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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Sep 8, 10:39 PM
Malibu driveway collapses into sinkhole amid coastal erosion
A driveway to a home in Malibu collapsed into a sinkhole Tuesday morning amid coastal erosion, causing a gas main rupture.
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Malibu driveway collapses into sinkhole amid coastal erosion
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What happened A driveway to a home in Malibu collapsed into a sinkhole Tuesday morning amid coastal erosion, causing a gas main rupture.
The headline split The center frames it as "Malibu driveway collapses into sinkhole amid coastal erosion". The right frames it as "Nicolas Cage's Malibu beachfront home damaged after driveway collapses into massive sinkh...".
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CenterMalibu driveway collapses into sinkhole amid coastal erosion
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNicolas Cage's Malibu beachfront home damaged after driveway collapses into massive sinkhole
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Fox NewsNews report · Sep 8, 11:18 PM
Nicolas Cage's Malibu beachfront home damaged after driveway collapses into massive sinkhole
massive
Video shows a massive 30-by-30-foot sinkhole swallowing Nicholas Cage's oceanfront driveway after Hurricane Marie sent 10-foot waves crashing ashore.
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