Heat wave hits eastern half of nation
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Blistering heat settled over the eastern half of the nation Tuesday, sending man and beast in desperate search of relief: An air-conditioned subway car in New York City. A plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. And cold showers for suffering livestock in Ohio.
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Winter will be warmer than normal in  the U.S. Western and Plains states and colder than usual in the  Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, but the return of El Nino  is making it hard for forecasters to hazard a guess for much of  the country, meteorologists said on Wednesday.
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Precipitation was expected Tuesday in the eastern half of the country as a cold front moved from the Mississippi into the Appalachians and eventually to the East Coast.
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Temperatures soared into the upper 90s and higher Sunday from coast to coast, bringing out heat warnings, wilting athletes and driving others into the shade.
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A cold front that brought severe weather and flooding and severe weather to the Midwest over the past week moved east on Sunday, with rain falling in the coastal states and thunderstorms lingering in the southern Appalachians.
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South-eastern Europe swelters as a continuing heatwave stokes fears of new power cuts and forest fires.
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Holiday travelers were stuck with long waits for flights at several major airports Wednesday as severe weather hit the eastern half of the United States.
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Europe could get a short break from a heatwave that has claimed the lives of some 40 people over two weeks.
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BUCHAREST, Romania -- Four more Romanians have died from a heat wave gripping parts of southeast Europe, health officials said yesterday, raising the region's death toll from the past few days to at least 30.
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Private forecaster AccuWeather said  Friday record-breaking heat was expected to move eastward,  resulting in temperatures that could reach 100 degrees  Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in New York City and Washington, D.C.  early next week.
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The week-long heat wave in Southern California has claimed four lives and caused power outages to more than half a million customers, utility and local officials said on Tuesday.
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Much of the country was dry Saturday as a cold front swept through the East and moved over the Atlantic Ocean.
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A cold front is expected to move through much of the eastern third of the country on Saturday, bringing rain to areas east of the Mississippi River.
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With the heat and humidity making it feel like more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) along the U.S. East Coast, the region's power grid operators said they had enough electricity to keep the air conditioners humming.
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop in many parts of the U.S. on Tuesday, as a cold front pushes through the East and South.
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France and Italy reported new victims of a heatwave that has engulfed Europe for the last two weeks, bringing the number of deaths to more than 80 people, as storms also took their toll.
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The dog days of August kept Saratoga's horses tucked away in their stables. The thoroughbreds weren't alone in seeking refuge from the intense heat wave that gripped the U.S. again Wednesday. Temperatures were near 100 in some places and hotter in others, and it wasn't pleasant.