SLIDESHOW: Scorching weather blazes across U.S.
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A recycling bin is full of discarded water bottles on the National Mall in Washington, on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The mercury climbed into the 90s across half the country Wednesday in a record-breaking blast of August-like heat, forcing schools with no air conditioning to let kids go home early and cities to open cooling centers. And scientists say we had better get used to it. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
