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Walgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales (www.cbsnews.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/MapsAreAwesome on 2025-01-16 00:42:32.

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‘Guns, Green, and Gators’ found in Picayune man’s home after search, police say (www.wlox.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Luckygecko1 on 2025-01-16 00:29:25.

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AirBnB turned into meth lab (www.wowt.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/DeathByFartz1996 on 2025-01-15 23:56:27.

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‘White people shouldn’t mess with it’: Native American church laments psychedelic cactus shortage (www.theguardian.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Davebertson on 2025-01-15 23:43:07.

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Gen Z are becoming pet parents because they can’t afford human babies: Now veterinarian is one of the hottest jobs of 2025, says Indeed (fortune.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/bionickel on 2025-01-15 23:35:57.

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Unidentified man stole three amputated legs from Bucharest hospital, one still missing (www.romania-insider.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Warm-Profit-775 on 2025-01-15 19:42:14.

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Japan PM Ishiba struggling to find time to smoke at work (mainichi.jp)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/reaper527 on 2025-01-15 17:49:23.

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Where to dispose of piles of old wind turbine blades? Coal mines. (wyofile.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/AnnaBishop1138 on 2025-01-15 15:25:18.

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Squirrel causes Boulder County school to go on secure status Tuesday (www.9news.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/GringoJesus on 2025-01-15 14:52:08.

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New Illinois bill aims to increase age for seniors to retake driving exam (www.nbcchicago.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Reddit_Sucks_1401 on 2025-01-15 12:53:29.

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Fatbergs turned into perfume: Britain's new industrial revolution (www.bbc.co.uk)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Cultural_Way5584 on 2025-01-15 11:46:31.

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Monkeys accused of stealing gold (www.newswire.lk)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/asianwithtourettes on 2025-01-15 08:33:13.

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The looming ban on TikTok will not apply to certain U.S. State Department employees responsible for “public diplomacy” (www.kenklippenstein.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Shalmanese on 2025-01-15 06:38:38.

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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 original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/laybs1 on 2025-01-15 04:25:30.

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Republican Uses Misspelled Sign During Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing (www.newsweek.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Popepepe on 2025-01-15 04:07:13.

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Nancy Mace Asks Jasmine Crockett If She Wants to 'Take It Outside' (www.newsweek.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/LavenderBabble on 2025-01-15 03:29:53.

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Italian soccer club Lazio fires falconer for posting photos of his penis implant (apnews.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/OkaySureWhyNotIGuess on 2025-01-15 03:01:59.

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Woman says she got a side of marijuana with her chicken fries at Burger King (www.wifr.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/HowLongIsThi on 2025-01-15 02:00:22.

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China plans to blow Starlink out of the sky in a Taiwan war (asiatimes.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/NeverEndingDClock on 2025-01-15 00:31:10.

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Thieves are using excavators to rob banks in Newfoundland (www.cbc.ca)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Dungeon-Dragon2323 on 2025-01-14 22:53:07.

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Judge rebukes Stanford misinformation expert for using ChatGPT to draft testimony • Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Jpkmets7 on 2025-01-14 21:22:27.

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US man building ray gun to kill Muslims jailed for 30 years (www.9news.com.au)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/ddonsky on 2025-01-14 21:06:50.

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Judge reassigned after texting ‘My First Ankle Monitor’ gag to another judge (cwbchicago.com)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/RhythmMethodMan on 2025-01-14 20:15:13.

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This skateboarding economist suggests we need more skateparks and less capitalism (www.npr.org)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/aresef on 2025-01-14 19:35:51.

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Polytetrafluoroethylene Ingestion as a Way to Increase Food Volume and Hence Satiety Without Increasing Calorie Content (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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The original post: /r/nottheonion by /u/Bigringcycling on 2025-01-14 19:02:24.