When Aggregation Doesn’t Work

I just saw this headline on Google News

Child found hanging but still alive MSNBC – 54 minutes ago
May 29: Three of the four people found dead in a Texas mobile home were children. MSNBC’s Chris Jansing reports. Swinging through spring, Mideast medical care, fountain fun and more.

The third sentence appears to be taken from a sidebar that says, in full, “The Week in Pictures Mideast medical care, fountain fun and more.” Where the distinctly tasteless addition of “swinging through spring” came from isn’t clear.

That’s why human oversight of final text is often a good thing I guess.

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