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Spotty showers, breezy and humid overnight with a very warm and humid day Thursday!

WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Spotty showers, breezy and humid overnight with a very warm and humid day Thursday!.
The headline split WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) frames it as "Spotty showers, breezy and humid overnight with a very warm and humid day Thursday!". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Sticky, warm evening with showers moving in overnight towards morning Thursday".
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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)News report · Sep 10, 12:24 AM

Spotty showers, breezy and humid overnight with a very warm and humid day Thursday!

Scattered showers overnight, breezy and humid with big waves for boaters on LI Sound! Some spotty showers very early Thursday morning, followed by bright and breezy and warm weather Thursda...

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Sep 10, 1:04 AM

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, warm, humid; patchy fog possible

Expect a fairly dreary open to Thursday, but clouds gradually break allowing partly sunny skies to emerge in the afternoon.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Sep 9, 11:28 PM

Video: Windy, warm Thursday before cooler air

Thursday turns windy, warm and humid across the Boston area and Massachusetts. Cooler, less humid air arrives Friday, followed by a cool start Saturday morning with sunshine.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Sep 9, 10:56 PM

Accu Weather: Tracking a few showers Thursday morning in the Philadelphia region

A few showers will be around Thursday morning before the sunshine returns with temperatures climbing to near 90 degrees.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Sep 9, 10:38 PM

Sticky, warm evening with showers moving in overnight towards morning Thursday

Morning showers are expected, with a few additional showers possible during the afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through.

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Sep 9, 10:38 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Sep 9, 10:56 PM: WPVI / 6abc Philadelphia joined the source map.

Sep 9, 11:28 PM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Sep 10, 12:24 AM: WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) joined the source map.

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