Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in suspected drunk driving crash
3 outlets (PBS NewsHour, ABC News and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “candidate”, “GOP”, “campaign”, “crash”. Distinct wording: PBS NewsHour uses “suspected” and “driving”; ABC News uses “car”; Fox News uses “abruptly” and “alleged”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Police say Oliver was arrested after a car crash late Saturday on suspicion of operating under the influence of alcohol.”
- ABC News reports: “The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts has dropped out of the race hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crash”
- Fox News reports: “Massachusetts Republican Shawn Oliver suspended his lieutenant governor campaign after a DUI arrest following a rollover crash in New Bedford.”
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- PBS NewsHour: Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in suspected drunk driving crash
- ABC News: Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in car crash
- Fox News: Massachusetts GOP ticket rocked by alleged drunken crash as candidate abruptly halts campaign
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