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D.C. Fourth of July fireworks cause record air pollution

4 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 1.0-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -1.0
  The Guardian · Left

  Washington records world’s worst air quality for a city after 850,000 Fourth of July fireworks
• -0.5
  NY Times · Center

  Nation’s 250th Celebration Fireworks Sent D.C. Air Pollution Spiking
• -0.5
  Washington Post · Center

  See how bad the air quality in D.C. really got after the Freedom 250 fireworks
• +0.0
  Washington Post · Center

  Still TBD: Did Freedom 250 beat the record for the largest-ever fireworks show?

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.