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For news articles which seem so much like satire that you're surprised they're not from The Onion.

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  2. Posts must be genuine news articles, not satire, opinion, or tabloid pieces.
  3. News must be current.
  4. Popular political, religious, or social views are not Oniony, no matter how ridiculous you may think them.

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Apple Shares PowerPoint Presentation That Can Help Convince Your Parents to Buy You a Mac (www.macrumors.com)
submitted 2 days ago by dullbananas@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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DHS considers reality show pitting immigrants against one another for citizenship (www.usatoday.com)
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https://archive.is/i6S6H

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No Habs No: Quebec orders STM to drop ‘Go’ from bus messages because it’s an English word (www.montrealgazette.com)
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United Airlines flight to China diverted to San Francisco after pilot forgets passport (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit (www.bbc.com)
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Russia gifts meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine (tvpworld.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth create a woolly mouse (news.sky.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Teen dies after injecting himself with butterfly remains (nypost.com)
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https://archive.ph/HGRch

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North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage during capture in Kursk (euromaidanpress.com)
submitted 5 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Judge rebukes Stanford misinformation expert for using ChatGPT to draft testimony (minnesotareformer.com)
submitted 5 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Fatbergs turned into perfume: Britain's new industrial revolution (www.bbc.com)
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Mt. Juliet Police deliver pizza after arresting delivery driver on Rutherford County warrant (www.wsmv.com)
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The Academy Says That ‘MADAME WEB’ Is Not Eligible To Be Nominated For Best Picture At The Oscars (watchinamerica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Jeju Air plane crash raises questions about concrete wall at the end of the runway (www.cnbc.com)
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https://archive.ph/zFGcX

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4 fake cops arrested for raiding ‘fake call centre’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
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https://archive.ph/7rpzX

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Killer captured by Google Maps while moving dismembered body in northern Spanish village (www.surinenglish.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Living happily ever after? The hidden health risks of Disney princesses (www.bmj.com)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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While much current research on Disney princesses focuses on the harmful impact of unrealistic ideals on young viewers’ self-esteem, there is a critical need to shift attention towards the health risks faced by the princesses themselves, Sanne H B van Dijk and colleagues argue

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WordPress Forces Users to Agree That Pineapple Is Good on Pizza (gizmodo.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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North Korea decries ‘dictatorship’ in South in wake of martial law attempt (www.theguardian.com)
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Stop jumping in front of oncoming cars, South African government warns citizens (www.livenowfox.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Suicide bombing kills Taliban minister Khalil Haqqani (www.newsweek.com)
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Illinois legislators set to change 'offender' to 'justice-impacted individual' (www.thecentersquare.com)
submitted 6 months ago by Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com to c/nottheonion@civilloquy.com
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Pyramid Uncovered in Mexico to be Reburied Due to Lack of Funds (news.artnet.com)
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Chinese man trapped in well in Thailand for three days as villagers mistake cries for help for ghostly sounds (www.malaymail.com)
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South Korean man convicted of dodging military service by binge eating (www.bbc.com)
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