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Police: Father left 6-year-old sleeping in line for Pokémon card release

WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) and The Washington Times describe the same event in different terms.

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As of November 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A South Carolina man was arrested after police say he left his 6-year-old daughter sleeping outside of Target to hold his spot in line for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set.
The headline split The center frames it as "Police: Father left 6-year-old sleeping in line for Pokémon card release". The right frames it as "Father arrested for leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in Pokemon card line".
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CenterPolice: Father left 6-year-old sleeping in line for Pokémon card release

WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightFather arrested for leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in Pokemon card line

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

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The Washington TimesNews report · Nov 7, 8:07 PM

Father arrested for leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in Pokemon card line

A man in South Carolina is accused of leaving his 6-year-old daughter sleeping and alone outside a Target to hold a place in line to buy a new set of Pokemon cards.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Nov 7, 7:27 PM

Police: Father left 6-year-old sleeping in line for Pokémon card release

A South Carolina man was arrested after police say he left his 6-year-old daughter sleeping outside of Target to hold his spot in line for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set.

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Details52/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
52/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Nov 7, 7:27 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Nov 7, 8:07 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.