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Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and Las Vegas Review-Journal describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedHurricane Lowell was expected to cause major rains across Hawaii on Tuesday as its core was projected to pass over or near the sparsely populated island of Niihau.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide". The right frames it as "Lowell expected to cause major rains across Hawaii".
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CenterHurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightLowell expected to cause major rains across Hawaii
Las Vegas Review-Journal · Center-right · News report
Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide
Hurricane Lowell was expected to cause major rains across Hawaii on Tuesday as its core was projected to pass over or near the sparsely populated island of Niihau.
Lowell expected to cause major rains across Hawaii
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green closed schools and government offices on the westernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau as Hurricane Lowell was expected to pass nearby.
