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D.C. region sweats its way through heat wave First came the record-setting heat, then the storm that knocked out power. Without air conditioning, residents are doing their best to stay cool.
July 8, 2012
Ricky Baker, 51, embraces his grandson, Isaiah Brandon, 6, as he wipes his face while cooling off at the Yards Park in Washington, D.C.
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Pigs at the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary took refuge from the heat in the mud, under a cool mist.
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Washington Nationals left fielder Michael Morse (38) tries to cool down by splashing water in his face during the game against the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park.
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July 8, 2012
Washington Nationals third base coach Bo Porter (16) talks with right fielder Bryce Harper (34) after he stole third base in the third inning during the game at Nationals Park. The Nats lost 4-3 to the Colorado Rockies.
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July 8, 2012
Diedra Spires, 42, of Forest Heights, Md., fans herself to cool off during a church service at Inner Light Ministries in Southeast Washington, D.C.
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July 7, 2012
A fan blows air on riders in the U Street Metro station in the District.
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July 7, 2012
Fatima Domigpe applies sunblock in downtown Silver Spring.
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July 7, 2012
Lequita Bryant, 25, right, of Worcester, Mass., watches as her brother Brandon James, 21, lifts her son Jeremiah, 10, into a sprinkler at the Lincoln Memorial in the District.
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July 7, 2012
Isaiah Counsil sits amid the streams of water from the Mosaic Fountain in downtown Silver Spring,
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July 6, 2012
Phillip Dugaw's airplane to Charleston, S.C., got stuck in a soft spot caused by the heat on the tarmac at Reagan Airport. The photo went viral after he posted it to Reddit.
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July 6, 2012
Mike and Eileen Hutson wipe away perspiration while crossing in front of the Capitol. Even with the hot weather, security officials still required them to give up their water bottles before visiting the Capitol.
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July 6, 2012
Albert Gordon, 17, left, and Donnelly Ditzhazt, 19, practice some artistic movements in the pool at the McLean Gardens apartment complex. The pair train at the Washington School of Ballet for eight hours a day. With temperatures rising to the triple digits, many of the school's dancers continue to pursue their passion underwater and well into the evening.
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July 6, 2012
Mark Stricherz and his daughter Lucy, 3, splash in the fountains at the Yards Park.
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July 5, 2012
Miracle Moody, 9, center, and her cousins enjoy playing and swimming in their grandmother's backyard pool in the Henson Ridge neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. The Graham family filled the pool for the children as part of the Independence Day festivities and filled the pool up again for a second day of play. From left: The children are Semaj Graham, 3, Andrew Graham, 4, Miracle Moody, 9, and Sanaya Graham, 7.
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July 5, 2012
Hanna Lyter, 8, left, and Lauren Pidcock, 10, enjoy the Lazy River at Ida Lee Park as temperatures rose to nearly 100 degrees in Leesburg.
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July 5, 2012
Ally Rohn, 3, drinks a bottle of water during an outing at Baker Park in Frederick.
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July 3, 2012
Matt Barker, 28, of Winchester, Va., floats with a cooler in tow while tubing on the Potomac River in Harper's Ferry, W.V. Barker was one of dozens who hit the river to beat the heat as temperatures approached 100 degrees.
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July 3, 2012
With electrical power out for the fourth day in a row and no air conditioning, several pet owners in the Mantua neighborhood of Fairfax provided their dogs, Beau, left, Biscuit, center, and Abe with some relief from the heat.
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July 2, 2012
Marcus Hewitt swings from a rope while jumping into a quarry lake at the Beaver Dam Swimming Club in Cockeysville, Md.
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July 2, 2012
Aziz Taylor, 11, of the District, plays in a water fountain to beat the heat in the Capital Heights neighborhood.
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July 1, 2012
Hermon Getu poured water over his head following a soccer game that he and his teammates of the Seattle Tikur Anbessa soccer club played during the AESAOne 2012 soccer tournament at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington. AESAOne stands for All Ethiopian Sports Association One. Sunday saw temperatures soar again.
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July 1, 2012
A woman cooling herself in a misting fan is reflected in a mirror during the final round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda.
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July 1, 2012
A worker shovels ice onto seafood at Jessie Taylor Seafood in Southwest Washington, D.C. Utility crews made slow progress Sunday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heat wave in the Eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon. Temperatures shot back into the 100 degree range in many areas, prompting the National Weather Service to warn of the prospect of severe thunderstorms including large hail and damaging winds.
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July 1, 2012
Cindy Chung, left, carried a basket with two 10-pound bags of ice with her mother Janet Chung, center, at Harris Teeter's free ice distribution to anyone passing by the chain's location in Rockville. The Chung's were picking up ice as well as water after losing power on Friday night in the storm.
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