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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Nov 8, 12:00 AM
Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan
A strong earthquake with a preliminary reading of magnitude 5.7 has struck central Japan
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes central Japan, meteorological agency says
ABC News - International and Washington's Top News (WTOP) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes central Japan, meteorological agency says.
The headline split The left frames it as "Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan". The center frames it as "A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes central Japan, meteorolog...".
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Left / center-leftEarthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterA strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes central Japan, meteorological agency says
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Nov 7, 11:26 PM
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes central Japan, meteorological agency says
TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes central Japan, meteorological agency says.
Details43/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Nov 7, 11:26 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Nov 8, 12:00 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.