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Police investigating stabbing at Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro

FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Police investigating stabbing at Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Police investigating stabbing at Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Aggravated assault investigation underway in Greensboro, police say".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Aug 23, 11:46 PM

Police investigating stabbing at Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – A stabbing is being investigated at the Four Seasons Mall in Greensboro on Sunday night. At 7:19 p.m., reports are that the Greensboro Police Department is on the...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 24, 3:37 AM

VERIFY: Separating fact from fiction after aggravated assault at Four Seasons Mall

WFMY News 2 checks social media claims against what has been confirmed by police and observed from the scene.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Aug 24, 3:26 AM

Aggravated assault investigation underway in Greensboro, police say

No suspect information is available at this time.

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WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville)News report · Aug 24, 2:15 AM

Clarksville police investigating injury crash involving vehicle, motorcycle

The Clarksville Police Department is investigating after an injury crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle.

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Aug 24, 2:05 AM

Man stabbed in midtown Sacramento overnight, police say

The victim is in the hospital and stable, according to Sacramento Police Department.

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Aug 23, 11:46 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Aug 24, 2:05 AM: KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) joined the source map.

Aug 24, 2:15 AM: WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) joined the source map.

Aug 24, 3:26 AM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 5 sources · 1 bucket.