Venezuela · Multiple sources
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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- 29 Aug 2026, 04:07 CEST → 31 Aug 2026, 13:20 CEST
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- 3 sources
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- strong · multi-source
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President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.
Donald Trump has said the US has entered into an agreement with Venezuela to take control of a fifth of the country's oil reserves.
US president says deal secures majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela.
US President Donald Trump has claimed the US and Venezuela have reached the ‘biggest oil deal in world history’.
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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