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Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law

ABC News - US and Washington's Top News (WTOP) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law.
The headline split The left frames it as "Judge clears lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law". The center frames it as "Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law".
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Left / center-leftJudge clears lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law

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CenterJudge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Sep 4, 11:30 PM

Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina’s ‘homewrecker’ law

PHOENIX (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina’s homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled Friday. Sinema ha...

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ABC News - USNews report · Sep 4, 9:39 PM

Judge clears lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law

A judge has ruled that former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law

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Details29/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
29/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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