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Extreme heat forecast for Independence Day weekend poses risks to people outdoors, homeless

Jaxon Claymore, 8, left, and his older brother Jalen, 9, battle each other with large water guns in the hot mid-day sun in front of their apartment building on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, Bismarck, N.D. - photo by Associated Press

Heat — Jaxon Claymore, 8, left, and his older brother Jalen, 9, battle each other with large water guns in the hot mid-day sun in front of their apartment building on Wednesday, July 17, 2019, Bismarck, N.D. - photo by Associated Press

A dome of high pressure from Texas moving east over the U.S. is hauling sweltering heat to northeast Georgia ahead of Independence Day.