# problem

**URL:** https://forum.newsblur.com/c/problem/6.md

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## [About the problem category](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/about-the-problem-category/13)

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**Author:** [@blurbot](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/blurbot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/about-the-problem-category/13 "2018-04-13T03:08:51Z")

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Have an issue and want a solution

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## [Feed name text not readable](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/feed-name-text-not-readable/13925)

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**Author:** [@rtreborb](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/rtreborb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/feed-name-text-not-readable/13925 "2026-11-09T01:38:07Z")

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Hello - I’ve found that some feed colors make the feed name text unreadable. I’m not sure if it’s because I use dark mode, or if it’s because of the feed itself. The link for the post/feed in the above picture is: ht…

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## [Some github release page will not add correctly?](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/some-github-release-page-will-not-add-correctly/13924)

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**Author:** [@Ralf1960](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/Ralf1960)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/some-github-release-page-will-not-add-correctly/13924 "2026-11-08T11:18:40Z")

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Tried https://github.com/LabyStudio/paintdotjs/releases and despite working like charm on other release-feeds, NB won’t add this one.

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## [Customise right-click context menu options](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/customise-right-click-context-menu-options/13917)

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**Author:** [@huWkffKNBo](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/huWkffKNBo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/customise-right-click-context-menu-options/13917 "2026-11-05T19:09:48Z")

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New menu items (e.g. ‘Listen to this story’) have recently been added to the right-click context menu. I have no interest in these, they mess with my muscle memory, and I would like to remove them: It’s possible to c…

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## [Read and Unread Titles Hard to Differentiate](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/read-and-unread-titles-hard-to-differentiate/13847)

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**Author:** [@JeremyCouch](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/JeremyCouch)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/read-and-unread-titles-hard-to-differentiate/13847 "2026-11-05T15:40:18Z")

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Hi, some quick feedback here. I just got version 15.0.4 and the immediate issue I notice is that when looking at a feed it’s very difficult to quickly tell where the unread stories begin. The unread titles used to be bol…

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## [Android app not correctly wrapping titles](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/android-app-not-correctly-wrapping-titles/13848)

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**Author:** [@rtreborb](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/rtreborb)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/android-app-not-correctly-wrapping-titles/13848 "2026-11-03T13:13:47Z")

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On a feed view, long article titles are not correctly wrapping and have an odd line break between parts of the title. The titles show as expected when clicking into an article.

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## [Reddit RSS Feeds Error 429/Error 404](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/reddit-rss-feeds-error-429-error-404/13890)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Pemberton](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/Thomas_Pemberton)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/reddit-rss-feeds-error-429-error-404/13890 "2026-11-02T16:36:11Z")

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Not sure if this is related to this topic: All my reddit feeds as of yesterday were showing first Error 429 (API limit reached) now Error 404 (not found). If I manually paste one of these into a browser (example http…

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## [Daily Cartoonist feed problem](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/daily-cartoonist-feed-problem/13916)

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**Author:** [@animaux1](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/animaux1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/daily-cartoonist-feed-problem/13916 "2026-10-30T13:37:01Z")

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Site has not been working for a week or so, throwing 553 and 404 errors. The last newsblur item I see from them was Oct 21. Any ideas? https://www.dailycartoonist.com/ is the web site. This URL was what I had been usi…

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## [MCP access from LIttlebird ai](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/mcp-access-from-littlebird-ai/13806)

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**Author:** [@GraBird](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/GraBird)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/mcp-access-from-littlebird-ai/13806 "2026-10-30T07:37:16Z")

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Hi, I have a premium archive account. I try to connect to the MCP server with https:/newsblur.com/mcp I also tried https:/newsblur.com/mcp/ Both connect fine, then fail with an authorisation error saying: ‘Server rej…

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## [Duplicate Stories Filtering](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/duplicate-stories-filtering/13919)

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**Author:** [@GalainDeNo](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/GalainDeNo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/duplicate-stories-filtering/13919 "2026-10-30T06:04:44Z")

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Is there a way to filter duplicate Stories within the same Feed? It happens only in this Feed: I can´t see great differences between this 3 Items Thanks!

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## [More info in ‘Add site’ dialog](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/more-info-in-add-site-dialog/13915)

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**Author:** [@John\_Goldsmith1](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/John_Goldsmith1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/more-info-in-add-site-dialog/13915 "2026-10-28T08:40:11Z")

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This is based on the ios app (27.2) - has the add site dialog reduced the details that it shows? Before i used to paste a url and a popup would list the candidate feeds available. Now if I paste a url, there’s no list a…

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## [On November 13, Reddit is phasing out RSS feeds](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/on-november-13-reddit-is-phasing-out-rss-feeds/13862)

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**Author:** [@ck42de](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/ck42de)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/on-november-13-reddit-is-phasing-out-rss-feeds/13862 "2026-10-28T08:26:27Z")

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See https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/30/reddit-is-killing-rss-feeds-ending-public-api-access-because-of-ai-bots/ Will I still be able to see updates in my subreddits using Newsblur? If so, how?

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## [Read articles becoming unread on next load](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/read-articles-becoming-unread-on-next-load/13417)

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**Author:** [@zzyss](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/zzyss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/read-articles-becoming-unread-on-next-load/13417 "2026-10-27T02:06:20Z")

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Has anyone else been recently having issues with read articles? For me, the problem is that after clearing a list and exiting Newsblur, the next time I open, a number of read articles appear again in the list as unread. …

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## [Browser: navigation in story mode](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/browser-navigation-in-story-mode/13912)

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**Author:** [@bogorad](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/bogorad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/browser-navigation-in-story-mode/13912 "2026-10-26T13:08:35Z")

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Some websites just don’t work with “text”, so I am forced to switch them to “story”. But in “story” mode the space key does not work as expected - it does not advance the story-page. Is there a way to fix it?

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## [Iphone app, horizontal scrolling between stories sluggish/frozen](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/iphone-app-horizontal-scrolling-between-stories-sluggish-frozen/13855)

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**Author:** [@tedder42](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/tedder42)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/iphone-app-horizontal-scrolling-between-stories-sluggish-frozen/13855 "2026-10-26T00:58:22Z")

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The new (v15) app gets stuck sliding between stories. It’ll stop halfway between the story slide, or it’ll go slow, or it’ll freeze for a moment or 20+ seconds. It’s kind of random on when it how long it’ll freeze. It m…

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## [No kbd shortcuts with Golden Gate](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/no-kbd-shortcuts-with-golden-gate/13881)

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**Author:** [@TimBray](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/TimBray)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/no-kbd-shortcuts-with-golden-gate/13881 "2026-10-22T14:52:36Z")

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Yesterday I updated to Golden Gate i.e. MacOS 27.0.1 and today my NewsBlur keyboard shortcuts don’t work, the app makes a beep sound whenever I touch the keyboard. Coincidence? I couldn’t find keyboard settings in a qu…

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## [HTTP Error 403, Forbidden feed fetch failed (429)](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/http-error-403-forbidden-feed-fetch-failed-429/13909)

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**Author:** [@hunyadfalviz](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/hunyadfalviz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/http-error-403-forbidden-feed-fetch-failed-429/13909 "2026-10-22T04:47:22Z")

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Wattsupwithat refuses requests: 2026-10-21 18:46:30 HTTP Error (403) 2026-10-20 16:49:58 Forbidden feed fetch failed (429) 2026-10-19 16:47:24 Forbidden feed fetch failed (429) 2026-10-18 16:28:32 HTTP Error (…

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## [AI Spam Hitting NewsBlur Shared/Popular?](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/ai-spam-hitting-newsblur-shared-popular/13905)

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**Author:** [@Matt8](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/Matt8)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/ai-spam-hitting-newsblur-shared-popular/13905 "2026-10-20T23:06:29Z")

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Worried that AI bots may be hitting Newsblur for sharing stories into “popular” This article got picked up by popular and the comments and accounts that shared it look pretty low effort. Wanted to let you know…. Th…

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## [Https://www.reddit.com/r/fefe\_blog\_interim.rss results into 403 but is still there](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/https-www-reddit-com-r-fefe-blog-interim-rss-results-into-403-but-is-still-there/13904)

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**Author:** [@jogi](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/jogi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/https-www-reddit-com-r-fefe-blog-interim-rss-results-into-403-but-is-still-there/13904 "2026-10-20T15:40:44Z")

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I have used on Reddit the RSS https://www.reddit.com/r/fefe\_blog\_interim.rss and you can curl it or use Brave etc. and see the XML but since some days Newsblur does not like and results in 403. Also the PRO function to …

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## [Can't save modified training rule](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/cant-save-modified-training-rule/13899)

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**Author:** [@ZndContact](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/ZndContact)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/cant-save-modified-training-rule/13899 "2026-10-17T01:49:07Z")

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If I want to change a rule from per site to this folder, or add a notification to it, it cannot save and shows " Save N changes where N = the total number of rules. But it won’t click through.

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## [Fails to add RSS feed](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/fails-to-add-rss-feed/13852)

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**Author:** [@Avi](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/Avi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/fails-to-add-rss-feed/13852 "2026-10-16T16:17:26Z")

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I put in https://upsilandre.over-blog.com/ to subscribe to. It failed to find the RSS feed. I put in https://upsilandre.over-blog.com/rss as that’s the exact RSS feed. It still failed. It seems that adding RSS feeds is…

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## [Android: don't move next button around](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/android-dont-move-next-button-around/13896)

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**Author:** [@lousyd](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/lousyd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/android-dont-move-next-button-around/13896 "2026-10-16T16:08:51Z")

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I wish the “next” button would stay in the same place on the screen. My Hacker News feed collects a lot of posts and I don’t read most of them. So I load it up and start skimming the titles. Next next next. But when the …

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## [IEEE RSS feeds are not consistently interpreted correctly](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/ieee-rss-feeds-are-not-consistently-interpreted-correctly/13884)

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**Author:** [@AnthonySanders](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/AnthonySanders)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/ieee-rss-feeds-are-not-consistently-interpreted-correctly/13884 "2026-10-12T19:53:32Z")

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I seem to have very inconsistent problem with the feeds from IEEE. If I use other interpreters or simply throw the url at co-pilot it seems to be Ok. e.g. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/rss/TOC63.XML

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## [Feed Display Settings Glitch](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/feed-display-settings-glitch/13866)

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**Author:** [@nbabarskis](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/nbabarskis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/feed-display-settings-glitch/13866 "2026-10-12T13:47:04Z")

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Identified a problem while using the web app. When looking at a feed that is generated through items sent to my Newsblur email address I get some odd windowing when I place the feed in list view. Attached are two screens…

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## [Raw HTML in feed's posts](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/raw-html-in-feeds-posts/13887)

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**Author:** [@nelas](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/nelas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/raw-html-in-feeds-posts/13887 "2026-10-12T12:17:48Z")

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Hi, posts from the feed below appear in NB as raw HTML instead of rendered/formatted text. Sample text as it appears in NB: \<\_cdata\> Rede social do presidente de El Salvador ajuda a construir apoio emocional a um pr…

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## [NewsBlur app on iOS orientation issue](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/newsblur-app-on-ios-orientation-issue/13672)

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**Author:** [@Kal](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/Kal)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/newsblur-app-on-ios-orientation-issue/13672 "2026-10-05T15:43:22Z")

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So I think this may have been around for a while, but I dismissed it as user error since there’s no way this is working as designed. On the iOS app, when you turn your phone from portrait to landscape, the view changes …

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## [NewsBlur API Not Working Oct 4, 2026](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/newsblur-api-not-working-oct-4-2026/13872)

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**Author:** [@NJS](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/NJS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/newsblur-api-not-working-oct-4-2026/13872 "2026-10-05T02:12:01Z")

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The POST /reader/mark\_story\_hash\_as\_unstarred is either not working or it is working but the NewsBlur app still shows the items as starred. I think it’s actually the latter. Can Sam check?

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## [Newsletters to ReadKit](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/newsletters-to-readkit/13871)

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**Author:** [@chriswestergaard](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/chriswestergaard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/newsletters-to-readkit/13871 "2026-10-05T01:28:38Z")

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My main use of Newsblur is as an aggregator to distribute my feeds to my RSS reader of choice ReadKit. My ‘regular’ RSS feeds are showing up, but all my newsletter feeds seem to be stuck in Newsblur. I went and found 115…

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## [Can't use feed for APOD site revamp](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/cant-use-feed-for-apod-site-revamp/13867)

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**Author:** [@spartanhooah](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/spartanhooah)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/cant-use-feed-for-apod-site-revamp/13867 "2026-10-03T13:43:21Z")

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NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website recently changed, and now I can’t get NewsBlur to understand or be happy about their new feed. Their site is now https://science.nasa.gov/apod/, and the RSS button’s link is ht…

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## [Hackernews feed disappeared](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/hackernews-feed-disappeared/13860)

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**Author:** [@Readlots](https://forum.newsblur.com/u/Readlots)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.newsblur.com/t/hackernews-feed-disappeared/13860 "2026-09-29T18:43:34Z")

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Happened this morning it was just gone. Tried to add it again but without success.

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