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NYC stabbing attacks that injured 2 being evaluated as potential hate crime: NYPD
The suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed in broad daylight in Manhattan on Thursday, authorities said.
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What happenedThe suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed in broad daylight in Manhattan on Thursday, authorities said.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Police probe stabbing of 2 men on Manhattan's Upper West Side as potential hate crimes". The center frames it as "NYC stabbing attacks that injured 2 being evaluated as potential hate crime: NYPD".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftPolice probe stabbing of 2 men on Manhattan's Upper West Side as potential hate crimes
WNYC · Center-left · News report
CenterNYC stabbing attacks that injured 2 being evaluated as potential hate crime: NYPD
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles · Center · News report
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Leaders call for hate crime prosecution after Upper West Side stabbing attacks
Two men were stabbed minutes apart on the Upper West Side Thursday. The suspect is in custody, and community leaders are calling for hate crime charges.
Police probe stabbing of 2 men on Manhattan's Upper West Side as potential hate crimes
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Members of the NYPD Crime Scene Unit investigate the scene of a stabbing attack at the intersection of West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. Police said detectives are investi...
