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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Nov 9, 9:06 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants; 18 people are rescued
Greek authorities have recovered 12 bodies from a migrant boat found south of Crete
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Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
ABC News - International and WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
20/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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Left / center-leftGreek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants; 18 people are rescued
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterGreek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Nov 9, 7:10 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece’s island of Crete early Monday, while a passing Moroccan-flagged carg...
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Arab NewsNews report · Nov 9, 6:52 AM
Greece recovers 12 dead migrants from boat off of Crete, coast guard says
The Greek coast guard recovered 12 deceased migrants from a boat near Crete and rescued 18 survivors. The cause of death is currently unknown.
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The IndependentNews report · Nov 9, 8:45 AM
12 people found dead on boat carrying migrants near Greek island of Crete
The Greek coast guard said 18 people were rescued from the same vessel
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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Nov 9, 9:44 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete; 18 people are rescued
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece's island of Crete early Monday, while a passing Moroccan-flagged carg...
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Nov 9, 10:12 AM
Greek authorities find 12 bodies in a boat carrying migrants south of Crete
Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants found sailing south of Greece's island of Crete early Monday.
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The HinduNews report · Nov 9, 9:03 AM
20 migrants die trying to reach Greece’s Crete: Authorities
Eight bodies were found on one boat and 12 on another, while some 40 people were rescued off both, says Greek Coast Guard
Details20/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
20/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 9, 6:52 AM: Arab News joined the source map.
Nov 9, 7:10 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Nov 9, 8:45 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Nov 9, 9:03 AM: The Hindu joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 20/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.