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Five teen friends killed after vehicle plunges down Colorado cliff, leaving community shattered
Fox News reaches for "plunges" where The Sun (US) stays flat.
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What happenedFive 17-year-old boys from Grand Junction, Colorado, died when their vehicle plunged off a cliff along Lookout Lane, with speed being investigated as a possible factor.
The headline splitFox News frames it as "Five teen friends killed after vehicle plunges down Colorado cliff, leaving community sha...". The Sun (US) frames it as "Five 17-year-old boys dead after their car plunged off cliff with driver and front passen...".
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Right / center-rightFive teen friends killed after vehicle plunges down Colorado cliff, leaving community shattered
Five teen friends killed after vehicle plunges down Colorado cliff, leaving community shattered
plunges
Five 17-year-old boys from Grand Junction, Colorado, died when their vehicle plunged off a cliff along Lookout Lane, with speed being investigated as a possible factor.
Five 17-year-old boys dead after their car plunged off cliff with driver and front passenger ejected from vehicle
FIVE teenage boys have died after their car plunged off a cliff in a horror crash, with two of the youngsters thrown from the vehicle. The group of 17-year-old friends were all pronounced d...
Five 17-year-old boys dead after their car plunged off cliff with driver and front passenger ejected from vehicle
FIVE teenage boys have died after their car plunged off a cliff in a horror crash, with two of the youngsters thrown from the vehicle. The group of 17-year-old friends were all pronounced d...
