Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address
2 outlets (Fox News and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Congress”, “man”, “letters”, “threatening”. Distinct wording: Fox News uses “substances” and “Illinois”; NBC News uses “substance” and “charged”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- Fox News reports: “Matthew Unglesbee allegedly told the FBI the white powder substance was salt and that he mailed the threatening letters to Congress as a joke.”
- NBC News reports: “A man has been charged in Illinois with mailing four letters containing a white granular substance to members of Congress, all of which were sent in envelopes containing his name and home address.”
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- Fox News: Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address
- NBC News: Man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress
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