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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Sep 11, 8:19 PM
Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
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Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
All headlines are identical, reporting a "rare Ice Age discovery" in California without any discernible framing differences.
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As of September 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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CenterRare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightShocking reality of California’s sanctuary laws: Cops unable to alert ICE about killer illegal migrants, feds say
New York Post · Center-right · News report
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New York PostNews report · Sep 11, 10:18 PM
Shocking reality of California’s sanctuary laws: Cops unable to alert ICE about killer illegal migrants, feds say
California’s sanctuary city laws prevented local Sacramento police from alerting federal immigration officials that killer illegal migrant was stalking a waitress and should be thrown out o...
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 11, 8:19 PM
Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
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OregonianNews report · Sep 11, 8:19 PM
Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Sep 11, 8:19 PM
Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 11, 8:19 PM
Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Sep 11, 8:19 PM
Rare Ice Age discovery found in California creek
A remarkably preserved mastodon tooth believed to be more than 10,000 years old was discovered in a California creek.
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 11, 8:19 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Sep 11, 8:19 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Sep 11, 8:19 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.
Sep 11, 8:19 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.