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9 days after Kentucky tornado, cat found in rubble of building

Headline from WTOL Toledo

Gibson was convinced his office cat Madix was gone more than a week after tornadoes swept through in Kentucky. That's until he heard a faint meow in the rubble.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of building (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble when he thought he

  2. WHAS Louisville

    Office cat found in rubble of Mayfield building, 9 days after deadly tornadoes (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble of his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield when he heard a faint meow.

  3. WTOL Toledo

    9 days after Kentucky tornado, cat found in rubble of building (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    Gibson was convinced his office cat Madix was gone more than a week after tornadoes swept through in Kentucky. That's until he heard a faint meow in the rubble.

  4. Sioux City Journal

    Midwest Tornadoes-Cat Found (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    This photo provided by Sonny "Hoot" Gibson on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 showing Madix the cat, who was found in the rubble of Gibson's Mayfield, Ky. office building nine days

  5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of Kentucky building (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Nine days after a tornado devastated much of Mayfield, Kentucky, Madix the cat was found in the rubble of a demolished downtown office building.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    9 days after a Kentucky tornado, Madix the cat is found alive in the rubble (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Sonny "Hoot" Gibson had tried to find the black cat with yellow eyes that liked to greet customers of his rental business, but had given up after a few days. Then on Sunday he heard a faint meow.

  7. NBC News

    Cat found in rubble of building 9 days after deadly tornadoes tear through Kentucky (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble when he thought he heard a faint meow.

  8. The Guardian

    ‘I heard a meow’: Kentucky man finds his cat unscathed in rubble nine days after tornado (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Sonny ‘Hoot’ Gibson thought his mind was playing tricks when the sound emerged from his demolished office building

  9. Newsweek

    Cat discovered unscathed in rubble in Mayfield, Kentucky, 9 days after tornado raged (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Gibson called some employees to help him search when he couldn't immediately find Madix. He eventually found the cat below the rubble in a hole.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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