Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States
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FILE - Visitors use fans as as they wait to enter the Washington Monument, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, 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 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)
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FILE - Visitors use fans as as they wait to enter the Washington Monument, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)