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How did The Onion's Infowars acquisition go down and why?

The satirical news company The Onion bought the right-wing media outlet Infowars at a bankruptcy auction. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports on why the acquisition happened and what they plan on doing ...

The Onion to acquire Infowars out of bankruptcy

Satirical website wins auction for media business controlled by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Business - Financial Times - 17 hours ago

Behind the surprising Infowars purchase by The Onion

Satirical publication The Onion has purchased Infowars, Alex Jones' embattled brand. The Connecticut families of eight victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and one first responder ...

Alex Jones' Infowars purchased by The Onion

The satirical site The Onion has purchased Infowars, the media platform owned by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The Onion in its purchase received the support of Sandy Hook families who won over ...

Why did Trump win? The fundamentals did it.

Democrats should not be surprised by the election results, as fundamentals such as the economy, incumbency, and the incumbent president's approval rating have a systematic grip on presidential ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Onions investigated as source of deadly E. coli outbreak

More fast food chains are removing raw onions from their menus after a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's quarter pounder burgers. The parent company for Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC says ...

Onion Identified as McDonald’s E. Coli Culprit

Fast food restaurants are holding onions as the E. coli outbreak likely traces its roots back to the vegetable.

Business - Inc. - October 25

No joke: The Onion wins bankruptcy auction for Alex Jones' Infowars

The Onion, the satirical news company that repeatedly spoofed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has won the bankruptcy auction for control over his media empire — most notably Infowars, the ...

The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy

The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

Business - The New York Times - 18 hours ago

The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at bankruptcy auction

Satirical publication The Onion, with the support of Sandy Hook families, purchased the bankrupt site of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The Onion buys Alex Jones’s Infowars at auction

The satirical news publication The Onion said Thursday it purchased conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website at a bankruptcy auction. “All told, the decision to acquire InfoWars was an ...

Politics - The Hill - 18 hours ago

The Onion Is Buying Alex Jones's Infowars Site

The satirical website joined with families who lost children in the Sandy Hook massacre to acquire Infowars

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago

Not a Joke: ‘The Onion’ Buys Alex Jones’s InfoWars Site

The satirical publication acquired the extreme-right, Sandy Hook-denying InfoWars during an auction of Jones’s assets, and will use it to parody its sanity-challenged conspiracy claims.

Business - Inc. - 14 hours ago

Did P’Nut Die for Nothing? Test Shows Squirrel Did Not Have Rabies.

Officials released a timeline of the decision to euthanize the squirrel, whose confiscation led to outrage from some on the right and death threats to those deemed responsible.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

How did the Turkey aviation company attack unfold?

The Turkish government says at least five people were killed after an attack on aerospace company which manufactures drones and jets for the military.

Why Did Israel Attack Iran?

The two countries have been fighting a shadow war for years. Now, their conflict has burst into the open.

World - The New York Times - October 26

Botswana's politician who did the unthinkable

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Did the US election polls fail?

Polls predicted a tight race - then Donald Trump won a commanding victory. So what went wrong?

McDonald's, Food Safety Officials Scrutinize Onions in E. Coli Outbreak

The CDC is investigating Quarter Pounders as the possible source of the food-safety crisis, with one death and dozens of illnesses across 10 states.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

McDonald's zeroes in on onions as the likely source of deadly E. coli outbreak

The investigation into the E. coli outbreak in McDonald's Quarter Pounders that has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 50 others increasingly points to the slivered onions served on the ...

FDA eyes McDonald's supplier's onions as source of E. Coli outbreak

The FDA said Thursday that it's investigating whether McDonald’s supplier Taylor Farms is the possible source of the E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders hamburgers.

Onions Recalled in Deadly E.Coli Outbreaks Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

A deadly outbreak spurred removal of onions by a major food supplier in the Mountain West. Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King and Pizza Hut have stopped serving onions at various locations.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Onions are likely source of deadly McDonald’s E Coli outbreak, USDA says

Batches of the vegetable produced in Colorado, where many people fell ill after eating Quarter Pounders, were recalled. Fresh onions are the probable source of an E coli outbreak at McDonald’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

FDA investigates onion supplier in McDonald's E. coli outbreak

The FDA says it is focusing on a California company that sells McDonald's and other restaurants onions. McDonald's says California-based Taylor Farms is the source of the potentially tainted onions ...

FDA investigating if onions are source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's

McDonald's on Thursday confirmed to CBS News that California-based produce giant Taylor Farms is the supplier of slivered onions that have been removed from many of its restaurants amid an E. coli ...

CDC says slivered onions are 'likely source' of McDonald's E. coli infections

Slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders are the “likely source” of an outbreak of E. coli infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The number ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions

At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E

Health - ABC News - 21 hours ago

The Onion buys conspiracy theory site Infowars with plans to make it ‘very funny, very stupid’

Satirical news outlet purchases media platform run by Alex Jones at a court-ordered auction. The satirical news outlet the Onion has purchased Infowars, the rightwing media platform run by the ...

World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago

The Onion buys Infowars out of bankruptcy in move backed by Sandy Hook families

Satirical news outlet the Onion has purchased Alex Jones' Infowars site out of bankruptcy. The sale comes after the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims won a $1.5 billion libel suit against ...

The Onion wins control over Infowars after Alex Jones bankruptcy auction

The Onion has won control over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media empire, including his flagship website Infowars, after winning a bankruptcy auction for his properties.

Satirical news site The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars at auction

Infowars was auctioned as part of a defamation ruling after Jones falsely called the Sandy Hook School shooting a hoax.

The Onion buys InfoWars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

Satirical news outlet The Onion has bought Alex Jones' InfoWars at a bankruptcy auction with help from families of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. NBC News' Brandy Zadrozny reports ...

How Alex Jones' Infowars wound up in the hands of The Onion

The purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction by the satirical news publication The Onion is the latest twist in a yearslong saga

Entertainment - ABC News - 9 hours ago

How Expensive Is Going to Jail? We Did the Math.

Our criminal justice system is nickel-and-diming people at every turn, burying them in punishing debt.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

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