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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Aug 21, 1:19 AM

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Northwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after storms

ABC News - US and The Washington Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedNorthwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after storms.
What changedThe left frames it as "‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power". The right frames it as "'Survival mode': Tens of thousands of northwest Indiana residents endure a ninth day with...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power". The right frames it as "'Survival mode': Tens of thousands of northwest Indiana residents endure a ninth day with...".

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Aug 20, 10:14 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Aug 20, 10:14 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 20, 10:34 PM: ABC News - US joined the source map.

Aug 20, 10:50 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 42/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power

Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines

Open source
Center ·News report

Northwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after storms

Frustration is mounting across northwest Indiana as some residents remain without electricity more than a week after severe storms. Power lines were down Thursday in Schererville, causing e...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Indiana residents frustrated amid 10-day power outage following storms

More than 70,000 people in northwestern Indiana are without power more than a week after a series of storms downed trees, knocked out power lines and flooded neighborhoods. Local officials...

Open source
Center-right ·News report

'Survival mode': Tens of thousands of northwest Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power

Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana were in survival mode Thursday as they endured a ninth day without power, throwing out spoiled food, lining up for hot meals and searchin...

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Center-left ·News report

‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power

Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines

Open source