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/lib/systemd/system/motd-news.service is in base-files 10.1ubuntu2.

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[Unit]
Description=Message of the Day
After=network-online.target
Documentation=man:update-motd(8)

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news --force