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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
New York Post and Truth Press describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedFBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The headline splitNew York Post frames it as "FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis...". Truth Press frames it as "Department of Energy Employee Arrested for Attempting to Aid Iran-Backed Houthis".
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Right / center-rightFBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
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