 What a time to be without air conditioning, and yet hundreds of thousands of people are in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which knocked out power across a vast area in the midst of a stubborn heat wave. The National Weather Service forecast that remnants of what was Hurricane Beryl will bring heavy rains and possible severe thunderstorms to the Ohio Valley, parts of the Great Lakes, and the Northeast. Meanwhile, oppressive heat continues to blanket much of the U.S.,