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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

Globe and Mail and KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
The headline split The left frames it as "Trump’s immigration crackdown detained more than 50 U.S. military spouses and parents". The center frames it as "AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses an...".
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Left / center-leftTrump’s immigration crackdown detained more than 50 U.S. military spouses and parents

Globe and Mail · Center-left · News report

CenterAP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) · Center · News report

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 5, 11:20 PM

AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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Globe and MailNews report · Aug 5, 11:01 PM

Trump’s immigration crackdown detained more than 50 U.S. military spouses and parents

Parents and spouses of people in the military have generally been shielded from deportation under bipartisan consensus

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Details27/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
27/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 5, 11:01 PM: Globe and Mail joined the source map.

Aug 5, 11:20 PM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 27/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.