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Newport Beach declares local emergency after high tide from Tropical Storm Rachel floods streets
Los Angeles Times and KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedIn Newport Beach, several streets were underwater due to Tropical Storm Rachel on Friday morning, especially on the Balboa Peninsula.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Tropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for So Cal this weekend". The center frames it as "Newport Beach declares local emergency after high tide from Tropical Storm Rachel floods...".
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Left / center-leftTropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for So Cal this weekend
Los Angeles Times · Center-left · News report
CenterNewport Beach declares local emergency after high tide from Tropical Storm Rachel floods streets
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report
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Tropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for So Cal this weekend
Tropical Storm Rachel is expected to make landfall either in northern Baja California or San Diego County as early as Saturday night, bringing with it a slew of potential hazards, including...
