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Despair over future fuels anxiety for college students

PBS News Hour and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Despair over future fuels anxiety for college students.
The headline split The left frames it as "Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood". The center frames it as "Despair over future fuels anxiety for college students".
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Left / center-leftDespair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Oct 4, 8:30 PM

Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood

Their anxiety is fueling a restlessness with a national political system that they worry is no longer capable of improving their lives or no longer interested in helping.

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Oct 4, 8:51 PM

Despair over future fuels anxiety for college students

EAST LANSING, Mich. — For many college students around the country, the present looks bleak and the future uncertain at best. Young people’s anxiety is fueling a restlessness with a nationa...

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Oct 4, 8:30 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Oct 4, 8:51 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

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