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Top US health official acknowledges more federal money for utility help is needed for extreme heat

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra acknowledges heat wave utility bills and deaths should be more of a focus of federal assistance...

FILE - The border between the United States and Mexico, at right, cuts through the Sonoran Desert at the base of the Baboquivari Mountains, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, near Sasabe, Ariz. The bodies of three Mexican migrants have brern found Wednesday, June 27, 2024, in the Sonoran Desert near the Arizona-Mexico border as temperatures hit the triple digits across parts of the Southwest. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell'Orto, File)
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US migrant deaths: Scorching heat kills three near Arizona-Mexico border

The extreme heat, part of an excessive heat watch across the US Southwest, underscores the dangers faced by migrants and residents alike.

People cool off in misters along the Las Vegas Strip, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Las Vegas. Parts of California, Nevada and Arizona are expected to bake this week as the first heat wave of the season arrives with triple-digit temperatures. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Southwest US to bake in first heat wave of season, ‘dangerously hot conditions’

The first heat wave of the season is bringing triple-digit temperatures earlier than usual to much of the Southwest U.S., where forecasters warned...

Dr. Eugene Livar, Arizona's first heat officer for the Arizona Department of Health Services, speaks during a news conference held by the ADHS and Governor's Office of Resiliency ahead of Heat Awareness Week at the Escalante Multi-Generational Center Friday, May 3, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat

Arizona Heat Awareness Week set to showcase solar-powered cooling centers, air conditioner schemes and a preparedness plan to avoid hundreds more deaths.

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Arizona: record number of heat-associated deaths in 2023, after blistering temps

PHOENIX — Public health officials in Arizona’s most populous county on Wednesday reported they confirmed a staggering 645 heat-associated deaths last year —...

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