Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'
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FILE - Mickelina Papotto, of Salem, Ore., left, and Lorie Odegaard, of Gaithersburg, Md., fan themselves while waiting in line for the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)FILE - A police officer holds ice to their neck to try and stay cool following the 2026 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anna Connors, File)FILE - Vendors sell Gatorade and water bottles near the Washington Monument during a heat wave, July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)FILE - A vendor sells Gatorade and water bottles near the Washington Monument during a heat wave July 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)FILE - Visitors use fans as as they wait to enter the Washington Monument, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)
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FILE - Mickelina Papotto, of Salem, Ore., left, and Lorie Odegaard, of Gaithersburg, Md., fan themselves while waiting in line for the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)