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World Service,04 Jul 2026,54 mins

US marks 250 years of independence

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US president Donald Trump kicks off celebrations for the 250th anniversary of America’s independence with a speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Also in today's programme: Taylor Swift marries her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, in a star-studded ceremony in New York; and Alex Sinclair, a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, made international headlines back in April when he was detained by police for wearing a kippah, a Jewish religious head covering embroidered with both Israeli and Palestinian flags, joins us. Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Colleen Graffy, a law professor at Pepperdine Caruso Law School in California and Kaya Genç, a European Press Prize finalist, and author of four books. Photo: People are greeted by a poster of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) display at the Great American State Fair celebrating the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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