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What happened Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘Mc Millan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 10 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidence High 10 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidence Mostly same 0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left Susan Saint James' family recalls tragedy after actress' death The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report
Center Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘Mc Millan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80 Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report
Right / center-right ‘Kate & Allie’ star Susan Saint James dead at 80 Fox News · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘Mc Millan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series “Mc Millan & Wife” and later co-starred with Jane Curtin in the sitcom “Kate & Allie” in t...
Open source ‘Kate & Allie’ star Susan Saint James dead at 80 Susan Saint James, beloved star of "Mc Millan & Wife" and "Kate & Allie," died Monday at 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, People reported.
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Center-left Mostly Factual Susan Saint James' family recalls tragedy after actress' death Susan Saint James, who died at 80, endured the loss of her 14-year-old son Teddy in a 2004 plane crash. Her family recalled how she helped them heal.
Open source Susan Saint James' family recalls tragedy after actress' death Susan Saint James, who died at 80, endured the loss of her 14-year-old son Teddy in a 2004 plane crash. Her family recalled how she helped them heal.
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Center-right Mostly Factual Susan Saint James' family recalls tragedy after actress' death Susan Saint James, who died at 80, endured the loss of her 14-year-old son Teddy in a 2004 plane crash. Her family recalled how she helped them heal.
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Center-left Mostly Factual Susan Saint James' family recalls tragedy after actress' death Susan Saint James, who died at 80, endured the loss of her 14-year-old son Teddy in a 2004 plane crash. Her family recalled how she helped them heal.
Open source Show all 10 sources Susan Saint James' family recalls tragedy after actress' death Susan Saint James, who died at 80, endured the loss of her 14-year-old son Teddy in a 2004 plane crash. Her family recalled how she helped them heal.
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Center-left Mostly Factual Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of 'Mc Millan & Wife' and 'Kate & Allie,' dies at 80 Susan Saint James, who co-starred with Rock Hudson in the 1970s TV crime series ''Mc Millan & Wife'' and later co-starred with Jane Curtin in the sitcom ''Kate & Allie'' in the 1980s, has d...
Open source Susan Saint James, star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘Mc Millan & Wife’, dies at 80 "She never met a stranger. Every person she met became the most important person in the room at that moment," Emmy-winning actress' family shares emotional tribute
Open source Susan Saint James, Emmy-winning actor of ‘Mc Millan & Wife’ and ‘Kate & Allie,’ dies at 80 Open source Details 0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 10 sources 0/99 Wording Gap High confidence 10 sources · 3 bias buckets Stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format Formats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Oct 27, 6:20 PM: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette joined the source map.
Oct 27, 6:30 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.
Oct 27, 6:32 PM: Toronto Sun joined the source map.
Oct 27, 6:35 PM: Star Tribune joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.
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