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Millions of people in the U.S. are trying to stay cool as the summer's first major heat wave continues to create dangerous conditions across the Midwest and along the East Coast. That heat is expected ...

Temperatures could hit 100 degrees Monday and Tuesday — a level of heat that Philadelphia hasn't reached since 2012. But people who need to be at home, for work or any other reason, are stuck trying ...

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