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Basketball players, coach arrested in Florida after alleged 7-Eleven shoplifting incident
Five basketball players and their coach face charges in Polk County, Florida, after an alleged theft at a 7-Eleven, according to the sheriff's office.
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What happenedFive basketball players and their coach face charges in Polk County, Florida, after an alleged theft at a 7-Eleven, according to the sheriff's office.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Basketball players, coach arrested in Florida after alleged 7-Eleven shoplifting incident". The right frames it as "Teen basketball players accused of stealing from Florida 7-Eleven — and their coach lied...".
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CenterBasketball players, coach arrested in Florida after alleged 7-Eleven shoplifting incident
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Right / center-rightTeen basketball players accused of stealing from Florida 7-Eleven — and their coach lied to protect them, officials say
Teen basketball players accused of stealing from Florida 7-Eleven — and their coach lied to protect them, officials say
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Five teenage basketball players from the Washington, D.C., area are accused of stealing from a Florida 7-Eleven — and their coach lied to protect some of them, the Polk County Sheriff's Off...
