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Why Anderson Cooper is optimistic about America

CNN's Anderson Cooper explains why he remains optimistic about the United States of America on the eve of the country's 250th birthday, remembering the 1976 Fourth of July in New York City with his family.

03:32 • Source: CNN
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Why Anderson Cooper is optimistic about America

CNN's Anderson Cooper explains why he remains optimistic about the United States of America on the eve of the country's 250th birthday, remembering the 1976 Fourth of July in New York City with his family.

03:32 • Source: CNN
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Swifties freak out over box of pastries from van near MSG

Fans waiting outside Madison Square Garden early Saturday erupted with excitement after a catering van gave out pastries, sparking speculation they may have come from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding. CNN has not independently confirmed the pastries were connected to the wedding.

00:55 • Source: CNN
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Taylor and Travis are married. Here are the details

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, whose joyous and public courtship played out as a blockbuster rom-com, are married. CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister has some of the surprise details.

00:40 • Source: CNN
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Anderson blind taste tests an American classic candy

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen blind taste test great American foods as they count down to America's 250th birthday live from Times Square.

00:43 • Source: CNN
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Trump goes off-script during storytime

President Donald Trump joined Second Lady Usha Vance for an episode of “Storytime with the Second Lady” to read “Presidents Play!” a children's book about how US presidents spent their free time. The reading quickly went off-script.

01:28 • Source: CNN
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How hot dogs explain America’s 250th

As we reflect on America’s 250th birthday, CNN’s Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten takes a long look at the backyard bbq stalwart, the hot dog. As a nation, we consume 150 million hot dogs every 4th of July, but it’s their creation that truly paints a picture of how our country came to be.

01:42 • Source: CNN
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‘Travis as a backup dancer’: Prince William appears on Kelce bros.’ podcast

Prince William was a surprise guest on Jason and Travis Kelce's podcast, "New Heights," with the episode dropping the same day Travis Kelce is celebrating his wedding to Taylor Swift.

01:22 • Source: CNN
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Why VAR disallowed Croatia’s late equalizer

In the 13th minute of stoppage time, Croatia thought they scored a late equalizer. But VAR intervened, using sound wave technology to overturn the goal. CNN’s Patrick Snell explains.

00:49 • Source: CNN