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San Jose man pleads guilty in FBI child porn sting

Al Jazeera English and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened San Jose man pleads guilty in FBI child porn sting.
The headline split KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) frames it as "San Jose man pleads guilty in FBI child porn sting". Al Jazeera English frames it as "Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering, fraud".
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KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)News report · Sep 15, 11:13 PM

San Jose man pleads guilty in FBI child porn sting

(KRON) -- A 58-year-old dual resident of San Jose and Reston, Virginia, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to the Federal Burea...

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Sep 16, 2:01 AM

Local man found guilty of 12 child sex offense counts

A Western North Carolina man is headed to prison after a Henderson County jury found him guilty of 12 counts of sexual assault on a child.

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Radio New ZealandNews report · Sep 16, 1:33 AM

Man pleads not guilty over murder of two people in Auckland

The 30-year-old has been remanded in custody until trial next year.

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 16, 1:20 AM

New details revealed after former Lyon Elementary school principals plead guilty to charges

New details have been revealed in the investigation of two Northshore principals accused of failing to report child abuse at Lyon Elementary.

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 16, 12:36 AM

Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering, fraud

Alex Saab pleads guilty in US court to laundering bribe and fraud proceeds linked to Venezuela's welfare programme.

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Sep 15, 11:13 PM: KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) joined the source map.

Sep 16, 12:36 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Sep 16, 1:20 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 16, 1:33 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

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