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1. California's McKinney fire and Montana's Elmo fire explode in size : NPR
2. Kentucky floods kill at least 28 - 'Everything is gone' | Reuters
3. Iraq protests: Sadr's followers pledge an open-ended sit-in at Parliament : NPR

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Story Correction 12:15am 08/01/2022: At least 28 people have died due to the flooding in Kentucky, not 20 as the audio states.