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In Palm Springs, temperatures peaked at 117 degrees.

“That was the hottest temperature of the year by a good margin” for Palm Springs, said Sebastian Westerink, a National Weather Service meteorologist in San Diego.

Monday was forecast to again hit 117 degrees in Palm Springs, while the Inland Empire and some L.A.

Paul Bradley Carr, a tech journalist turned Palm Springs bookstore owner and novelist, takes that possibility a step further in this provocative thriller by centering the action on StoicAI’s LLIAM, an AI algorithm that has become indispensable in everyday life.

Dani Dazey made a name for herself designing the Trixie Motel in Palm Springs.