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Fireworks festivities being scaled back this year (CNN.com)

(AP) -- Those seeking the oohs and aahs of traditional Fourth of July fireworks could be sadly disappointed this year: Public displays and sales of boxed firecrackers are being canceled or scaled back across the nation, victims of a sluggish economy, wildfire fears and product shortages caused by a warehouse fire in China.

Blazes in California Take a Toll on Fireworks (New York Times)

Wildfires have prompted some California towns and cities to impose a temporary ban on the use of fireworks.

To Improve Backdrop, Fireworks Move South (New York Times)

The city is moving the Macy?s Fourth of July fireworks display from Manhattan to Brooklyn this year for a simple reason: TV.

Cremated remains part of fireworks show (AP via Yahoo! News)

One of the fireworks bursting above the city this year will contain a bit of cremated remains — a fitting tribute, organizers say, to the man who ran the annual event for 40 years.

Do Fireworks Scare Pets? (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)

Fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations can frighten pets, but it's their startling reactions that are more alarming for pet owners. Panicked dogs, for example, have been known to jump through doors and tear through window screens. A couple years back in the UK, a prize dog named Skerry leaped over an 8-foot fence and was hit by a passing car after hearing fireworks go off.