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ABC7 New York15m ago
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returns to DC reveals depression diagnosis
The New Jersey Republican revealed he was diagnosed with depression and hospitalized after undergoing medical testing.
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New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returns to DC reveals depression diagnosis
The New Jersey Republican revealed he was diagnosed with depression and hospitalized after undergoing medical testing.
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What happenedThe New Jersey Republican revealed he was diagnosed with depression and hospitalized after undergoing medical testing.
What changedThe left frames it as "Details on Rep. Tom Kean's return to Congress after he says depression caused months-long...". The center frames it as "Long-absent NJ congressman reveals depression diagnosis".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format
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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Details on Rep. Tom Kean's return to Congress after he says depression caused months-long...". The center frames it as "Long-absent NJ congressman reveals depression diagnosis".
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Now: Wording Gap is 73/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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Center-left ·News report
CBS News16m ago
Details on Rep. Tom Kean's return to Congress after he says depression caused months-long absence
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Republican Rep. Tom Kean of New Jersey returned to Congress on Tuesday after being absent without explanation for nearly four months. Kean took to the House floor and revealed a depression...
Center-left ·News report
The New York Times1h ago
What Tom Kean Did and Didn’t Explain About His Absence
Representative Thomas Kean Jr., a New Jersey Republican, has finally reappeared in Congress. Questions remain about his nearly four-month absence from public life, which he said was due to...
Center-left ·News report
PBS NewsHour1h ago
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress after mysterious absence
The mystery behind a New Jersey congressman's months-long absence is solved. GOP Rep. Tom Kean spoke on the floor, saying he owed his constituents, colleagues and the American people an exp...
Center-left ·News report
The Independent1h ago
Democrats are sympathetic to Tom Kean’s mental health plight — but they still want him out of the House
Members of the minority party are giving their support to the formerly missing Republican congressman from New Jersey. But, Eric Garcia writes, they still want his seat
Center ·News report
Long-absent NJ congressman reveals depression diagnosis
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SOMERVILLE, N.J. (PIX11) — After nearly four months, he’s back. Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. returned to Capitol Hill after a long, mysterious absence, one that he broke his silence on Tuesday...