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ABC News - USNews report · Aug 19, 10:46 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands in northwest Indiana remain without power over a week after deadly storms
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Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
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What happened Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled….
The headline split The left frames it as "Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms". The center frames it as "Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 8 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
8 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
65/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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Left / center-leftTens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
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The IndependentNews report · Aug 19, 11:55 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region
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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Aug 19, 11:55 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region
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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Aug 19, 11:55 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled…
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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Aug 19, 11:42 PM
Gary residents still in the dark as power outage could drag for 2 weeks after last week's deadly storms
Thousands of Gary residents could go two weeks without power after last week's deadly storms caused outages across Indiana. The state's utility company NIPSCO reported that over 60% of its...
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 19, 11:37 PM
Power restoration in northwest Indiana could take until next week: NIPSCO
Eight days after a historic storm in Northwest Indiana, tens of thousands of customers remain without power, according to Northern Indiana Public Service Company leaders in Gary.
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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Aug 19, 10:56 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana remained without power Wednesday, more than a week after deadly storms leveled trees and knocked down power lines across the region. Norther...
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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 19, 10:33 PM
Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms
Tens of thousands in northwest Indiana remain without power over a week after deadly storms.
Details65/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 8 sources
65/99 Wording GapMedium confidence8 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Aug 19, 10:33 PM: KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR) joined the source map.
Aug 19, 10:46 PM: ABC News - US joined the source map.
Aug 19, 10:56 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.
Aug 19, 11:37 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is live match · 8 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.