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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Oct 11, 8:24 PM
139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
The boat sank "mainly because it was overcrowded."
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139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
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What happened The boat sank "mainly because it was overcrowded.".
The headline split The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) frames it as "139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti". The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) frames it as "139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti".
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ABC News Australia Top StoriesNews report · Oct 12, 12:07 AM
At least 139 migrants dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes
It is one of the deadliest incidents yet on the popular but perilous crossing from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, where many migrants seek work in rich Gulf nations.
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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Oct 11, 10:36 PM
U.N.: At least 139 migrants dead after boat to Yemen capsizes
NAIROBI >> At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people capsized while sailing from Djibouti to Yeme...
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UPIWire story · Oct 11, 8:51 PM
At least 139 people dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti, U.N. Says
At least 139 people died and 84 were missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the United Nations migration agency said.
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Oct 11, 8:24 PM
139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
The boat sank "mainly because it was overcrowded."
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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Oct 11, 8:24 PM
139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
The boat sank "mainly because it was overcrowded."
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Oct 11, 8:24 PM
139 migrants, including kids, dead after boat capsizes off Djibouti
The boat sank "mainly because it was overcrowded."
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Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence7 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 7 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report, Wire story
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Oct 11, 8:24 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Oct 11, 8:24 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Oct 11, 8:24 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.
Oct 11, 8:24 PM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 7 sources · 1 bucket.