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Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father

PBS News Hour and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father.
The headline split The left frames it as "Man charged with setting largest Spokane wildfire went to prison for killing father". The center frames it as "Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father".
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Left / center-leftMan charged with setting largest Spokane wildfire went to prison for killing father

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CenterMan charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Aug 4, 5:55 PM

Man charged with setting largest Spokane wildfire went to prison for killing father

A man who went to prison for manslaughter in his father's 2010 killing in Arizona has been charged with intentionally setting the largest of the wildfires wreaking havoc on Washington state...

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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteNews report · Aug 4, 6:51 PM

Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father

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Details25/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Aug 4, 5:55 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

Aug 4, 6:51 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.

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