<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.55%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/09/07/id5911664-GettyImages-2234051547-LSedit.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5911664" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>People prepare to participate in the Mexican Independence Day parade in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 6, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Scott Olson/Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:71.01%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/09/07/id5911665-GettyImages-2233971406-LSedit.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5911665" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Las Vegas on Sept. 6, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Ethan Miller/Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

Notable moments from the past week in America.{ai:summary}<p>People in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood prep for a Mexican Independence Day parade on Sept. 6, 2025.</p><p>Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Las Vegas on Sept. 6, 2025.

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America in Photos: US Open Finals, Protests in Washington, and Mexican Independence Day Celebrations

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