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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Aug 21, 4:18 PM
Former UK student pleads guilty to manslaughter in her baby's death
A former University of Kentucky student has pleaded guilty in her baby’s death.
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Former UK student pleads guilty to manslaughter in her baby's death
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What happened A former University of Kentucky student has pleaded guilty in her baby’s death.
The headline split The center frames it as "Former UK student pleads guilty to manslaughter in her baby's death". The right frames it as "Laken Snelling, ex-University of Kentucky student, pleads guilty to death of baby found d...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
75/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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CenterFormer UK student pleads guilty to manslaughter in her baby's death
WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightFormer Kentucky Cheerleader Makes Chilling Admission In Court Over Her Newborn Son’s Death
100 Percent Fed Up · Right · News report
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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Aug 21, 5:44 PM
Former Kentucky Cheerleader Makes Chilling Admission In Court Over Her Newborn Son’s Death
CheerleaderChilling AdmissionNewborn Son’s Death
A former University of Kentucky athlete changed her plea Friday and made a chilling admission about the death of her newborn son.
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Fox News - USNews report · Aug 21, 5:20 PM
Laken Snelling, ex-University of Kentucky student, pleads guilty to death of baby found dead in closet
Laken Snellingfound dead in closet
Laken Snelling told the court she "deprived him of oxygen" after her newborn came unexpectedly, changing her plea in the University of Kentucky case.
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WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis)News report · Aug 21, 4:43 PM
Woman pleads guilty to shooting boyfriend with stolen gun
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Memphis woman pleaded guilty to shooting her boyfriend with a stolen firearm during a heated altercation last year, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western Distr...
Details75/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
75/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 21, 4:18 PM: WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville) joined the source map.
Aug 21, 4:43 PM: WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) joined the source map.
Aug 21, 5:20 PM: Fox News - US joined the source map.
Aug 21, 5:44 PM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.