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When it comes to celebrating the Fourth of July, Americans across the political divide share more in common than they might expect.

A new poll conducted by HarrisX for the Deseret News showed almost equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats say they like to spend time with family, have a barbecue or watch fireworks.

However, some of the nation’s strongest patriotic symbols were more likely to be embraced by Republicans than Democrats. When asked whether they planned to fly a flag on Independence Day, 82% of Republicans said they would, compared to 62% of Democrats. Republicans were more likely to say they would say the Pledge of Allegiance (70%) or sing the national anthem (67%).

But near-equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats said they would watch fireworks, shop at a small business or volunteer in their community.

Read more of what the poll says about how today’s Americans feel about our country.

Korean official confident in strong U.S.-South Korea relations regardless of election outcome

A senior South Korean official in Utah this week doesn’t expect much change in the long-standing relationship between his country and the United States regardless of who occupies the White House after the November election.

“I don’t worry about the future of the bilateral relationship,” Lim Jung-taek said, noting it goes back more than 70 years to the Korean War.

As consul general, Lim’s role is less political and more about advancing trade and cultural relationships, which is what brought him to Utah. On Wednesday, Lim presented Ambassador of Peace medals to the families of Korean War veterans at Memory Grove in Salt Lake City. On Tuesday, he attended a luncheon with Utah businesses put on by World Trade Center Utah and met with Gov. Spencer Cox, who is leading a trade mission to South Korea and Japan in September.

Read more about Lim’s visit to Utah and what he said about the Utah-South Korea relationship.

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