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Thousands of power outages reported across New Hampshire during weekend nor'easter

Portland Press Herald and WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Thousands of power outages have been reported across New Hampshire on Sunday. You can see a live look at outage numbers in the story below.
The headline split WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Thousands of power outages reported across New Hampshire during weekend nor'easter". Portland Press Herald frames it as "Power outages, downed trees surge across coast amid weekend nor’easter".
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CenterThousands of power outages reported across New Hampshire during weekend nor'easter

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Sep 27, 8:20 PM

Thousands of power outages reported across New Hampshire during weekend nor'easter

Thousands of power outages have been reported across New Hampshire on Sunday. You can see a live look at outage numbers in the story below.

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Portland Press HeraldNews report · Sep 27, 7:07 PM

Power outages, downed trees surge across coast amid weekend nor’easter

The early fall storm has left thousands of Mainers without power and several roads closed due to downed trees.

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Sep 27, 7:07 PM: Portland Press Herald joined the source map.

Sep 27, 8:20 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.