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2020 was the hottest summer on record for dozens of US cities

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Xurzon/iStockBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS

(NEW YORK) — Some of the nation’s largest cities recorded their hottest climatological summers on record this year, including destinations like Phoenix, Tucson and Sacramento, according to the National Weather Service.

In Phoenix, the country’s sixth-largest city, residents saw average temperatures of about 96.7 degrees — almost 1.6 degrees above the previous summer record, the NWS said Wednesday.

Most of the country recorded higher than average summer temperatures this year.

Meanwhile, cities like Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Vero Beach, Florida, Flagstaff, Arizona and Sarasota, Florida, saw their hottest August temperatures ever.

Other cities, including Bridgeport, Hartford, and Miami, tied their previous summer temperature records.

Here is the list so far of the cities across the country that had the hottest summer on record:

Phoenix: 96.7°

Naples, FL: 84.6

Caribou, ME: 66.9°

Harrisburg, PA: 77.9

Tucson, AZ: 90.0°

Burlington, VT: 72.3°

Portland, ME: 70.5°

NYC – LaGuardia, NY: 79.5°

Providence, RI: 74.4

Charlottesville, VA: 78.8

Norfolk, VA: 81.3

Cape Hatteras, NC: 81.7

Manchester, NH: 74.4

Bradford, PA: 67

Dubois, PA: 70.3

Burlington, VT: 72.3

State College, PA: 73.5

Tampa, FL: 84.8

Sarasota, FL: 84.6

Brainerd, MN: 71.1

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Letitia Wright shares moving video tribute to 'Black Panther' co-star Chadwick Boseman

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ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Letitia Wright honored her late Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman with a heartbreaking tribute on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old actress, who played Boseman’s onscreen sister, Shuri, in the 2018 Marvel Studios blockbuster, shared an emotional spoken-word statement reflecting on the devastating loss and what their relationship meant to her.

“It is written, there is nothing new under the sun, but the sun stood still that morning, refusing to shine,” Wright shared. “Dark clouds surrounding, confusion setting in. Tears flowing, rivers so deep. I didn’t know this is what I was waking up to — my brother, an angel on earth, departed.”

“A soul so beautiful, when you walked into a room, there was calm,” she continued. “You always moved with grace and ease. Every time I saw you, the world would be a better place. Words can’t describe how I feel — how we all feel — that losing you was forced upon us. To accept this as a new reality. I wish I got to say goodbye.”

“But against all the odds, you remained focused on fulfilling your purpose with the time handed to you,” Wright finishes. “I’ll never forget the day that I met you, before I got on the plane to L.A. for my first meeting with you, God told me that you were my brother and that I am to love you as such. And I always did, and I always will.”

Boseman died at age of 43 of colon cancer, his family announced on Aug. 28. Few knew the actor was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, which eventually progressed to stage 4.  Many expressing amazement at Boseman’s strength in filming several movies, including Marshall, Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, while undergoing surgeries and chemotherapy.

By Hayley FitzPatrick 
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Reese Witherspoon hilariously reveals how homeschooling her 7-year-old is going

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Daniele Venturelli/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — As kids across the country start heading back to school this week, some families have opted to go the homeschooling route due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  While some parents say they love spending the extra time with their children, others like Reese Witherspoon have discovered that their patience is already being tested.

On Monday, the Legally Blonde star provided a blunt update as to how her seven-year-old son Tennessee has been getting along with her homeschooling efforts.  As it turns out, he’s decided that he is now Spider-Man.

Uploading a series of photos of her son hanging upside down from various objects, like the kitchen counter and the handle bars of her car, Witherspoon simply wrote, “Home school is going great.”

She ended her post with the crazy face emoji, revealing exactly how she’s been enjoying being both a mom and a teacher.

Several of Reese’s famous friends weighed in the comments section to poke fun at her expense.  Comedian Mindy Kaling cracked, “Tennessee is a bat now” while actress Selma Blair teased, “This is really enjoyable. Looking.”

Just days before, Witherspoon shared an optimistic post about starting the first day of school with her son. 

Posting a photo of Tennessee looking contemplatively at his tablet as he sits at a neatly decorated table full of school supplies, the Oscar winner declared, “Online learning here we come!!”

Considering how things evolved after one week of homeschool, the actress might be staring down a very long but exciting year of teaching a third grader.

By Megan Stone
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“I Will Always Love You”: Gabby Barrett takes on Dolly Parton’s classic in new Amazon Originals cover

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Warner Music NashvilleGabby Barrett lends her megawatt vocals to a country classic in her new performance of Dolly Parton’s ‘I Will Always Love You,” available via Amazon Originals.

The rising star says she chose to cover Dolly’s iconic song in part because it’s one of her favorites, and in part because she believes it exemplifies all the best parts of classic country songwriting.

“The thing about this song and about all of Dolly’s catalog is that her music is timeless; it comes straight from her heart,” Gabby shares. “You can tell that she’s being honest and sincere in every lyric she writes. Every story is genuine to her life.”

That’s a quality the young performer hopes to aim for in her own career, she goes on to say, adding that it’s something that Dolly “has set such a perfect example of in country music.”

In conjunction with “I Will Always Love You”’s release, Amazon also today released footage of Gabby’s virtual interview with Dolly, marking the first time the two got to have a conversation.

While Gabby has long been a huge fan of Dolly’s, it turns out that the feeling is mutual.

“I know that Gabby will have a long and prosperous career ahead of her,” Dolly states. “She has what it takes to make it in our industry…talent, she’s hard-working, humble and kind.”

By Carena Liptak
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Ryan Murphy and husband David Miller announce birth of their son, Griffin Sullivan

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Neilson Barnard/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Congratulations are in order for producer Ryan Murphy and his husband David Miller.  They recently welcomed a baby boy into the world, their third child together.

Murphy and Miller share two other sons together, Logan and Ford, who are seven and five, respectively.

Posting a sweet photo Tuesday of Logan and Ford bottle feeding their little brother, Murphy announced the name of his newborn, writing “Griffin Sullivan Miller Murphy.”

The American Horror Story creator shared more sweet details about his little one, adding, “August 18, 6 pounds 13 ounces.”

Murphy, 54, first revealed he had a little one on the way a little over two months ago in a piece for Architectural Digest.  “We are expecting another baby, a boy, in August,” he announced at the very end of the the June story.

Murphy and Miller married in 2012 and, in that same year, welcomed Logan into the world just as, in his own words, right around the time “my career took off.”

By Megan Stone
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