Cookouts, parades, beer and fireworks remain at the center of Americans' Fourth of July celebrations. Here's a look at some of the ways people around the country are spending the Independence Day holiday weekend.
In Photos: Fourth of July Celebrations
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Fireworks burst on the National Mall above the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, July 4, 2023.
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Confetti falls on the audience during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell, July 4, 2023, in Boston.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden and their family watch a fireworks show during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House in Washington, July 4, 2023.
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An actor impersonating Benjamin Franklin reads the Declaration of Independence on Independence Day at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Virginia, July 4, 2023.