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Little League World Series to Begin Testing Players For Mustaches

The Onion - 17 hours 44 min ago
Little League World Series to Begin Testing Players For Mustaches


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Unsung Heroes: Margerie Hempstead

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 23:30
While watching a young mother struggle with her a child at the local pharmacy, Margerie Hempstead respectfully held herself to a disapproving glare instead of explaining the proper way she would raise a child.


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Stockwatch: Bank of America (BAC)

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 22:15
$7.98 (+$.13) (+1.66%) Shares jumped after Bank of America marketing researchers finally found some fees their customers love.


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Conversation Successfully Completed Without Single Mention Of Netflix Queue

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 21:30
Conversation Successfully Completed Without Single Mention Of Netflix Queue


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MMA Fighter Unfortunately Discovers True Love For First Time On Morning Of Big Fight

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 20:00
TERRE HAUTE, IN—In an unfortunate instance of ill-timing, mixed martial artist Pat Schrode finally discovered the feeling of true, unrequited love Saturday morning just hours before his fight with Kyle Hendrix.


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Your Horoscopes - Week Of February 21, 2012

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 19:30
Aries Your belief that nothing can stop you will be tested this week by depression, procrastination, concrete barriers, dysentery, armed gunmen, and the unanimous passage of several laws targeted specifically at stopping you. Tau...


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Opinion: I’m Getting Bitten By The Oscar Bug…AGAIN! (by Jackie Harvey)

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 18:15
For some people, March Madness begins in March, and it’s tied to college basketball, but not me!


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Woman In Ninth Year Of Letting Boyfriend Down Easy

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 17:00
CHICAGO—Saying she wanted to "end things the right way" and not leave any painful, unresolved issues lingering between them, area woman Deborah Oster confirmed Wednesday she has been letting boyfriend Greg Norfolk down easy for the pa...


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American Voices: Fruit Flies Seek Out Alcohol

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 16:20
An Emory University study published in the journal Current Biology shows that common fruit flies often seek out fermented fruit for nourishment in order to self-medicate against the threat of deadly parasitic wasps.


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[video] NewsBlitz: Senate Session Interrupted By Wailing Of Ted Kennedy's Ghost

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 15:15
Ted Kennedy's crying ghost disrupts Congress and a pilot crashes in the Kardashian wilderness, in today's NewsBlitz.


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[audio] Ducks Only Interested In Area Man's Bread

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 14:30
Ducks Only Interested In Area Man's Bread


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WASHINGTON, DC—Unbeknownst to them, liberal couple Abel Russ and Jessica Scott, both 29, haven't had nonethnic food in nearly two months.

The Onion - Tue, 02/21/2012 - 00:00
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Unbeknownst to them, liberal couple Abel Russ and Jessica Scott, both 29, haven't had nonethnic food in nearly two months.


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TV Listings: The Parents

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 22:00
ABC 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST After a week of cuddling, homework help, and bedtime stories, which child will go back to the orphanage without a rose?


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Disturbed Beltway Sources Report Congress Eerily Cooperative Today

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 21:05
WASHINGTON—According to reports from distressed Capitol Hill sources, members of both houses of Congress were eerily cooperative and agreeable throughout today's legislative session, prompting widespread confusion, fear, and suspicion among politica...


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[video] Injured Derrick Rose Will Play Next Game Strapped To Gurney

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 19:10
After another bite of sour fish, Doc struggles to hold down the Jeremy Lin trade, Derrick Rose in a gurney, and the wusses on the Mariners.


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Arena Sound Guy Given Cousin's Demo To Play During Timeouts

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 19:00
Arena Sound Guy Given Cousin's Demo To Play During Timeouts


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Slideshow: The Week In Pictures

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 18:37
The Week In Pictures


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Editorial Cartoon: Royal Welcome

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 17:15
Royal Welcome


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Magazine: 'I Killed Myself' One Man's Lost Battle With Alcoholism

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 16:45
'I Killed Myself' One Man's Lost Battle With Alcoholism


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American Voices: Pennies, Nickels To Change?

The Onion - Mon, 02/20/2012 - 16:15
Because they cost more than twice their face value between non-cost-effective raw materials and manufacturing expenses, the Obama administration asked Congress for permission to change the metal composition for the nickel and penny.


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