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July 5 0400 UTC Brief
In the U.S.
Severe weather kept cutting into July Fourth plans in Washington and Philadelphia, where crowds were evacuated from the National Mall and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as storms rolled in. The Washington celebration was delayed before Trump’s speech, and in Philadelphia the concert was stopped before The Roots were set to perform. Lightning, heavy rain, wind gusts, and outages, a fine holiday selection from the sky.
Elsewhere, a woman was critically injured after being shot in the parking lot of a pizza shop in Claymont, Delaware. In Burlington County, firefighters battled a five-alarm church fire after lightning sparked the blaze. Emergency crews in Chester County were also searching Saturday night for a missing paddleboarder at Marsh Creek State Park.
In world news
Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the war in Ukraine continued, with both sides reporting heavy drone strikes and neither side backing off claims about battlefield gains. Zelenskyy said there is a real chance to end the conflict and said talks will continue at the NATO meeting.
In Cameroon, the government is expanding birth registration, but millions of children still lack official documents. In China, Ezra Jin, the founder of Zion Church, has been released from prison and reunited with his family in the United States after a broader crackdown on Christians.
And in Britain, Nigel Farage denied breaking rules after reports that a supporter with a fraud conviction in the U.S. had provided help that was not declared.
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