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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Aug 16, 7:27 PM
Extreme heat warning for Alabama starting tonight
Multiple locations could hit 100 degrees on Monday.
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Extreme Heat Warning across the Mid-South
WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) and Al.com (Alabama News) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Extreme Heat Warning across the Mid-South.
The headline split The center frames it as "Extreme Heat Warning across the Mid-South". The right frames it as "Extreme heat warning for Alabama starting tonight".
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CenterExtreme Heat Warning across the Mid-South
WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightExtreme heat warning for Alabama starting tonight
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis)News report · Aug 16, 7:25 PM
Extreme Heat Warning across the Mid-South
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- We're in an Extreme Heat Warning all across our our area until 8 p.m. Sunday, extending to Monday for many areas including Shelby County. Temperatures will be in the tripl...
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Aug 16, 7:25 PM: WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 7:27 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 51/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.