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Tens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

ABC News - US and WLS / ABC7 Chicago describe the same event in different terms.

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As of August 19, 2026 at 11:55 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

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.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

ABC News - US · Center-left · News report

CenterTens of thousands in Indiana are still without power a week after deadly storms

Washington's Top News (WTOP) · Center · News report

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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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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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.

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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

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

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.