News Wrap: Record-breaking heat wave grips Europe

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Aug 14, 20266:22News & Politics

In our news wrap Friday, a heat wave is breaking records across Europe, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding across several cities in Japan, Hawaii is preparing for significant rain and strong winds from Tropical...

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