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Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon
U.S. officials have asked Russia to provide more information about the lab worker’s reported death and the country’s elevated response.
What the coverage shows
All three outlets center Trump’s comment that they do not think the Russian plague case is a bioweapon, but NBC News frames it through U.S. monitoring and a planned call with Putin, while the Washington Post foregrounds U.S. officials asking Russia for more information. Only NBC News mentions that the U.S. is willing to help Russia, and only the Washington Post mentions the reported lab worker’s death and Russia’s elevated response. 60 Minutes largely echoes the same headline line in a short video format.
Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.
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