26 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 2h ago
Headlines either focus on the rising death toll and search efforts, or highlight the urgency of rescue, ongoing displacement, or even specific animal rescues.
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26 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
70/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday.
Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy and the others were on the ground floor of Aeon Mall in Kumamoto Prefecture when the deadly 7.1 magnitude quake hit on Tuesday.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday, as rescuers raced in last-ditch efforts t...
Searchers continued to work in the Kumamoto area, including at the site of the collapsed mall, where some of the most serious damage was recorded.
Residents in southwestern Japan have had to resort to sleeping in their cars for shelter, after a recent 6.8 magnitude.
Kumamoto government says the death toll from the southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34
KUMAMOTO, Japan—The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week rose to 34 on Friday from 25 previously, the Kumamoto prefecture government said...
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
Officials say the death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off an explosion at a mall, toppled a factory chimney, and flattened homes.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — The death toll climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan that set off…
The death toll from a landslide in Chongqing province, southwest China, earlier this month rose to 51, with 10 people still missing, local authorities said late on Thursday night. The lands...
The death toll has climbed to 34 from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan, according to the Kumamoto prefectural government.
KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Residents in southwestern Japan camped in classrooms and vehicles Thursday, stocked up on water and tried to get back to normal, two days after a powerful quake set o...
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Jul 31, 1:43 AM: News Channel 4 (KFOR.com) joined the source map.
Jul 31, 2:43 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Jul 31, 2:47 AM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.
Jul 31, 3:35 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 70/99 and story health is stable · 26 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.