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Josh Jacobs case: Packers RB pleads no contest to battery stemming from altercation with girlfriend

UPI and WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Josh Jacobs case: Packers RB pleads no contest to battery stemming from altercation with girlfriend.
The headline split WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia frames it as "Josh Jacobs case: Packers RB pleads no contest to battery stemming from altercation with...". UPI frames it as "Packers' Josh Jacobs pleads no contest to battery charge".
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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 10, 8:11 PM

Josh Jacobs case: Packers RB pleads no contest to battery stemming from altercation with girlfriend

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation with his girlfriend...

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Sep 10, 7:14 PM

Packers RB Josh Jacobs to remain on Commissioner's Exempt List, NFL says in statement

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will remain on the Commissioner's Exempt List following his 'no contest' plea for battery and criminal damage to property on Thursday.

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UPIWire story · Sep 10, 6:42 PM

Packers' Josh Jacobs pleads no contest to battery charge

Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property charges Thursday in Green Bay, Wis.

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Sep 10, 6:42 PM: UPI joined the source map.

Sep 10, 7:14 PM: WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 10, 8:11 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.