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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Maddie Miller, of Tampa, Florida, raises her head during the World Famous Key Lime Pie Eating Championship, In Key West, Florida, July 4, 2023. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
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New U.S. citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance after being sworn in during a naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Virginia, July 4, 2023.
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The Washington Monument is seen past a float during the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, July 4, 2023.
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People compete in the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, July 4, 2023.