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ABC News - International37m ago
Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan
A strong earthquake with a preliminary reading of magnitude 5.7 has struck central Japan
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Strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
ABC News - International and Washington's Top News (WTOP) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedStrong 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan.
What changedThe left frames it as "Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan". The center frames it as "Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format
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67WORDING GAP
7 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence
Still Watching. The left frames it as "Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan". The center frames it as "Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says".
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Nov 8, 12:00 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Nov 8, 12:07 AM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.
Nov 8, 12:35 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Nov 8, 12:45 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 67/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.
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Center ·News report
The Economic Times (India)46m ago
Strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
Center ·News report
Strong earthquake shakes central Japan, shattering store windows and injuring at least 22
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local medi...
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Arab News11m ago
Strong earthquake shakes central Japan, shattering store windows and injuring at least 22
A strong earthquake shook central Japan early Sunday, shattering store windows, causing people to flee buildings and leaving at least 22 people injured, according to local media. Japan’s Me...
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The Independent57m ago
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 5.7 has struck central Japan
Center ·News report
Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan, meteorological agency says
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 5.7 has struck central Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Center-left ·News report
The Hindu32m ago
Strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan
A wide area near Aichi Prefecture was affected, including the city of Hamamatsu, the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara and nearby prefectures of Yamanashi, where Mount Fuji is located, as...