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Canadian wildfire smoke causes air quality alerts across US

6 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 2.5-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -1.0
  The Guardian · Left

  Air quality plummets in 20 states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across the US
• +0.0
  Bloomberg · Center

  New York, Washington Face Peak Heat as Canadian Smoke Spreads
• +0.0
  MarketWatch · Center

  These cities are blanketed with wildfire smoke. Here’s what to know about bad air quality.
• +0.0
  ABC News · Center

  Wildfires prompt state of emergency, air quality alert in Minnesota
• +0.0
  Sky News · Center

  Wildfires force thousands to evacuate as smoke darkens skies over major cities
• +1.5
  NY Post · Right

  NYC air quality reaches unhealthy ‘Level Red’ — after out-of-control Canadian wildfires contaminate US airspace

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.