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The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 2, 5:39 AM
Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday.
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Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
Philadelphia Inquirer and The Journal (Ireland) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100.
The headline split The left frames it as "Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100". The center frames it as "Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 6 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
43/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
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Left / center-leftSome missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterSome missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
The Belfast Telegraph · Center · News report
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The Belfast TelegraphNews report · Sep 2, 6:22 AM
Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Sep 2, 6:20 AM
Families hold funerals for missing in Nepal as death toll tops 1,100
A week on from the colossal disaster, Nepali rescuers remained hopeful about finding survivors.
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The IndependentNews report · Sep 2, 5:35 AM
Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday
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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Sep 2, 5:35 AM
Some missing tourists make contact as Nepal flood death toll tops 1,100
Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities, officials said Wednesday
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The HinduNews report · Sep 2, 5:20 AM
Nepal flash flood death toll rises to 1,127: Police
Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been uploaded to the Nepal Police website to help families identify missing relatives
Details43/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 6 sources
43/99 Wording GapMedium confidence6 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 2, 5:20 AM: The Hindu joined the source map.
Sep 2, 5:35 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Sep 2, 5:35 AM: Philadelphia Inquirer joined the source map.
Sep 2, 5:39 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.