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Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

Typhoon Bavi has weakened to a tropical storm but it's still bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of China

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What happened Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain.
The headline split The left frames it as "Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China". The center frames it as "Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain".
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Left / center-leftTyphoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China

ABC News - International · Center-left · News report

CenterTyphoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · Center · News report

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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Jul 13, 1:13 AM

Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China

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Typhoon Bavi has weakened to a tropical storm but it's still bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of China

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Honolulu Star-AdvertiserNews report · Jul 12, 8:05 PM

Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

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WENZHOU, China >> Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm to strike mainland China this year, brought heavy rain to the eastern coast on Sunday and lashed densely populated cities with violen...

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Jul 12, 8:05 PM: Honolulu Star-Advertiser joined the source map.

Jul 13, 1:13 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

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