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WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst)News report · Sep 18, 4:35 PM
New wild cat species identified for first time in 100 years
For the first time in a century, researchers say they’ve identified a new species of wild cat previously unknown to science.
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New wild cat species identified for first time in 100 years
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What happened For the first time in a century, researchers say they’ve identified a new species of wild cat previously unknown to science.
The headline split The center frames it as "New wild cat species identified for first time in 100 years". The right frames it as "New species of cat identified for the first time in over 100 years".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
23/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
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CenterNew wild cat species identified for first time in 100 years
WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNew species of cat identified for the first time in over 100 years
Deseret News · Center-right · News report
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Deseret NewsNews report · Sep 18, 5:47 PM
New species of cat identified for the first time in over 100 years
For the first time in over 100 years, scientists have discovered a new species of cat through genetic analysis. Leopardus tilcayo — the newly identified species — is a type of tiger cat tha...
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UPIWire story · Sep 18, 5:09 PM
Bolivia identifies first new cat species in more than a century
Scientists formally identified a new wild cat species native to Bolivia, marking the first new living feline species found in more than a century.
Details23/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
23/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story
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Now: Wording Gap is 23/99 and story health is live match · 10 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.