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Sunny start to the week ahead of heavy rain Wednesday

WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedHeavy rain is expected by the midweek.
What changedWMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Sunny start to the week ahead of heavy rain Wednesday". WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Video: Tracking chances of thunderstorms, heavy rain".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 3 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Sunny start to the week ahead of heavy rain Wednesday". WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Video: Tracking chances of thunderstorms, heavy rain".

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Jul 26, 10:43 PM: WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) joined the source map.

Jul 26, 11:02 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Jul 26, 11:37 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.

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Center ·News report
WCVB Boston (Hearst)1h ago

Video: Heavy rain ahead this week, prompting Storm Team 5 Weather Alert

The week begins with more sunshine on Monday before scattered showers and heavier rain move in on Tuesday & Wednesday.

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