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12th heat-related death reported in Cook County tied to summer temperatures
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What happened12th heat-related death reported in Cook County tied to summer temperatures.
The headline splitChicago Sun-Times frames it as "12th heat-related death reported in Cook County tied to summer temperatures". Inside Climate News frames it as "Maryland Breaks Heat-Related Death Record With Weeks of Summer to Go".
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12th heat-related death reported in Cook County tied to summer temperatures
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