Heat wave live updates: Millions in the U.S., Europe and beyond face record temperatures this week

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More scorching heat ahead More than 70 million people in the U.S. remain under heat alerts this afternoon from California to South Florida. The prolonged heat wave in the Southwest will continue through the week, with widespread temperatures in the triple digits throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service. Heat will build along the Gulf Coast and in South Florida this week, with humidity causing heat index values — or what conditions “feel like” when humidity and air temperatures are combined — to reach up to 115 degrees in some places. Conditions are also expected to stay hotter...