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Ketamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault

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What happened Ketamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault.
The headline split The left frames it as "How Ketamine Emerged as a Key Factor in an Alleged Cornell Sex Assault". The center frames it as "Ketamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault".
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Left / center-leftHow Ketamine Emerged as a Key Factor in an Alleged Cornell Sex Assault

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CenterKetamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault

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The New York TimesNews report · Oct 6, 1:49 AM

How Ketamine Emerged as a Key Factor in an Alleged Cornell Sex Assault

alleged

The powerful anesthetic has gained popularity as a party drug, including among a certain social set on the university’s campus.

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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Oct 5, 11:20 PM

Ketamine emerges as key factor in alleged Cornell sex assault

alleged

The woman who would come to be known as Jane Doe walked into her sorority house in a daze, feeling bruises starting to ache on her body. When her sorority sisters asked what had happened, s...

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Oct 5, 11:20 PM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.

Oct 6, 1:49 AM: The New York Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 29/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.