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8 hospitalized after car hits pedestrians outside grocery store in Arlington Heights, LAFD says

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and New York Post describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedEight people were hospitalized after a car struck several pedestrians outside a supermarket in Arlington Heights, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
What changedThe center frames it as "8 hospitalized after car hits pedestrians outside grocery store in Arlington Heights, LAF...". The right frames it as "8 injured, including young kids, after car jumps curb outside LA grocery store".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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58WORDING GAP

2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Still Watching. The center frames it as "8 hospitalized after car hits pedestrians outside grocery store in Arlington Heights, LAF...". The right frames it as "8 injured, including young kids, after car jumps curb outside LA grocery store".

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Nov 7, 10:39 PM: New York Post joined the source map.

Nov 7, 11:00 PM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 58/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center ·News report

8 hospitalized after car hits pedestrians outside grocery store in Arlington Heights, LAFD says

Eight people were hospitalized after a car struck several pedestrians outside a supermarket in Arlington Heights, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

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Center-right ·News report

8 injured, including young kids, after car jumps curb outside LA grocery store

A Saturday afternoon crash in Los Angeles sent eight people to hospitals, including a three-year-old and a nine-year-old who is in serious condition, after a vehicle crashed in the Arlingto...

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