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Midwest heat

Temperatures in the Midwest are climbing into the mid to upper 90's this week with heat advisories and warnings in 17 states, from Texas to Michigan.

Members of The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps of Allentown, Pa., practice on the football field at Smithville High School in Smithville, Mo., Monday, July 18, 2011. The Corps is practicing during an excessive heat warning in preparation for a competition in Olathe, Kan., this evening.

Orlin Wagner Associated Press


Jazia Pratt, 8, fills a bucket with water from a fire hydrant in the afternoon summer heat Monday, July 18, 2011, in Philadelphia.

Matt Rourke Associated Press


Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd cools his head off with water during batting practice before a baseball game between the Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, July 18, 2011 in Chicago.

Charles Rex Arbogast Associated Press


Walter Gatewood, 87, sits on his front porch trying to beat the heat in Flint, Mich., Monday, July 18, 2011. With a heat index well over 100 in most places, a heat wave smothered the Midwest Monday.

Paul Sancya Associated Press


A child cools off in mist at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Monday, July 18, 2011. Cooling centers are opening, and farmers are scrambling to prevent more livestock deaths.

Nati Harnik Associated Press


Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitcher Matt Miller tries to stay cool as he charts the baseball game for the team against the South Bend Silver Hawks on Monday, July 18, 2011, at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis.

The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers Associated Press


Pedro Rivas stays in the shade as he pours water to cool Julie, his five-year-old chihuahua, in Omaha, Neb., Monday, July 18, 2011.

Nati Harnik Associated Press


Nathan Berish, of Waukesha, Wis., shares ice cream with his son Jack, 3, as the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers play the South Bend Silver Hawks in a baseball game Monday, July 18, 2011, at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wis.

The Post-Crescent, Dan Powers Associated Press


An unidentified fan wipes his head as another covers his with a sign between innings of the Minnesota Twins baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, during the first of a doubleheader Monday, July 18, 2011 in Minneapolis. As a heat wave consumed the Midwest Monday, the heat index midday was at 106-degrees.

Jim Mone Associated Press


Malee, a three-month old Asian elephant, cools off with a spray of water in her wading pool at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, Monday, July 18, 2011. Much of the nation is in the grip of a broiling heat wave.

Sue Ogrocki Associated Press

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