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Dean Leano takes a water break while photographing tourists at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

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Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest US as records tumble and more triple digits forecast
June 7, 2024 2:35 p.m.

Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest US as records tumble and more triple digits forecast

The National Weather Service in Phoenix, where the new record high of 113 F (45 C) on Thursday leap-frogged the old mark of 111 F (44 C) set in 2016, called the conditions “dangerously hot.”