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Canadian wildfire smoke affecting US air quality

7 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 4.0-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -1.5
  Vox · Left

  The dirtiest air in the world
• -1.0
  Axios · Left

  Summer is smoke season now
• -0.5
  The Guardian · Center

  More Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east
• -0.5
  Boston Globe · Center

  Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body.
• -0.5
  Washington Post · Center

  How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
• +2.0
  Washington Examiner · Right

  Bernie Moreno calls for sanctions on Canada over wildfire smoke
• +2.5
  Breitbart · Right

  GOP Lawmakers Threaten Canada with Sanctions for Failing to Prevent Wildfires and Smoke Choking the U.S.

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.