Millions of people across the Southwest are living through a historic and unprecedented heat wave that shows no sign of easing as it topples records and claims lives.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) After a historically wet winter and a cloudy spring, California s summer was in full swing Thursday as a heat wave that s been scorching much of the U.S. Southwest brings triple digit temperatures and an increased risk of wildfires.