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Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall
CBS News - US and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedMore than 130,000 households were without power Sunday morning across Hawaii's three largest islands, and at least one person was killed during the storm.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Tropical Storm Lala drenches Hawaii as flash floods sweep away Big Island homes". The center frames it as "Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTropical Storm Lala drenches Hawaii as flash floods sweep away Big Island homes
CBS News - US · Center-left · News report
CenterTropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
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Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall
More than 130,000 households were without power Sunday morning across Hawaii's three largest islands, and at least one person was killed during the storm.
