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Historic heat wave bakes the western U.S.

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A roofer works on a new roof in a housing development while the sun beats down on him as the heat wave continues Thursday, June 17, in Phoenix.
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As temperatures soar into the triple digits for the third straight day, a man uses a scooter to move along 20th Street Thursday, June 17, in Denver.
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Pedestrians walk along the street next to a homeless encampment as temperatures continue to soar past 115-degrees Thursday, June 17, in Phoenix.
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Pedestrians walk on a sidewalk next to a homeless encampment as temperatures continue to soar past 115-degrees Thursday, June 17, in Phoenix.
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A person waits for a bus in the shade as the heat wave in the Western states continues Thursday, June 17, in Phoenix.
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As temperatures soar into the triple digits for the third straight day, vendor James Oehlerking spreads ice over a tub of bottled beer to prepare the drinks for sale on the main concourse of Coors Field before the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 17, in Denver.
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Jack White leaps into his grandparents' backyard pool in the heat at their home on the Yuma Mesa, Ariz., Thursday, June 17, while the family dog Jackson looks on.
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Aaron Denison, left, owner of Yuma Snow On The Go, hands a cup of ice water to a U.S. Postal Service carrier who stopped in for a cool refreshment Thursday afternoon, June 17, in Yuma, Ariz.
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A dog walker gives water from a fountain to her pack of dogs at the Sepulveda Basin Dog park in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Thursday, June 17. Temperatures in the 80s and 90s were expected up and down the state, with triple-digit highs forecast in deserts, some mountains, non-coastal valley and interior areas.

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