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Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China
The Seattle Times and WCVB Boston (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedHONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Noul weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday as it moved inland after making landfall and bringing winds and heavy rain along the coast of southern China.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China". The center frames it as "Typhoon Noul hits southern China, 700,000 evacuated".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
69/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftTyphoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterTyphoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China
WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report
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Typhoon Noul weakens after making landfall, brings heavy rain to southern China
HONG KONG (AP) — Typhoon Noul weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday as it moved inland after making landfall and bringing winds and heavy rain along the coast of southern China.
Southern China faces torrential rain, floods after Typhoon Noul makes landfall
Flash floods are expected in parts of Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and southeastern Xinjiang from Sunday evening through Monday evening.
Typhoon Noul hits southern China, 700,000 evacuated
HONG KONG - Typhoon Noul will dump heavy to torrential rain across much ‌of southern China for two days after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighbouring Hong Kong with gale-f...
