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East Coast endures first heat wave of summer Temperatures in the Northeast soared into the upper 90s on Thursday for a second day as residents fled to pools and beaches, tourists reorganized their sightseeing itineraries, and street vendors and store owners made a small fortune selling bottled water and other cold drinks.
Bianca takes a dip in Kansas City's J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain. (AP Photo)
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Piper Motyka, 5, cools down at the William "Bunny" Davis Recreational Swimming Pool in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo)
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June 21, 2012
James Crudup of Washington cools off by running through a stream of water coming from an open fire hydrant on Wilmington Place SE. The temperature in the city hit 99 Thursday, as measured at Reagan National Airport.
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June 21, 2012
James Williams, 10, increases the pressure from a tapped fire hydrant to spray neighborhood children in the 1700 block of W Street in Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood. Much of the area was stricken by power outages Thursday, forcing many outside into the record heat to looks for ways to cool down.
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June 21, 2012
Davion Brown, 28, sprays Reniya Brown, 10, from a fire hydrant in the 1700 block of W Street in Washington's Anacostia neighborhood.
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June 21, 2012
Will Claros, 9, left, and cousin Klever Reyes, 6, play in the midday heat in the Prince George’s County, Md., community of Edmonston. The pair said the weather didn’t bother them.
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June 21, 2012
Will Claros, 9, and his cousin Klever Reyes, 6, play under shade trees in Edmonston, in Prince George’s County, Md.
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June 21, 2012
Lucas Olivo, 6, of Cheverly, Md., runs through a wall of water at Yards Park in Washington.
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June 21, 2012
Young people play in the water at the Lower Falls of the Swift River in Albany, N.H.
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June 21, 2012
Tori Chebere, 17, left, and Sarah Marcano, 18, right, sunbathe at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn.
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June 21, 2012
Sunbathers cool off at drinking fountains on the boardwalk in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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June 21, 2012
A man and child rest in the shade by the East River during record-breaking heat in New York.
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June 21, 2012
Dean Lo, right, of Ocean City cools off with his brother Jeremy and daughter Reynia in a water sprinkler on the Mall in Washington..
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June 21, 2012
Water is poured over Andrey Krivetc, 11, while he is buried in the sand in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn. In New York and Washington, temperatures reached 94 degrees before noon Thursday. Philadelphia was 93 degrees and climbing, and Boston hit 92 degrees. Washington hit 99.
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June 21, 2012
Randy Mulhollen, a truck driver based in Fayetteville, Pa., wipes his head after making a delivery for a paving job Thursday in Chambersburg, Pa. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory in effect for the region.
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June 20, 2012
Children play in a wading pool in Philadelphia.
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June 20, 2012
Jashante' Holland, 9, dips Aaliyah Stanley, 3, in the fun wagon sprinkler at Woodside Village in Danville, Va., on Wednesday.
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June 20, 2012
Thousands of yoga enthusiasts convene in New York’s Times Square to mark the summer solstice Wednesday, with temperatures in the 90s.
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June 20, 2012
The hazy skyline of Richmond rises behind Tree Hill Farm in eastern Henrico County, Va., on Wednesday as a heat wave traveled across the mid-Atlantic region.
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