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USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after 286 days at sea
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThousands of American sailors are taking shore leave in Thailand after a record-setting stretch at sea in the Middle East.
The headline splitWBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after 286 days at sea". WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) frames it as "USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment".
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CenterUSS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after 286 days at sea
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
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USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Thai beach city after lengthy Middle East deployment
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) — Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand’s seaside resort city of Pattaya on Thursday, as part of a port call...
