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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People participate in a community walk in Highland Park, Ill., July 4, 2023, a year after a shooter killed seven people at the city's annual parade. The walk replaced the parade, and the city also held a remembrance service.
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A dressed-up dog stands before the start of the Fourth of July Parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire, July 4, 2023.
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Participants march during the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, on July 4, 2023.
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A member of the the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps, from Plymouth, Mich., plays his fife while entertaining fans for Independence Day, before the Detroit Tigers' baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on July 4, 2023, in Detroit.