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2 dead, 40 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
ABC News - International and The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) describe the same event in different terms.
3 Left1 Center0 Right
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As of September 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedThe search continued into Monday night.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "40 people rescued, several missing after boat capsizes in waters west of Puerto Rico". The center frames it as "2 dead, 40 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
45/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left40 people rescued, several missing after boat capsizes in waters west of Puerto Rico
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
Center2 dead, 40 rescued after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
40 people rescued, several missing after boat capsizes in waters west of Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued at least 40 people in open waters after their boat capsized several miles from a tiny, uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico
40 people rescued and several missing after boat capsizes in waters west of Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued at least 40 people in open waters after their boat capsized several miles from a tiny, uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico
