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  • July 2: Members of the New York Police Department rappel from a helicopter onto a ferry as a tourist boat passes in the background during a terrorist training exercise in the waters off Ellis Island in New York.
  • July 2: A “For Sale” sign hangs on the front of a former Home Depot store in Frankfort, Ky. The store was among the fifteen under-performing stores closed by the nation's largest home improvement chain last year.
  • July 2: A United gate agent checks passengers in by hand at the United Airlines terminal at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, after a computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights at O'Hare International Airport on Thursday, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
  • July 2: Roger Doiron picks salad greens from his garden in front of his home, in Scarborough, Maine. Doiron, a sustainable food advocate who campaigned for the First Family to plant a garden at the White House is now lobbying first families around the country to eat local sustainable food for their Fourth of July feasts. So far, nine governors' offices have responded saying their menus on Saturday will include local foods ranging from Maine lobster to South Dakota pheasant jerky to milkshakes made with Montana huckleberries.
  • July 2: A departure board at the United Airlines terminal in Chicago's O'Hare International Airport displays computer failure notices, after a computer problem temporarily disrupted United Airlines flights, causing long delays and lines for travelers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
  • July 2: Defending champion Paula Creamer walks back into the clubhouse after withdrawing from the tournament in the first round at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic golf tournament, in Sylvania, Ohio. Creamer has withdrawn from the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic because of an injured left thumb.