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Former acting US attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says - Fri, 28 Aug 2026 PST

Los Angeles Times and The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Former acting US attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says - Fri, 28 Aug 2026 PST.
The headline split The left frames it as "Former acting U.S. attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner sa...". The center frames it as "Former acting US attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says...".
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Left / center-leftFormer acting U.S. attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says

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CenterFormer acting US attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says - Fri, 28 Aug 2026 PST

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Aug 29, 2:36 AM

Former acting US attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says - Fri, 28 Aug 2026 PST

The former acting assistant U.S. attorney whose body was found last week in a San Diego federal building died by suicide, the San Diego County medical examiner's office said in a statement....

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Los Angeles TimesNews report · Aug 29, 1:13 AM

Former acting U.S. attorney died by suicide inside San Diego federal building, coroner says

Assistant U.S. Atty. Andrew Haden died by hanging himself inside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in San Diego last week, the San Diego County medical examiner's office said in a sta...

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Details21/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Aug 29, 1:13 AM: Los Angeles Times joined the source map.

Aug 29, 2:36 AM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

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