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Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
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Early blast of heat and humidity leaves millions sweltering across the US
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Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
![Mark Schiefelbein A woman wearing a sweatshirt on her head to protect herself from the sun walks across a crosswalk in downtown Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. High temperatures are expected to stay in the 90s in the nation's capital for the rest of the week as a heat wave builds into the Northeast. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a2e65aaa9ddc4753951cc266911b2a3d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman wearing a sweatshirt on her head to protect herself from the sun walks across a crosswalk in downtown Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. High temperatures are expected to stay in the 90s in the nation's capital for the rest of the week as a heat wave builds into the Northeast. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
![Ross D. Franklin People sit at a light rail stop as the temperature hits 104-degrees Monday, June 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d37f3ce7d489496e97e27df5e873b796/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People sit at a light rail stop as the temperature hits 104-degrees Monday, June 17, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
![Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer People cool down at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/96c7d72942a7441788b387f7d9676cac/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People cool down at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
![Don Treeger Chad Welch of Holyoke chugs water while laying asphalt at Kenefick park in Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a6ce8b30f2e541c89876ab8ea7a73a26/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Chad Welch of Holyoke chugs water while laying asphalt at Kenefick park in Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP)
![Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Madeline Kilduff, 4, plays at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3153b671be0b458994c7541e615eb80a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Madeline Kilduff, 4, plays at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
![J. Scott Applewhite Workmen with the Architect of the Capitol office, perform maintenance on the irrigation system in a park near the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Extreme heat is expected to break records for tens of millions of people in the United States this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/abc4adac70394d469760dad5c093a595/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Workmen with the Architect of the Capitol office, perform maintenance on the irrigation system in a park near the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Extreme heat is expected to break records for tens of millions of people in the United States this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
![Robert F. Bukaty The cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean attract a crowd to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/061eba43835d4ed99c33f7f9ca0dbd1b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean attract a crowd to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
![Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Iris Murdie, 8 and her sister, Finoa, 10, play in the water at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e452375526b2450e986340bd8826102c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Iris Murdie, 8 and her sister, Finoa, 10, play in the water at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
![Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer People cool down at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3b40723cf97c473f8b644dbb5df2a0f4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People cool down at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
![Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Finoa Murdie, 10, jumps through the water at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/85253102bc1048bd95fcbb9a148113ae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Finoa Murdie, 10, jumps through the water at the Green River Timber Crib Dam in Guilford, Vt., on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Kristopher Radder /The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
![Jeff Faughender 9-year-old Wyatt Flagherty cooled off as temperatures rose in Louisville, Ky., at the Iroquois Park sprayground on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal/USA Today Network via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fbcdaa9b9b8d445cb3783fbe390fe8d6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
9-year-old Wyatt Flagherty cooled off as temperatures rose in Louisville, Ky., at the Iroquois Park sprayground on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal/USA Today Network via AP)
![Don Treeger Amyia Garcia, 7, cools off in her backyard pool at her home in Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/780d6db9743640ea8d3c1330ecb83f5c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Amyia Garcia, 7, cools off in her backyard pool at her home in Springfield, Mass. (Don Treeger/The Republican via AP)