[wimpycat]

Part of the trouble is, I have found, that often two different newspapers will run the exact same article under different titles.

[Admin Moderator]

Yes, that is a problem, expecially AP. We do the best we can, and we appreciate everyone's help with the heads up. Thanks.

[Eala]

Part of the trouble is, I have found, that often two different newspapers will run the exact same article under different titles.

I've seen a lot of duplicates lately, and in my experience disjoint titles accounts for relatively few duplicates. (Though one I posted a few days ago about a slow "quake" was repeated today with "earthquake".)

But I've seen at least several cases of the same article from the exact same source reposted within a very few hours.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Headlines aside, comparing the bodies of the articles will confirm if they are duplicates or not.

[TomServo]

Try reading the first and last paragraphs of the article. Compare author names, if they're posted...