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. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/31/g-s1-141187/up-first-newsletter-venezuela-oil-iran-war-house-government-funding-grand-canyon-flash-flooding