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In pictures: How America is keeping cool in the heatwave

A man casts his line out as he goes fishing under the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise as a heatwave continues to affect the region in New York, U.S., July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC159D8AFC50

Hot in the city. Image: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Kate Whiting
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A girl cools off from the heat in water from an open fire hydrant in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12AF9CC5D0
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A tourist tries to shield herself from the sun using an umbrella in front of the Lincoln Memorial on a day when the temperature was forecast to reach 99 degrees F (37 C), in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2019. REUTERS/Will Dunham - RC19066D0BC0
In Washington, a tourist tries to shield herself from the sun. Image: REUTERS/Will Dunham
A man in a wheelchair reaches down to touch a water feature in High Line Park during a period of high temperatures in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC1F35C86D60
A man in a wheelchair reaches down to touch a water feature in High Line Park, Manhattan. Image: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Children play in the fountain at Washington Square Park during hot weather in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC15622C01F0
Children play in the fountain at Washington Square Park, Manhattan Image: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Kids and adults cool off in a fountain on the Rose Kennedy Greenway on the first day of a forecasted summer heatwave in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC13EDBFB540
Kids and adults cool off in a fountain on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts. Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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