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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Jul 30, 1:19 AM

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St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her responds to sexual harassment allegations

NBC News and OAN describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSt. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry accuses Mayor Kaohly Her of sexual harassment, prompting an independent investigation, which the mayor says she fully supports.
What changedThe left frames it as "St. Paul’s first female mayor under investigation after police chief’s sexual harassment...". The right frames it as "Minn.: Democrat St. Paul Mayor faces sexual harassment complaint over text messages sent...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

76WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "St. Paul’s first female mayor under investigation after police chief’s sexual harassment...". The right frames it as "Minn.: Democrat St. Paul Mayor faces sexual harassment complaint over text messages sent...".

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Jul 29, 9:52 PM: NBC News joined the source map.

Jul 29, 10:12 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jul 29, 10:31 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.

Jul 30, 12:02 AM: Star Tribune joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 76/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
NBC News2h ago

St. Paul’s first female mayor under investigation after police chief’s sexual harassment complaint

The city has hired an outside law firm to investigate the allegations against Mayor Kaohly Her, who has been in office for just seven months.

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OAN11m ago

Minn.: Democrat St. Paul Mayor faces sexual harassment complaint over text messages sent to city staff

Democrat St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is under an independent investigation following allegations of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct brought by the city's Police Chief, Axel Henry.

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Center-left ·News report

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her says she intends to stay in office amid harassment investigation

The investigation has led to snickering over the nature of the allegations but also raised questions about the mayor’s leadership style.

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Center ·News report

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her responds to sexual harassment allegations

St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry accuses Mayor Kaohly Her of sexual harassment, prompting an independent investigation, which the mayor says she fully supports.

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Center-left ·News report

‘Happy Weiner Wednesday!’: Minnesota mayor accused of sexually harassing city’s police chief and other staff

St. Paul has been put on notice that Mayor Kaohly Her ‘engaged in illegal conduct towards city employees,’ a lawyer for Police Chief Axel Henry said

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