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Is Russia Facing a Plague Outbreak?

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The U.S. responds after hundreds are quarantined amid a Plague scare possibly linked to a Siberian lab. The Supreme Court is back in session – with consequential cases on the docket. We run through the ones that will have the greatest impact.

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What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as a possible plague outbreak in Siberia shadowed by questions about a cover-up. The New York Times foregrounds Russia’s silence and says the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook of offering little information, while Ben Shapiro’s coverage is more question-led, with one headline asking whether Russia is facing a plague outbreak and another explicitly adding “Cover Up?” in the title.

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6 Oct 08:30 Ben ShapiroFirst Is Russia Facing a Plague Outbreak?
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