Heat wave expected to bring record-breaking temps, heighten wildfire risk to parts of Western US
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Daniel Aragonez leaves a cooling center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A person sits in the shade of trees in a nearly empty park in Los Angeles, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A person sits in the shade at a bus stop in Los Angeles, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A small plastic pool is filled with water for children to cool off on a soccer field in Los Angeles, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A painter on a ladder braves the searing heat in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles on Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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Daniel Aragonez leaves a cooling center in Los Angeles, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)