Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator, dies at 89
3 outlets (ABC News, PBS NewsHour and CBS News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 3 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Jay”, “Rockefeller”, “senator”, “dies”. Distinct wording: ABC News uses “Virginia” and “West”; PBS NewsHour uses “Remembering” and “service”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- ABC News reports: “Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and longtime U.S. senator, has died at age 89. Born into one of America's wealthiest and most prominent families, Rockefeller forged his own path in p…”
- CBS News reports: “Jay Rockefeller, who served as West Virginia governor and senator and was the last member of his family's political dynasty, has died at the age of 89.”
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- ABC News: Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator, dies at 89
- PBS NewsHour: Remembering Jay Rockefeller's life and legacy of public service
- CBS News: Jay Rockefeller, former governor and U.S. senator, dies at 89
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