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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 5, 10:39 PM

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Guam on alert as Super Typhoon Bavi closes in

Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late Sunday hours before the projected arrival of a "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane over the US Pacific territories. Super Typhoon Bavi was forecast to roar westwards over the area early Monday w...

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What happenedGuam on alert as Super Typhoon Bavi closes in.
What changedThe left frames it as "Guam and surrounding Pacific islands brace for impact of Super Typhoon Bavi". The center frames it as "'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

66WORDING GAP

5 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Guam and surrounding Pacific islands brace for impact of Super Typhoon Bavi". The center frames it as "'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 5, 3:47 PM: France24 Americas joined the source map.

Jul 5, 4:19 PM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Jul 5, 4:54 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Jul 5, 5:17 PM: New York Times US joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

Guam on alert as Super Typhoon Bavi closes in

Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas late Sunday hours before the projected arrival of a "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane o...

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Center-left ·News report
NPR2h ago

Guam and surrounding Pacific islands brace for impact of Super Typhoon Bavi

People in the Northern Mariana Islands – remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean – are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which experts say could bring winds of over 180 miles per hour.

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Center-left ·News report

Guam and Northern Mariana Islands Prepare for Typhoon Bavi

guamnorthernmarianapreparebavi

Typhoon Bavi, a tropical cyclone barreling through the Pacific Ocean, was forecast to pass near the U.S. territories on Monday with the force of a Category 5 hurricane.

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Center ·News report

Super Typhoon Bavi threatens Guam with catastrophic winds and flooding

The storm system is expected to reach landfall on Monday morning.

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Center ·News report

'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

verydangeroussupernearspacific

Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas today, hours before the projected arrival of a "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane over t...

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