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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific Ocean
The attack brings the number killed in U.S. military boat strikes to at least 211 since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in September.
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What happenedU.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific Ocean.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "US strike on alleged drug smuggling boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific Ocean". The center frames it as "U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific Ocean".
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Left / center-leftUS strike on alleged drug smuggling boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific Ocean
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US strike on alleged drug smuggling boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific Ocean
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The attack brings the number killed in U.S. military boat strikes to at least 211 since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in September.
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific Ocean
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong camp...
