24 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 1h ago
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
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24 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
72/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Metro UK · Center-left · News report
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Daily Mail · Center-right · News report
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A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
The footage shared online showed the small aircraft laying upside down with flames bursting out its underbelly along Highway 59 in Laredo.
People abandoned their vehicles to frantically smash the cockpit window in a bid to rescue occupants
Police say six people were onboard and one was killed. The plane crashed in Laredo shortly after 10 p.m., said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department
A PLANE has crashed into a busy road in Texas - leaving at least one person dead as passengers were seen leaping from the blazing wreckage. Shocking footage showed the jet going up in flame...
A PLANE has crashed into a busy road in Texas - leaving at least one person dead as passengers were seen leaping from the blazing wreckage. Shocking footage showed the jet going up in flame...
“It looked like part of a movie. I was in shock."
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — 1 person killed when a small plane carrying 6 crashed on a Texas highway and caught…
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A business jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and...
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Jun 17, 4:09 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Jun 17, 4:18 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jun 17, 4:18 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jun 17, 4:18 AM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 72/99 and story health is stable · 24 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.