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At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country
At least 25 people died in the US due to a record heatwave, with over 20 states reporting temperatures above 100F. A heat dome over the eastern US during the holiday weekend led to extreme heat affecting millions, with over 140 million people under active heat alerts.
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