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On This Day, June 21: 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Iran kills nearly 50,000

Non-news format (listicle, cartoon, horoscope, or similar feature) — excluded from spin comparison.

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What happenedOn June 21, 1990, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran, killing up to 50,000 people.
What changedThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

0WORDING GAP

8 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Mostly same. The outlets agree on the core event. The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jun 21, 6:00 AM: Toronto Sun joined the source map.

Jun 21, 7:00 AM: GoodNewsNetwork joined the source map.

Jun 21, 7:00 AM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Jun 21, 7:00 AM: UPI joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
CBS News - US2m ago

Almanac: June 21

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Center-left ·News report
Wales Online5m ago

Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Sunday, June 21)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

Open source
Center-right ·News report
Volokh Conspiracy1h ago

[Josh Blackman] Today in Supreme Court History: June 21, 1989

6/21/1989: Texas v. Johnson is decided.

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Center ·Wire story
UPI5h ago

On This Day, June 21: 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Iran kills nearly 50,000

On June 21, 1990, an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck northwestern Iran, killing up to 50,000 people.

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Center ·News report
GoodNewsNetwork4h ago

Good News in History, June 21

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