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Call to 911 reveals harrowing moments before NASCAR champ's death

A newly released 911 call from a race training facility in North Carolina on Wednesday reveals that NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was coughing up blood and lying on the bathroom […]

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What happened A call to 911 reveals NASCAR champion Kyle Busch had been coughing up blood in the hours before his tragic death aged 41.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftNASCAR's Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call reveals

PBS NewsHour · Center-left · News report

CenterCall to 911 reveals harrowing moments before NASCAR champ's death

ABC News Australia · Center · News report

Right / center-rightKyle Busch 911 Call Released, Shedding New Light on His Shocking Death

Western Journal · Right · News report

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Western JournalNews report · May 22, 11:14 PM

Kyle Busch 911 Call Released, Shedding New Light on His Shocking Death

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A newly released 911 call from a race training facility in North Carolina on Wednesday reveals that NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was coughing up blood and lying on the bathroom […]

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ABC News AustraliaNews report · May 23, 12:41 AM

Call to 911 reveals harrowing moments before NASCAR champ's death

A call to 911 reveals NASCAR champion Kyle Busch had been coughing up blood in the hours before his tragic death aged 41.

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PBS NewsHourNews report · May 22, 10:14 PM

NASCAR's Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call reveals

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Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness" three days before he was to compete in the C...

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WGN NewsNews report · May 22, 9:07 PM

No. 8 suspended in honor of Kyle Busch, reserved for son Brexton Busch

Richard Childress Racing has suspended the use of the No. 8 after the sudden death of Kyle Busch at 41 on Thursday.

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May 22, 9:07 PM: WGN News joined the source map.

May 22, 10:14 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

May 22, 11:14 PM: Western Journal joined the source map.

May 23, 12:41 AM: ABC News Australia joined the source map.

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