antarctica after Chilean authorities said he filed a false flight plan and landed without permission during his solo attempt to fly to all seven continents. (See Details)

Florida Trivia

Here’s a guide to deep cleaning your grill grates safely and effectively, using pantry staples and a few simple steps. (See Guide)

When a cooking site asked three chefs to name the best store-bought chocolate ice cream, they all picked the same $12 pint. (See Which One)

Amazon’s Fourth of July sale is serving up major discounts on travel gear, with deals up to 77% off across luggage, tech, clothing, and outdoor essentials. (See Deals)

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Poll Position

What are your plans for the Fourth of July?

  1. Grilling and chilling
  2. Watching fireworks
  3. Escaping the crowds
  4. Re-reading the Constitution
  5. TBD / playing it by ear
 

Yesterday’s Results:

How do you feel about fireworks?

  1. Love them… before 10 p.m.: 34%
  2. Love them!: 30%
  3. My pet has a formal complaint: 19%
  4. Meh: 17%

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“My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans live there.”

— Robert Frost, a poet known for his dry wit and deep appreciation for the American people.

TriviaToday’s Trivia

Which two U.S. presidents died on the Fourth of July, on the very same day, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted? 

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