Fatima Domingpe applies sunscreen to her face near the Mosaic Fountain in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday, July 7. A record heat wave has been in the area for more than a week.
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Fatima Domingpe applies sunscreen to her face near the Mosaic Fountain in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday, July 7. A record heat wave has been in the area for more than a week.
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Ten-year-old Lilly Hwang-Geddes, left, of Ithaca, New York, plays in a fountain at the Yards Park on Thursday, July 5, in Washington.
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Ten-year-old Lilly Hwang-Geddes, left, of Ithaca, New York, plays in a fountain at the Yards Park on Thursday, July 5, in Washington.
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Six-year-old Spencer Hwang-Geddes of Ithaca, New York, cools off at the Yards Park on Thursday. Weather forecast predicted the hot weather will last through Sunday with possible daily triple-digit temperatures.
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Six-year-old Spencer Hwang-Geddes of Ithaca, New York, cools off at the Yards Park on Thursday. Weather forecast predicted the hot weather will last through Sunday with possible daily triple-digit temperatures.
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A boy enjoys the waterfall in the Yards Park fountain on Thursday.
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A boy enjoys the waterfall in the Yards Park fountain on Thursday.
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Chilren play in the fountain away form Thursday's scorching temperatires at the Yards Park.
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Chilren play in the fountain away form Thursday's scorching temperatires at the Yards Park.
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Shannon Mack and Bobby Rush keep cool with their dog, Bubba, in a pool at their apartment in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Shannon Mack and Bobby Rush keep cool with their dog, Bubba, in a pool at their apartment in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Keshyra Pitts, 7, plays in the spray of a hydrant in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Keshyra Pitts, 7, plays in the spray of a hydrant in Chicago on Wednesday.
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Lori Bryant holds her 7-month-old nephew Justin Tackett as Marianne Oliver cools him down during the Fourth of July parade in Downers Grove, Illinois.
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Lori Bryant holds her 7-month-old nephew Justin Tackett as Marianne Oliver cools him down during the Fourth of July parade in Downers Grove, Illinois.
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Residents find relief from the heat at the McCarren Park pool in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday, July 3.
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Residents find relief from the heat at the McCarren Park pool in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday, July 3.
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Abbi Buck, of Cookeville, Tennessee, gulps a bottle of water as sweat drips down her face as she visits the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Tuesday.
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Abbi Buck, of Cookeville, Tennessee, gulps a bottle of water as sweat drips down her face as she visits the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Tuesday.
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Katie Kiang finds shelter from the heat to study for the Graduate Record Examinations inside an air-conditioned mall in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Monday. Kiang's home is one of the thousands without electricity after storms hit hard.
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Katie Kiang finds shelter from the heat to study for the Graduate Record Examinations inside an air-conditioned mall in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Monday. Kiang's home is one of the thousands without electricity after storms hit hard.
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Gene Holmes splashes into a quarry lake after jumping from a rope swing on Monday, July 2, at the Beaver Dam Swimming Club in Cockeysville, Maryland.
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Gene Holmes splashes into a quarry lake after jumping from a rope swing on Monday, July 2, at the Beaver Dam Swimming Club in Cockeysville, Maryland.
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Without electricity to operate the pumps at his gas station in Silver Spring, Maryland, Ken Duckson fills a cooler with ice he cannot sell because his cash registers will not work.
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Without electricity to operate the pumps at his gas station in Silver Spring, Maryland, Ken Duckson fills a cooler with ice he cannot sell because his cash registers will not work.
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Aziz Taylor, 11, plays in a water fountain Monday in the Capitol Heights neighborhood of Washington.
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Aziz Taylor, 11, plays in a water fountain Monday in the Capitol Heights neighborhood of Washington.
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Lifeguard Niko Garcia jumps into a pool in Washington on Monday to try and beat the heat wave gripping the nation.
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Lifeguard Niko Garcia jumps into a pool in Washington on Monday to try and beat the heat wave gripping the nation.
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A boy plays in a water fountain in Washington on Sunday, July 1, amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States.
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A boy plays in a water fountain in Washington on Sunday, July 1, amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States.
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Bryan Moran sprays his dog, Rocky, with water in Washington's Columbia Heights on Sunday. Eastern cities were forecast to approach or break record-high temperatures.
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Bryan Moran sprays his dog, Rocky, with water in Washington's Columbia Heights on Sunday. Eastern cities were forecast to approach or break record-high temperatures.
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Linda Gordon, right, finds relief from the extreme heat with an ice pack in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, June 30.
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Linda Gordon, right, finds relief from the extreme heat with an ice pack in Memphis, Tennessee, on Saturday, June 30.
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Residents crowd onto the beach at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, in the powerful heat on Saturday.
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Residents crowd onto the beach at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, in the powerful heat on Saturday.
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Beachgoers lie in the sun at Coney Island on Saturday.
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Beachgoers lie in the sun at Coney Island on Saturday.
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A boy plays in the ocean at Coney Island on Saturday.
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A boy plays in the ocean at Coney Island on Saturday.
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Workers brave the high heat to repair a storm-damaged roof at the Park Tanglewood apartments in Riverdale, Maryland, on Saturday.
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Workers brave the high heat to repair a storm-damaged roof at the Park Tanglewood apartments in Riverdale, Maryland, on Saturday.
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Beads of sweat roll down Francisco Hernandez's face as he works to repave Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, June 29.
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Beads of sweat roll down Francisco Hernandez's face as he works to repave Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, June 29.
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Children play in the water at Six Flags Over Georgia in Atlanta, where temperatures topped 100 degrees on Friday.
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Children play in the water at Six Flags Over Georgia in Atlanta, where temperatures topped 100 degrees on Friday.
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