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UPIWire story · Oct 18, 2:42 PM
Hurricane Trudy begins moving away from Mexico's Pacific coast
Hurricane Trudy moved closer to Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 story, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.
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Hurricane Trudy begins moving away from Mexico's Pacific coast
South China Morning Post reaches for "threatens" where Washington's Top News (WTOP) stays flat.
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As of October 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Hurricane Trudy moved closer to Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 2 story, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.
The headline split UPI frames it as "Hurricane Trudy begins moving away from Mexico's Pacific coast". South China Morning Post frames it as "Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides".
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CenterHurricane Trudy begins moving away from Mexico's Pacific coast
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Oct 18, 4:50 PM
Hurricane Trudy brings heavy rain and strong winds to Mexico’s Pacific coast
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday but was forecast to move away, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The Categ...
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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 18, 1:55 PM
Hurricane Trudy lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, but is set to weaken tonight
MEXICO CITY, Oct 18 - Hurricane Trudy brought heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Mexico's southwest and west-central regions early on Sunday as it maintained its strength and tracked p...
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South China Morning PostNews report · Oct 18, 1:36 PM
Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides
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Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday as the US National Hurricane Centre warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mud...
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Oct 18, 1:36 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Oct 18, 1:55 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
Oct 18, 2:42 PM: UPI joined the source map.
Oct 18, 4:50 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.