A fan watches a July 4 fireworks display after a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays
Across the west, people dealt with stifling conditions as the National Weather Service warned of a “significant and extremely dangerous” heat wave across much of the region. Fireworks crackled in backyard displays and an anticipated 16,000 professional shows were planned to light up the horizon from sea to shining sea.
The Singing Sergeants sing the national anthem as Keith Lockhart, right, conducts during the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade in Boston
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