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On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 626, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. In 1943, Ivi Eenmaa, Estonian politician, 36th Mayor of Tallinn was born. In 1950, Jon Trickett, English politician was born. In 1954, Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was born. In 1962, The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. In 1976, Ľudovít Ódor, Prime minister of Slovakia was born. In 1978, Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, 42nd Mayor of Tallinn was born. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1997, The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. In 2020, Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Embarrassing Fixes to Trump’s Tacky State Fair Arch Revealed

The Daily Beast

July 2, 2026

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Embarrassing Fixes to Trump’s Tacky State Fair Arch Revealed

Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesDesperate attempts have been made to stop President Trump’s Great American State Fair from literally falling apart before our eyes.Trump’s event, held on the National Mall, has already been subject to poor attendance, which has even been called out by his own supporters.Now the miniature version of Trump’s Triumphal Arch has undergone a botched facelift, after visitors complained about one of the event’s main attractions looking “plastic,” and christening it a “Temu” arch, after the budget website.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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