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Video: Hot Sunday, then shower chances return

KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSunday brings increasing clouds to the Boston area, but it remains warm with highs in the 80s.
What changedWCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Video: Hot Sunday, then shower chances return". KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) frames it as "Hot Sunday, increasing humidity into next week".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 5 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Video: Hot Sunday, then shower chances return". KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) frames it as "Hot Sunday, increasing humidity into next week".

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Aug 29, 8:43 PM: KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) joined the source map.

Aug 29, 10:27 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 29, 11:54 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Aug 30, 12:07 AM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.

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Center ·News report

Video: Hot Sunday, then shower chances return

Sunday brings increasing clouds to the Boston area, but it remains warm with highs in the 80s.

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Center ·News report

Summer Sunday highs return to North Carolina | Hot sunshine and a September heat wave next week

Patchy morning fog and early clouds are likely in the Carolinas on Sunday. A workweek heat wave will bring scorching hot afternoons and high humidity.

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Center ·News report

Hot Sunday, increasing humidity into next week

The weekend continues hot, with high temperatures near the triple digits day after day. Low rain chances for now. — Meteorologist Tommy House

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