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While the Washington Post reminds us that the heat wave is still not yet over, USA Today notes heat waves are the "single most deadly" natural disasters faced by the U.S., and are true "mass casualty events." Other news comes from Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Michigan, and Maryland.