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Provo’s annual Grand Parade invited floats, marching bands, government officials, veterans, businesses, helium balloons, horses and more to travel along the streets of Provo, waving to the thousands of people watching on Thursday, July 4.

Gov. Ricardo Rossello, right, and Congresswoman representing Puerto Rico Jennifer Gonzalez celebrate the results of a referendum on the status of the island in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 11, 2017. The governor announced that the U.S. territory overwhelmingly chose statehood on Sunday in a non-binding referendum held amid a deep economic crisis that has sparked an exodus of islanders to the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Ari Fleischer spoke in a BYU forum on Sept. 20, 2016. He worked as George W. Bush's spokesman during the 2000 election and the White House press secretary from 2001 to 2003. (Ryan Turner)

In this photo taken April 25, 2016, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a town hall at Thomas farms Community Center in Rockville, Md. According to AP sources: Kasich will end his bid for White House. (Associated Press)

UN personnel execute a peacekeeping operation. Students learned about these operations during the conference call on Wednesday. (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)