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A man wearing a U.S. flag-themed hat drives through Ojai, Calif., on July 3, 2025. (Clara Mokri/The New York Times)

A man wearing a U.S. flag-themed hat drives through Ojai, Calif., on July 3, 2025. (Clara Mokri/The New York Times)

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