BC-US--Hot Weather, 13th Ld-Writethru,929 Heat and humidity grip East Coast as Midwest gets reprieve AP Photo NYY105, MASR101, NYHP103, BAB108, BAB116, MDSW101 Eds: Updates number of customers without power in NYC. Adds mayor comment. With AP Photos. The East Coast sweated through another day of extreme heat and humidity Sunday as organizers in Boston canceled a benefit run, Delaware Civil War re-enactors got the day off and the New York Police Department implored residents to take it easy. The central part of the country, meanwhile, enjoyed some relief as a cold front moved steadily southward and eastward across the country, bringing down the temperatures. By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press...
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