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Reports: Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' shirt during Gillette Stadium concert

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened In September, Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour, reportedly at the influence of billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of the stadium.
The headline split WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Reports: Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' shirt during Gillette Stadium concert". WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Zach Bryan wears pro-Palestine shirt onstage at Gillette Stadium".
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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Oct 3, 1:31 PM

Reports: Zach Bryan wears 'Free Palestine' shirt during Gillette Stadium concert

In September, Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour, reportedly at the influence of billionaire Robert Kraft, owner of the stadium.

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The HillNews report · Oct 3, 2:11 PM

Zach Bryan dons ‘Free Palestine’ shirt at Gillette Stadium after Macklemore block

Country singer Zach Bryan wore a shirt with the words “Free Palestine” on it during a Friday concert at Gillette Stadium. This follows the stadium owner’s decision to block Macklemore from...

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Oct 3, 2:01 PM

Zach Bryan wears pro-Palestine shirt onstage at Gillette Stadium

Bryan is set to return to Gillette for another concert Saturday night.

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Oct 3, 1:31 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Oct 3, 2:01 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Oct 3, 2:11 PM: The Hill joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 11 sources · 1 bucket.