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U.S., Venezuela strike oil deal. And, the staggering hidden toll of U.S. heat deaths

The U.S. and Venezuela have entered into an oil deal. And, NPR spent two years tracking heat-related deaths and found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat more than the official counts show.

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Coverage combines definitive reporting on international agreements with findings from an internal two-year investigative report. The tone regarding heat deaths is descriptive and based on direct analytical research.

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