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18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

Headlines consistently report the extradition of 18 suspects in Haiti's president's killing, with one specifying the destination as Florida for trial.

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As of September 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 10 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

10 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

10/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-left18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S.

PBS NewsHour · Center-left · News report

Center18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 20, 6:10 PM

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday.

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Arab NewsNews report · Sep 20, 7:56 PM

US arrests 18 suspects in killing of Haitian president

Eighteen suspects have been extradited to Florida to stand trial for the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, as part of ongoing efforts by U.S. authorities to bring all i...

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Sep 20, 7:38 PM

18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to U.S.

U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers, a former Haitian police officer...

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CBS NewsNews report · Sep 20, 7:33 PM

18 suspects in killing of Haiti's president being extradited to Florida for trial

Florida for trial

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse​ were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday.

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Globe and MailNews report · Sep 20, 7:19 PM

Eighteen suspects in 2021 killing of Haiti’s president to be extradited to U.S.

Jovenel Moïse was fatally shot at his private residence in July, 2021

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Center-leftMostly Factual
ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 20, 6:54 PM

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are awaiting extradition to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process i...

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The IndependentNews report · Sep 20, 6:48 PM

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited from Haiti to US

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are awaiting extradition to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Hai...

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CenterMostly Factual
The Straits TimesNews report · Sep 20, 6:13 PM

Suspects in 2021 killing of Haitian president flown to U.S. to face trial

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 20 - A military plane whisked 18 suspects in the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moises out of Haiti and flew them to the United States on Sunday, according t...

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Sep 20, 5:40 PM

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti’s president being extradited from Haiti to US

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 20, 5:37 PM

18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti’s president being extradited from Haiti to US

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are awaiting extradition to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Hai...

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Details10/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 10 sources
10/99 Wording GapMedium confidence10 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 24 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 20, 5:37 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Sep 20, 5:40 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Sep 20, 6:10 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 20, 6:13 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 10/99 and story health is live match · 24 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.