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Today is Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Let’s get caught up.

Here are today’s top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history.

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TODAY’S WEATHER

Very hot high temperatures for the central US as severe storm threat impacts much of the central and eastern US. CNN meteorologist Gene Norman has the forecast.

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TOP STORIES

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IMAGE OF THE DAY

<p>Spectators gather along Williamsburg's waterfront, in the New York borough of Brooklyn, for the Macy's fireworks display as fireworks explode from barges on the East River to celebrate Independence Day, Monday July 4, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p>

Bebeto Matthews

Spectators gather along Williamsburg's waterfront, in the New York borough of Brooklyn, for the Macy's fireworks display as fireworks explode from barges on the East River to celebrate Independence Day, Monday July 4, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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TODAY IN HISTORY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO …