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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Oct 13, 1:16 AM

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Storms leave 2 dead in Mexico as flash-flood risk from Rachel lingers across the Southwest US

NBC News - US News and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedHurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday.
What changedThe left frames it as "Storms leave hundreds of thousands without power". The center frames it as "Storms leave 2 dead in Mexico as flash-flood risk from Rachel lingers across the Southwes...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 12 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

68WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Storms leave hundreds of thousands without power". The center frames it as "Storms leave 2 dead in Mexico as flash-flood risk from Rachel lingers across the Southwes...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Oct 12, 10:23 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.

Oct 12, 11:09 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Oct 12, 11:11 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Oct 12, 11:17 PM: NBC News - US News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 68/99 and story health is live match · 12 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center ·News report

Storms leave 2 dead in Mexico as flash-flood risk from Rachel lingers across the Southwest US

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday.

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Center-left ·News report

Storms leave hundreds of thousands without power

Dangerous storms coast-to-coast destroyed homes and snapped trees. Families now left to clean-up after Hurricane Isaias made landfall on Friday. At least four people have died from Florida...

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Center ·News report

Two deaths reported as Hurricane Simon, storm Rachel batter Mexico’s coast

Simon caps a Pacific season of record-breaking intensity, as deadly storms wreak havoc from Hawaii to Mexico.

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Center ·News report

2 dead, 10 missing as hurricane and tropical storm hit Mexico

At least two people have been killed and 10 are missing in Mexico as severe weather linked to a hurricane and a tropical storm battered parts of the country, authorities said on Monday. The...

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