Washington DC’s Fourth of July parade canceled due to soaring temperature

According to the National Park Service, Washington DC's Fourth of July parade is cancelled. A National Weather Service extreme heat warning for the nation's capital prompted organizers to scrap the procession, which was scheduled for ten thirty this morning. The cancellation affects celebrations of America's two-hundred-fiftieth anniversary, as dangerously high temperatures continue to grip the East Coast.

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