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As scorching weather grilled west and southwest parts of the United States on Wednesday, temperatures in California's Death Valley, famed for its record-breaking heat, reached 54 degrees (129 F) for the first time this year.
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Ontario is moving up second COVID-19 vaccine doses for more people. Anyone who received a first mRNA shot on or before May 9 can book their second shot next Monday. People in hot spots for the Delta variant who received first shots on or before May 30 can move up their second doses starting next Wednesday.
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