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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 0 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Jul 18, 12:59 AM

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Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

Washington's new policy says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend three weeks in a third country before entering the US

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What happenedA new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
What changedThe left frames it as "7 Americans at US-backed Ebola isolation facility in Kenya, charity group says". The right frames it as "Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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57WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "7 Americans at US-backed Ebola isolation facility in Kenya, charity group says". The right frames it as "Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jul 17, 9:06 PM: Politico - Healthcare joined the source map.

Jul 17, 11:15 PM: The Jerusalem Post joined the source map.

Jul 17, 11:48 PM: ABC News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-right ·News report

Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

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Washington's new policy says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend three weeks in a third country before entering t...

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Center-left ·News report
ABC News44m ago

7 Americans at US-backed Ebola isolation facility in Kenya, charity group says

us-backedisolationcharity

Seven American aid workers from the Samaritan’s Purse charity are being quarantined at a controversial U.S.-backed Ebola isolation facility in Kenya, the group said.

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Center-left ·News report

Americans who responded to Ebola outbreak are quarantined in Kenya, despite court order

The Trump administration said Monday Americans in Congo, where Ebola is spreading, must spend three weeks in a third country before coming home.

Open source