July 4 weekend
Coverage of July 4 weekend in the Nexus archive.
- Dallas Police respond to nearly 300 fireworks disturbance calls during July 4 weekend
Dallas Police responded to nearly 300 fireworks disturbance and random gunfire calls during the July 4 weekend, with the number of such incidents decreasing compared to the previous year.
- Tens of millions bake under July 4 weekend heat dome as NYC swelters through hottest day in 14 years ahead of America 250 celebrations
Tens of millions are experiencing extreme heat under a July 4 weekend heat dome, with New York City recording its hottest day in 14 years ahead of the America 250 celebrations.
- Virginia Beach hotels 'sold out' or 'about sold out' ahead of July 4
Virginia Beach hotels are nearly sold out for the July 4 weekend, according to John Zirkle, president of the Virginia Beach Hotel Association. The city's over 13,000 hotel rooms have few vacancies remaining ahead of the holiday.
- Sun fires off 10 solar flares in 24 hours as multiple Earth-bound CMEs raise northern lights hopes for July 4 weekend
The Sun emitted 10 solar flares in 24 hours, with multiple Earth-bound coronal mass ejections (CMEs) potentially leading to increased northern lights visibility over the July 4 weekend.
- Airbnb is once again using machine learning to block party bookings over July 4 weekend
Airbnb is using machine learning again to block party bookings over the July 4 weekend. Last year, the system redirected over 20,000 people in the U.S. from higher-risk whole-home bookings during the holiday.