r/nottheonion • u/PresidentSpanky • 11h ago

Police beg locals to refrain from taking "pot shots" at Chinese spy balloon

newsweek.com

25.6k Upvotes

2.3k comments

r/nottheonion • u/PotRoastPotato • 6h ago

Colorado Election Fraud Conspiracist Appears to Have Committed Voter Fraud, Court Docs Show

coloradotimesrecorder.com

985 Upvotes

63 comments

r/nottheonion • u/BlishBlash • 23h ago

Inside Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Disaster: ‘The Conditions Were Absolutely Inhumane’

variety.com

7.6k Upvotes

494 comments

r/nottheonion • u/nimobo • 9h ago

Google HR loses job while interviewing candidate for a job role, says call got disconnected suddenly

indiatoday.in

391 Upvotes

112 comments

r/nottheonion • u/wewhomustnotbenamed • 21h ago

"Bregret", the new word to express regret for voting Britain lo leave the EU

en.mercopress.com

3.7k Upvotes

326 comments

r/nottheonion • u/TheAngryBlackGuy • 20h ago

Las Vegas school outbreak leaves 130 students 'projectile vomiting' outside, parents without answers

foxnews.com

1.1k Upvotes

158 comments

r/nottheonion • u/JoelJohnstone • 5h ago

Iowa Alzheimer's care facility is fined $10,000 after pronouncing a living woman dead

npr.org

52 Upvotes

7 comments

r/nottheonion • u/Qlanger • 2h ago

Indiana man dies after falling from Puerto Rico cliff while filming a TikTok video

cnn.com

30 Upvotes

12 comments

r/nottheonion • u/AnonScoobySnack69 • 51m ago

Police officer could be demoted after shoplifting $87 in groceries

cbc.ca

• Upvotes

10 comments

r/nottheonion • u/JamesJoyceFuckbird • 22h ago

You need to detach and ‘psychologically recover’ from work, professors say. The solution: commuting

fortune.com

936 Upvotes

284 comments

r/nottheonion • u/ilovekerma • 1h ago

US shoots down Chinese 'spy balloon' off Carolina coast

news.sky.com

• Upvotes

14 comments

r/nottheonion • u/kangarooturd • 6h ago

Man Who Allegedly Left a Dead Fish at the ‘Goonies' House Rescued From Rough Seas Near Stolen Yacht

nbcbayarea.com

18 Upvotes

5 comments

r/nottheonion • u/olyteddy • 17h ago

Woman mistakenly pronounced dead breathing in body bag at funeral home

abcnews.go.com

92 Upvotes

4 comments

r/nottheonion • u/atmoscience • 12h ago

Senior drives van into Big Spring Park pond, mistaken for parking lot

whnt.com

31 Upvotes

10 comments

r/nottheonion • u/geekman20 • 5h ago

Baby girl ‘still attached to a placenta’ found abandoned in Polk County after woman heard ‘noises coming from woods’

news4jax.com

10 Upvotes

2 comments

r/nottheonion • u/mmortal03 • 5h ago

Route to Super Bowl is long, dangerous for Mexican avocados

apnews.com

7 Upvotes

0 comments

r/nottheonion • u/say_cumquat_again • 7h ago

Fears that waste specialist company competes with Lord Of The Rings franchise

bbc.co.uk

10 Upvotes

5 comments

r/nottheonion • u/crashbestos • 14h ago

Why Toronto's 'dancing crossing guard' can't get compensation after getting injured in hit and run

cbc.ca

45 Upvotes

4 comments

r/nottheonion • u/LocalChamp • 17h ago

Lawmakers propose letting Massachusetts prisoners donate organs for reduced sentences

cbsnews.com

60 Upvotes

20 comments

r/nottheonion • u/mindsfa • 13h ago

Man arrested after stealing boat that sank and needed rescue from the coast guard

ktvb.com

28 Upvotes

6 comments

r/nottheonion • u/GanbareShamiko • 7h ago

'Swap sa sibuyas': QC store allows customers to pay for items with onions

news.abs-cbn.com

9 Upvotes

2 comments

r/nottheonion • u/iamjimgordon • 20m ago

Texas Man Arrested For Theft of Two Tamarin Monkeys

thepetzealot.com

• Upvotes

1 comments

r/nottheonion • u/TheAngryBlackGuy • 20h ago

'Clearly a bowtie:' Child's drawing confiscated by school officials

thenationaldesk.com

71 Upvotes

22 comments

r/nottheonion • u/asjonesy99 • 1d ago

Mafia boss found working as pizza boss after 16 years on the run

edition.cnn.com

191 Upvotes

26 comments

r/nottheonion • u/stevejobs_rim • 1d ago

Miami Police Department unveils new cruiser covered in images of Africa for Black History Month

insider.com

214 Upvotes

52 comments

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