Anita Snow, Associated Press//September 8, 2023//

heat record, heat-related deaths, Phoenix, Arizona, Hobbs

A jet takes flight as heat ripples radiate from the runway on July 25, 2023 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Anita Snow, Associated Press//September 8, 2023//

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix, already the hottest large city in America, is poised to set yet another heat record this weekend while confirmed heat-associated deaths are on track for a...

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