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Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint.

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Construction on the National Mall in preparation for the Great American State Fair.
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Bob Packwood, senator who resigned amid sexual misconduct scandal, dies aged 93

The moderate Republican, an advocate of abortion rights, resigned in 1995 amid accusations of sexual harassment

Former US senator Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women’s rights was spoiled at the end of his career by allegations of sexual harassment, has died. He was 93.

Packwood’s death on Saturday was announced in an obituary sent to media outlets by his family.

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© Photograph: Jack Smith/AP

© Photograph: Jack Smith/AP

© Photograph: Jack Smith/AP

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