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A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
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What happenedA Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says". The right frames it as "Eight dead, including four children, after Montana man opens fire at family dinner".
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7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftA Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterA Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightEight dead, including four children, after Montana man opens fire at family dinner
A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
A man who killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Montana had been asked to move out of the residence weeks earlier
Eight dead, including four children, after Montana man opens fire at family dinner
Eight members of a Montana family, including four children, were killed after a man opened fire during a family dinner before the home was set on fire and the suspect fatally shot himself....
Montana Man Killed 8 Relatives, Including 4 Children, at Sunday Dinner, Family Says
BILLINGS, Mont.—A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, just weeks after his parents forced him to m...
A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked hi...
US Man Kills 8 Relatives, Including 4 Kids, At Sunday Dinner
Police said they responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames.
Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
A man who killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Montana had been asked to move out of the residence weeks earlier.
A Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
A man who killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home in Montana had been asked to move out of the residence weeks earlier
