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Utah declares a state of emergency and restricts fireworks as US largest wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States’ largest…

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What happenedUtah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States’ largest….
What changedThe left frames it as "Utah declares state of emergency as massive wildfire spreads across state". The right frames it as "Utah Gov. Cox declares state of emergency, enacting temporary statewide fireworks restric...".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

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77WORDING GAP

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Utah declares state of emergency as massive wildfire spreads across state". The right frames it as "Utah Gov. Cox declares state of emergency, enacting temporary statewide fireworks restric...".

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Jun 26, 10:58 PM: NBC News - US News joined the source map.

Jun 26, 11:08 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Jun 26, 11:42 PM: Deseret News joined the source map.

Jun 27, 12:12 AM: OAN joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

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Utah declares a state of emergency and restricts fireworks as US largest wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States’ largest…

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Center-left ·News report

Utah declares state of emergency as massive wildfire spreads across state

The Cottonwood Fire in a sparsely populated area of southern Utah started Monday

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Center-right ·News report

Utah declares a state of emergency as US largest wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency ahead of July Fourth celebrations as crews rush to fight new blazes in the arid state.

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OAN32m ago

Utah Gov. Cox declares state of emergency, enacting temporary statewide fireworks restrictions as nation’s largest active wildfire continues to surge

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Utah GOP Governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency and enacted temporary, sweeping statewide fireworks restrictions as the nation’s largest active wildfire continues to surge uncon...

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Utah divided over America’s 250th fireworks ban as wildfires rage across the state

The Beehive State is ablaze. A record wildfire year accelerated on Friday with 18 new outbreaks over the previous 24 hours. On Thursday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox took the unprecedented step of...

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Center-left ·News report

State of emergency over Utah wildfire

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The Governor in Utah declared a state of emergency over the Cottonwood fire which has now burned more than 70,000 acres. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports on the fire and fears it will grow wo...

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