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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jul 16, 1:43 AM

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Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations

Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, where a train crew in northern Ontario filmed themselves sur...

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What happenedHeavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations.
What changedThe left frames it as "Wildfires expose millions in Midwest, Northeast to dangerous smoke". The center frames it as "Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

52WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Wildfires expose millions in Midwest, Northeast to dangerous smoke". The center frames it as "Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 15, 10:06 PM: The Hill - Policy joined the source map.

Jul 15, 10:31 PM: The Oregonian (OregonLive) joined the source map.

Jul 16, 12:34 AM: CBS News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center ·News report

Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations

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Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this wee...

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Center-left ·News report
CBS News12m ago

Wildfires expose millions in Midwest, Northeast to dangerous smoke

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Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week.

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Center-left ·News report

Wildfires prompt evacuations across Oregon as lightning, winds fuel fire activity

Four major fires continue to burn across the state as poor weather conditions fuel the flames.

Open source