New York area gripped by extreme heat

5 of 21: Paramedics begin first-aid on a man who collapsed from heat exhaustion in a jewelry store in New York Friday, July 22, 2011. Americans withered under yet another day of searing sun as a heat wave spread in earnest and temperatures hit 100 in New York's Central Park. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

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