eastern

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Sadly, a “prolonged, dangerous heat wave will intensify across most of the central to eastern U.S. this week,” the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Institute, a federal scientific and regulatory agency, now warns.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

And gradually, those in eastern Europe will get some relief as temperatures gradually drop through the week ahead.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The eastern route to Kosti, about 300 kilometres from the capital Khartoum, remains under army control but is extremely dangerous, she told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

No longer a tall eastern white pine, instead a slanted one with all branches hanging like sad arms toward the ground.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers