LOS ANGELES, California — A record-breaking heat wave continued to grip the western United States on Tuesday, smashing records and endangering lives with little relief in sight.

Approximately 162 million people — nearly half of the US population — were living in areas under active heat warnings, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

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