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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Jul 30, 10:25 PM
Seventh person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak
A seventh person has died from the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side, health officials said on Thursday.
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Seventh person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak
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What happened A seventh person has died from the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side, health officials said on Thursday.
The headline split The left frames it as "7th person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak as NYC reports 92 cases". The center frames it as "Seventh death from Legionnaires' cluster on Upper East Side: officials".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-left7th person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak as NYC reports 92 cases
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CenterSeventh person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak
ABC7 New York · Center · News report
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WNYCNews report · Jul 30, 11:04 PM
7th person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak as NYC reports 92 cases
Health officials say five people remain hospitalized, but no new symptoms have been reported in the last two weeks and the city believes the source of exposure has been eliminated. [ more ›...
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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)News report · Jul 30, 10:00 PM
Seventh death from Legionnaires' cluster on Upper East Side: officials
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A seventh person has died on Thursday in connection with the Legionnaires' disease outbreak on the Upper East Side, according to city health officials. Last fall, seven p...
Details57/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
57/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Jul 30, 10:00 PM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.
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Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.