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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)5m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast
The slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast this week.
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Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast
The slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast this week.
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What happenedThe slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast this week.
What changedThe left frames it as "Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast". The right frames it as "Tropical Storm Bertha Expected to Form as Depression Nears Gulf Coast".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast". The right frames it as "Tropical Storm Bertha Expected to Form as Depression Nears Gulf Coast".
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Jul 20, 10:47 PM: WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) joined the source map.
Jul 20, 11:55 PM: The Epoch Times joined the source map.
Jul 21, 12:04 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 21, 12:21 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.
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Philadelphia Inquirer9m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast
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Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to approach U.S. coastal areas with gusting winds, heavy rain and a possible storm surge this week
Center ·News report
WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)11m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms | Track and new models here
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Tropical Storm Bertha has formed.
Center ·News report
WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)11m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast
The slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast this week.
Center ·News report
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)22m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast
The slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast this week.
Center ·News report
WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)41m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms in the Gulf
Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Gulf as it continues to move northwest toward the Southeastern United States.
Center ·News report
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)11m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha forms on track approaching US Gulf Coast
The slow-moving storm has been drifting erratically but is expected to stay near or along the northern Gulf Coast this week.
Center ·News report
Tropical Storm Bertha: Interactive storm radar, latest cone, models and satellite
Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Wednesday.
Right ·News report
The Epoch Times48m ago
Tropical Storm Bertha Expected to Form as Depression Nears Gulf Coast
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It's projected to head west, scraping the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to Houston.
Center ·News report
Tropical Storm Bertha may take flight either Monday night or Tuesday morning
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - The tropics continue to brew in the Gulf of America and the question remains will Tropical Depression Two turn into Tropical Storm Bertha, and if so, when? The timing c...