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Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

CBS News World and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits". Straight Arrow News frames it as "As wildfires burn across the West, crews progress around hard-hit Spokane".
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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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CBS News WorldNews report · Aug 10, 1:02 PM

Wildfires rage, force evacuations in western U.S., Canada amid drought

More than 40 large wildfires are burning in the West, fueled by severe drought, as over 100 blazes scorch parts of western Canada.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 10, 11:45 AM

Wildfires burn across Western US and Canada as blazing summer hits

Summer heat waves across much of North America have dried up plenty of fuel for the fires now burning on the West Coast.

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The HillNews report · Aug 10, 11:19 AM

Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

ildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada on Sunday left some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders while others already forced to flee their homes waite...

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Straight Arrow NewsNews report · Aug 10, 11:07 AM

As wildfires burn across the West, crews progress around hard-hit Spokane

A huge wildfire effort is underway across the West, with dozens of large fires burning throughout the U.S. and British Columbia, Canada.

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Aug 10, 11:07 AM: Straight Arrow News joined the source map.

Aug 10, 11:19 AM: The Hill joined the source map.

Aug 10, 11:45 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Aug 10, 11:45 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 12 sources · 1 bucket.