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Illinois man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress

A man has been charged in Illinois with mailing four letters containing a white granular substance to members of Congress, all of which were sent in envelopes containing his name and home address. Matthew Unglesbee has been charged with sending threatening letters containing a white granular substance to three members of Congress, along with a handwritten letter that read “HA HA.” A fourth letter with a white granular substance included the note “HAH enjoy the gift.” Unglesbee is facing two char

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Event date
exact date
Coverage
7 outlets · 7 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, United States
English
Countries concerned
Indonesia, United States
Diplomacy · intensity 1.0 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (86%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 86%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 14%

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  • Confirmed by 7 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by nbcsandiego.com (United States), . 5 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. Illinois man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress
    nbcsandiego.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  2. Illinois man charged with mailing threatening letters with white substance to members of Congress
    nbcboston.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  3. Illinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress
    the-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
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    indy-web-prod.brightsites.co.ukRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
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    CTV NewsCanadaCanada → United StatesEnglish
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  7. Man charged with mailing threatening letters to Illinois lawmakers
    upi.comÉtats-UnisUnited States → United StatesEnglish