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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 22, 10:30 AM
3 hospitalized after car plunges into Lake Michigan in Streeterville, police say
A car plunged into Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago early Saturday, police said.
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3 hospitalized after car plunges into Lake Michigan in Streeterville, police say
The Straits Times and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened A car plunged into Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago early Saturday, police said.
The headline split WLS / ABC7 Chicago frames it as "3 hospitalized after car plunges into Lake Michigan in Streeterville, police say". WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Man injured after stabbing on West 26th Street in Norfolk, police say".
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Center3 hospitalized after car plunges into Lake Michigan in Streeterville, police say
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The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 22, 1:47 PM
Gunmen abduct over 60 worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say
LAGOS, Aug 22 - Armed men abducted over 60 worshippers from a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger state during Friday prayers, police said on Saturday, in the latest mass kidnapping in...
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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Aug 22, 11:47 AM
3 injured after car drives into lake in Streeterville
CHICAGO — Police say three people were hospitalized overnight after their car plunged into the lake on the Near North Side. According to Chicago police, the crash unfolded just before 1 a.m...
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 22, 10:43 AM
Man injured after stabbing on West 26th Street in Norfolk, police say
A 59-year-old man was hospitalized after being stabbed during a physical altercation early Saturday morning in Norfolk.
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Aug 22, 10:30 AM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Aug 22, 10:43 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.
Aug 22, 11:47 AM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.
Aug 22, 1:47 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
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