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One more sizzling hot day for the eastern US before temperatures plunge

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At least 50 heat records were matched or broken and 21 places hit triple-digit temperatures Tuesday .

Temperatures again broke 100 at New York's JFK Airport and in Newark and Baltimore .

About 127 million Americans remained under National Weather Service heat advisories Wednesday .

The weather service warned of “extreme heat" for a stretch of the country from North Carolina to New York to West Virginia .

Pavement failures or blowouts occur when prolonged high temperatures cause the road to expand and buckle up or blow out.

In Chesapeake , Virginia , a heat-related malfunction prompted a bridge to remain stuck in the open position.

Some downtown Chicago streets will close Wednesday night to repair pavement that has buckled due to hot temperatures.

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