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  "textContent": "New York knows how to stage a spectacle. It also knows what it takes to control one. This July, those two realities are on a collision course. A Times Square ball drop is set for midnight on July 3rd to mark America’s 250th birthday. It will happen. It will be broadcast. It will take place […]\n\nThe post A Ball Will Drop—But at What Cost? Times Square’s America250 Celebration Raises Serious Concerns first appeared on Times Square Chronicles.",
  "title": "A Ball Will Drop—But at What Cost? Times Square’s America250 Celebration Raises Serious Concerns"
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