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Social Security remains a lightning rod in American politics, with debates over solvency, benefits and generational fairness heating up ahead of the midterms.

From Salon

The key stories in a race that was designated Formula 1's first 'heat hazard' grand prix, testing the drivers to the limit in temperatures of 30C and humidity of 72%, were:

From BBC

Selection will now heat up for the autumn as the Springboks' World Cup winners will hope to return to the side, especially for games against France and Ireland.

From BBC

That coincided with rising industrialisation, when burning of fossil fuels, particularly coal, began to heat up our atmosphere, but it's hard to disentangle natural and human causes that far back in time.

From BBC

Children ran and played in the water, couples with full beach setups caught a slight buzz in the sweltering heat and American flags decorated the sands like a planet conquered.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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