Long Islanders pine for togetherness on July 4th amid nationwide divisions
(WorldNews Health)

So many of the July Fourth celebrations that remind Americans they are one people have been canceled — just as the pandemic and November elections splinter the country. A holiday started 244 years ago to signify a new nation coming together after an 8-year slog for independence, arrives in 2020 as the United States has figuratively declared war on itself, whether over wearing protective masks or from disagreements about race relations. On Long Island, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means a July Fourth without the massive Jones Beach fireworks display. It means keeping social distance and staying separate and hearing health and government officials urging people to stay home. “We`re going to...