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Trees down, NJ Transit service disrupted after storms move through Tri-State
A fast-moving storm barreled through the Tri-State area on Friday night and left plenty of damage in its wake to be cleaned up on the Fourth of July.
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What happenedA fast-moving storm barreled through the Tri-State area on Friday night and left plenty of damage in its wake to be cleaned up on the Fourth of July.
The headline splitABC7 New York frames it as "Trees down, NJ Transit service disrupted after storms move through Tri-State". WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) frames it as "Severe storms leave downed trees, power outages throughout NY, NJ".
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CenterTrees down, NJ Transit service disrupted after storms move through Tri-State
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Severe storms leave downed trees, power outages throughout NY, NJ
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NEW YORK (PIX11) -- Clean up is underway after severe storms and powerful winds left behind a trail of destruction throughout New York and New Jersey on Friday night. Dozens of trees were u...
