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USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Expected To Return To San Diego Area Thursday
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
11
First seen
Oct 4, 11:22 AM PDT
updated Oct 8, 4:04 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KGTV, KPBS and 9 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier expected to return to San Diego area Thursday · KGTVOct 4, 11:22 AM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after a nearly year-long deployment · KNSDOct 5, 5:44 AM PDT
Así fue el regreso del USS Abraham Lincoln a San Diego tras más de 300 días desplegado · KUAN (Telemundo 20)Oct 5, 6:39 AM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier will return to San Diego area Thursday · KPBS · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 5, 8:04 AM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego homeport after long deployment · KERO-TVOct 7, 3:55 PM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego homeport after long deployment · KGTV · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 3:55 PM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego homeport after long deployment · KSBY · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 3:55 PM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln returning to San Diego after extended Iran deployment · KPBSOct 7, 4:55 PM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln arrives home to US after record deployment · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 8, 5:00 AM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln Returns to San Diego Today · KQEHOct 8, 8:06 AM PDT
San Diego mayor welcomes home USS Abraham Lincoln in statement · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 8, 9:54 AM PDT
Photos of the USS Abraham Lincoln's historic homecoming in San Diego · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 8, 12:57 PM PDT
Emotion spills over as USS Abraham Lincoln returns home after grueling 321-day deployment · Los Angeles TimesOct 8, 3:28 PM PDT
Family awaits dad’s return as USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in San Diego · KSWB (FOX 5 San Diego)Oct 8, 4:04 PM PDT
The long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay · KCRA 3 (NBC)Oct 8, 4:22 PM PDT
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego · KFMB-TVOct 8, 5:02 PM PDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 4, 11:56 AM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 5, 9:06 AM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.Oct 8, 6:32 AM PDTHeld: Held after review because this was distributed nationally and was not a local report.Oct 8, 1:43 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.