A brutal heat wave has hammered the East Coast of the United States with temperature nearing the 100-degree mark. The extremely uncomfortable and humid weather is expected to last into the weekend.

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Civil War Confederate chaplain reenactor holds a bottle of icy water on the neck of his wife as the heat wave hits Manassas Reuters
Lifesaving Heat Wave Safety Tips
Drink plenty of water or other non-alcohol or decaffeinated fluids. Reuters
First Aid for Heat Disorder Symptoms
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A thick haze hangs over the skyline of Lower Manhattan as a ferry crosses the Hudson River in New York Reuters
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Boy cools off in fountain at New York City's Battery Park in lower Manhattan as heat wave spread over eastern U.S. Reuters
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Children play in a fountain to cool off Reuters
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A woman walks through a fountain to cool off at New York City's Battery Park in lower Manhattan as heat wave spread over eastern U.S. Reuters
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