U.S. Midwest and South battle sweltering heat
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Stephen Clark, of Powhatan, Va. hydrates as he works to replace power lines in the sweltering heat Wednesday, June 15, in Richmond, Va.3/13
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Trevor Gammon, right, and Conner Evans, of Richmond, relax in hammocks strung between the limbs of a tree on Belle Isle as they escape the sweltering heat along the banks of the James River, Wednesday June 15, near downtown in Richmond, Va.4/13
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A man leaps into Lake Michigan along the lakefront near Oak Street Beach while sunbathers soak up temperatures in the 90s on Wednesday, June 15, in Chicago.5/13
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Bicyclists and sunbathers find some shade while temperatures in the 90s persist along the lakefront Wednesday, June 15, near North Avenue Beach in Chicago.6/13
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Larese Jones, 9, of East Garfield Park, plays with other children in her mother's day care in the Crown Fountain on Michigan Avenue, Tuesday afternoon, June 14, in Chicago. Much of the Midwest and a swath of the South braced for a potentially dangerous and deadly heat wave on Tuesday, with temperatures that could reach record highs in some places and combine with humidity to make it feel like it’s 100 degrees or hotter in spots.7/13
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Aliz Kovacs Taylor, 5, plays with her mom in the Crown Fountain on Michigan Avenue, as temperatures spike in Chicago, Tuesday, June 14.8/13
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Children play in the Crown Fountain on Michigan Avenue, Tuesday afternoon, June 14, in Chicago.9/13
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Children play in the Crown Fountain on Michigan Avenue, Tuesday afternoon, June 14, in Chicago.10/13
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Children play in the Crown Fountain on Michigan Avenue, Tuesday afternoon, June 14, in Chicago.11/13
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Children play in the Crown Fountain on Michigan Avenue, Tuesday afternoon, June 14, in Chicago.12/13
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Zach Ward wipes sweat off his brow with his shirt while installing a fence, Tuesday, June 14, in downtown South Bend, Ind. Ward said he needs to drink at least a gallon of water throughout the day and is still thirsty when he gets home on a hot day.13/13
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Damian Stewart, 8, plays in the splash pad at Howard Park, Tuesday, June 14, in downtown South Bend, Ind.
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