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Over 100 deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave

by Jim MorrisAndrew Selsky
| June 30, 2021 4:15 PM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Washington state and Oregon said Wednesday that they were investigating more than 100 deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records.

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