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Justice Department names four cities for $300 million in crime-fighting funding

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The Justice Department is giving nearly $300 million to Jacksonville, Florida; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and St. Louis, Missouri, under its Model Cities Initiative, according to Fox News, The Epoch Times and NewsNation. The initiative invited cities to submit plans to reduce violent crime and strengthen local law enforcement. According to the DOJ statement cited by The Epoch Times, the funds will go to East Baton Rouge Parish, the City of Jackson, the St. Louis Police Department and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, for hiring, forensic capabilities, equipment, and substance use and mental health services. Fox News reports that Attorney General Todd Blanche will visit each city over the next 10 days to present the awards, and that individual amounts will be revealed then.

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  1. The Justice Department is giving nearly $300 million to four cities under its Model Cities Initiative.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    NewsNation
    Far Right
    Fox News, The Epoch Times

  2. The four cities selected are Jacksonville, Baton Rouge, Jackson and St. Louis.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Right
    Fox News, The Epoch Times

  3. The funding supports hiring law enforcement and prosecution personnel, forensic capabilities, equipment, and substance use and mental health services.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

  4. Attorney General Todd Blanche will visit each city over the next 10 days to present the awards.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. Individual funding amounts have not yet been released; the department plans to reveal them during the visits.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

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All three outlets report that the Justice Department picked four cities for nearly $300 million in crime-fighting funding under the Model Cities Initiative. Fox News frames the awards as a contest won under Trump's crackdown, while NewsNation and The Epoch Times lead with the DOJ announcement and its dollar figure.

  • the left

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  • the center

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    NewsNation's headline is a plain announcement of a $300M plan to fight crime in four cities, naming neither the winners nor the president.

    DOJ unveils $300M plan to fight crime in 4 cities
    NewsNationCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side outlets, Fox News and The Epoch Times, lead with the funding; Fox News alone frames it as a contest with lucky winners under Trump's crackdown.

    4 US cities are the Loaded modifier“lucky winners”Calling the cities lucky implies their selection was chance, which the article does not show.More neutral: winnersDisagree with this highlight? of Trump's $300M crime crackdown contest
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    lucky winnersMore neutral: winners

    Calling the cities lucky implies their selection was chance, which the article does not show.

    4 US cities are the lucky winners of Trump's $300M crime crackdown contest

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  • $300M funding figure
  • four cities receiving funds
  • DOJ plan announcement
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  • Trump's crime crackdown
  • contest and winners
  • Jacksonville's falling murder rate
  • DOJ funding figure
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  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    DOJ Announces $300 Million Funding to 4 Cities to Fight Crime

    The funds will be used for purposes such as hiring law enforcement personnel and enhancing forensic capabilities.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • Fox NewsFar Right

    4 US cities are the Loaded modifier“lucky winners”Calling the cities lucky implies their selection was chance, which the article does not show.More neutral: winnersDisagree with this highlight? of Trump's $300M crime crackdown contest

    Jacksonville, Baton Rouge, Jackson and St. Louis will split nearly $300 million in DOJ Model Cities Initiative funding to combat violent crime.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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    7 hr 7 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 7:34 PM EDT

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    Fox News, Oct 30, 12:27 PM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 30, 12:27 PM EDT
  2. NewsNationCenterOct 30, 7:34 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 31, 10:00 PM EDT

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