Article 6CJ5E Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened

Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened

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Léonie Chao-Fong (now) and Maya Yang (earlier)
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Detroit extends air quality alert through Thursday while evacuation orders in effect in Arizona as crews fight Diamond fire

President Joe Biden arrived in Chicago earlier this morning, touching down at O'Hare International Airport under hazy skies caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Biden is expected to deliver a major speech at 1pm EST in Chicago.

Concentrations of smoke will likely be high throughout the day in western Pennsylvania and increasing throughout the day in eastern Pennsylvania.

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