Record heat wave forces cancellation of July 4th events as temperatures threaten East Coast records
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Erin McGarry
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A record-breaking heat wave is affecting over 110 million people across the U.S. during Independence Day celebrations, forcing the cancellation of events marking America's 250th birthday. More than 150 million people are under heat alerts from Kansas to Maine, with East Coast cities like Philadelphia and New York potentially breaking daily or all-time July temperature records.
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· 3 pulledMore than 110 million people are under extreme heat risk, according to the National Weather Service
Several East Coast cities could break daily or all-time July temperature records Friday
Forecasters say Philadelphia could reach 103 degrees, just shy of its all-time July record of 104
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