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Russia's last major independent newspaper shuts down citing Kremlin assault on free press
NBC News - World and PBS News Hour - World describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedRussia's last major independent newspaper shuts down citing Kremlin assault on free press.
The headline splitNBC News - World frames it as "Russia's last major independent newspaper shuts down citing Kremlin assault on free press". PBS NewsHour - World frames it as "Citing government pressure, Russia's top independent newspaper closes its office after th...".
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Left / center-leftRussia's last major independent newspaper shuts down citing Kremlin assault on free press
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