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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 14, 2:30 AM
Three states carried out executions in one day, a first since 2010
Three states carried out executions Thursday, the first triple execution day in the U.S. since 2010.
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Three states carried out executions in one day, a first since 2010
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What happened Three states carried out executions Thursday, the first triple execution day in the U.S. since 2010.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftAlabama man put to death for the murder of a 5-year-old girl in last of three US executions in a day
Santa Fe New Mexican · Center-left · News report
CenterThree states carried out executions in one day, a first since 2010
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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UPIWire story · Aug 14, 4:56 AM
Three states hold executions on same day for first time since 2010
Three states are set to execute prisoners Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. Two of them didn't fight their death sentences.
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Santa Fe New MexicanNews report · Aug 14, 2:01 AM
Alabama man put to death for the murder of a 5-year-old girl in last of three US executions in a day
Tennessee and Oklahoma have put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other and Alabama followed suit hours later as U.S. states executed three men in one day.
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CBS NewsNews report · Aug 14, 1:08 AM
3 executions carried out in a single day, first time since 2010
Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day.
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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Aug 14, 12:47 AM
Three men executed by lethal injection on same day in US for the first time since 2010
Tennessee and Oklahoma put inmates to death within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday. Alabama followed suit hours later. Having three executions in one day is a coincidence in scheduling...
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The IndependentNews report · Aug 14, 12:36 AM
Three men executed in three states on same day for first time since 2010
Having three executions in one day is a coincidence in scheduling, but it also reflected a trend of increased executions in the US
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The Guardian USNews report · Aug 13, 11:59 PM
Three men executed on same day in US for the first time in 15 years
Rare scheduling in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama underlines the renewed appetite in US for state killings Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez was put to death by the state of Oklahoma, in the first o...
Details0/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
0/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 21 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story
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Aug 13, 11:59 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.
Aug 14, 12:36 AM: The Independent joined the source map.
Aug 14, 12:47 AM: Le Monde English joined the source map.
Aug 14, 1:08 AM: CBS News joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is live match · 21 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.