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US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast
WLS / ABC7 Chicago and Las Vegas Review-Journal describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedUS Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Ba...". The right frames it as "US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 in the water off Mexico’s Baja Coast".
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CenterUS Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
Right / center-rightUS Coast Guard rescues at least 16 in the water off Mexico’s Baja Coast
Las Vegas Review-Journal · Center-right · News report
US Coast Guard rescues at least 16 and is searching for more in the water off Mexico's Baja Coast
At least 16 people seen floating in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast were rescued in the predawn hours Friday, and authorities were searching for several others in an ar...