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|  | Hot Enough For Ya? Yes, thanks. Now get out of my way
This week, for millions of Americans, that innocent inquiry was enough toelicit a swift kick in the shins or a stream of expletives. Soggy, scorching weather suffocated the Midwest and Northeast, while the Southwest baked under 100+ degree temperatures. The heat wave kept tempers short andpower supplies even shorter but on a more positive note, the weather kept imaginations active: You have to be creative, after all, to beat this kind of heat. |  |