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Northwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after storms

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What happened Northwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after storms.
The headline split The left frames it as "Indiana residents frustrated amid 10-day power outage following storms". The center frames it as "Northwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after...".
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Left / center-leftIndiana residents frustrated amid 10-day power outage following storms

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 21, 1:11 AM

Northwest Indiana residents grow frustrated as power outages stretch beyond a week after storms

Frustration is mounting across northwest Indiana for residents who remain without electricity more than a week after severe storms. Power lines were down in Schererville on Thursday, causin...

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Aug 20, 10:50 PM

Indiana residents frustrated amid 10-day power outage following storms

More than 70,000 people in northwestern Indiana are without power more than a week after a series of storms downed trees, knocked out power lines and flooded neighborhoods. Local officials...

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Aug 20, 10:50 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.

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