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Wet socks can make a difference: Tips from readers on keeping cool without AC

We asked: How have you coped with extreme heat when there was no air-conditioning? Here's a sampling of tips along with advice from heat wave researcher Gulrez Shah Azhar, who grew up in India's heat.
by Bec Roldan

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Spotty afternoon thunder Saturday; heat builds for next week

Spotty afternoon thunder Saturday; heat builds for next week

Spotty afternoon storms are possible Saturday. A couple isolated storms could become severe. Temperatures will be seasonable but a heat wave is building for next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.
by Hannah Levitan, Investigative Reporting Workshop

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Isolated thunderstorms today and Saturday

Isolated thunderstorms today and Saturday

Scattered thunderstorms will produce some locally beneficial downpours today and Saturday.
by Paul Huttner

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Spotty rain chances; major heat wave developing next week

Spotty rain chances; major heat wave developing next week

Friday and Saturday afternoons will yield a few spotty showers or storms. A potentially major heat wave develops for all of next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Few spotty showers Friday and Saturday afternoon; very hot next week

Few spotty showers Friday and Saturday afternoon; very hot next week

We’ll have a few spotty afternoon showers and isolated thunder Friday afternoon and late Saturday. Beyond that, it will be hot and dry as a heat wave develops next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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