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Sunday, July 17, 2016

Trump, Pence debut as Republican party ticket

(WKYC)
Trump-Pence Clown Car 2016

Trump, Pence debut as Republican party ticket = Trump debuts pick: entire party unacceptable
Anagram: Chris Davis, Illustration: DonkeyHotey

Friday, July 15, 2016

Failed Turkish coup

(The New York Times)


Failed Turkish coup = Coup had futile risk
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Truck Attack in Nice, France: What We Know, and What We Don't

(The New York Times)

Nice terror attack during Bastille Day = Truck riot directed against all nearby
Anagram: Josiah Winslow

German landlady bricks up couple's front door

(MSN)
Bricks

Landlady bricks up couple's front door = Bold! Crappy! Stern Frau locks old duo in.
Anagram: Russ Atkinson, Photo: Ben Beltran

Newt Gingrich calls for 'Sharia tests' for all Muslims in the country after Nice attacks

(New York Daily News)
Callista & Newt Gingrich - Insurgents

Newt Gingrich said: "We should frankly test every person from here who is of a Muslim background. And if they believe in Sharia, they should be deported." = What unreservedly unhinged gobbledygook! What deeply offensive Trumpery! Rebuke the man for his foolish words in haste. He is anti-Islamic. Red card!
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Illustration: DonkeyHotey

Boris Johnson: How Britain's new foreign secretary has insulted the world

(BBC)
LDN gov | Mayor of London's trade mission to USA

Boris Johnson on Hillary Clinton: "She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital." = Is this addled albino, a long-haired, slanderous popinjay, the best choice as British statesman? Personally, I kindly, sternly ululate "NO! NO! NO!"
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Photo: London Gov

Australian man admits to amateur testicle surgery

(BBC)
Medic mech

An Australian man admits to some amateur testicle surgery = Tyro tries castrating a male. Stunt alarmed me. I am nauseous.
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Paul Evans

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Saving Rare Ferrets With a Drone That Shoots M&Ms

(MSN)
Black-footed Ferret Kits
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie

Saving Rare Ferrets With a Drone That Shoots M&Ms = Far northern shots might avert most raw disease
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Saving Rare Ferrets With a Drone That Shoots M&Ms = start the Mars mission gets thrown far overhead
M&M's are made by Mars, Inc.
Anagram: Chris Davis

All the times Sanders called Wolf Blitzer Jake Tapper

(CNN)

Wolf Isaac Blitzer, the Cable News Network journalist = Wow...bizarre Bernie won't focus, then still calls at "Jake"!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow

Where art and science meet

(The New Zealand Herald)
Stelarc, painted portrait _DDC2142

The Australian performance artist Stelios Arcadiou = He places ear in arm for auscultation. So is it rated art?
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Photo: Thierry Ehrmann

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Virginia man dies after 911 call considered accidental dial, reports say

(Cleveland.com)
IL - Elburn and Countryside Fire Department

Virginia man dies after 911 call considered accidental dial, reports say = 911 services' rapid act to decide if any call is meant as a drill or in danger.
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: C. Holmes

Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos Is Barred From Running Lab for 2 Years

(The New York Times)
509306865DH00013_TechCrunch

Theranos, Inc. = Sanction her!
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: TechCrunch

Security fears mount ahead of GOP convention

(CNN)
Protest outside of Huffington Post luncheon

Security fears mount ahead of GOP convention = Of course, I can vote 'nay' in the ages of Don Trump. = Changes if you vote a con man OUT for President!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: Jayel Aheram

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg intensifies criticism of Trump: 'He is a faker'

(CNN)
Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Visits WFU

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg intensifies her criticism of Trump: 'He is a faker' = Cross feminist judge in rumpus, reiterating rich huckster is a fibber, a thief
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: Wake Forest University School of Law

Black Lives Matter, too: Their Message Being Blurred

(WDTN)
Black Lives Matter, May Day for Freddie Gray, Oakland, CA 2015

When everybody fights to "Save The Whales", the outcome isn't to "Kill The Dolphins". ~ So, if "Black Lives Matter", then help! Why do they see thoughts on "White Lives Do Not"?
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: Thomas Hawk

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron to resign this week

(New York Post)
David Cameron met President Junker

The British ex-Prime Minister David Cameron = Brexit did him in. It meant his PM career's over.
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: Number 10

Monday, July 11, 2016

The Burr vs. Hamilton duel happened 212 years ago today

(Yahoo!)
Duelling bronze statues of Aaron Burr & Alexander Hamilton face eachother across the mezzanine at the Museum of American Finance.

The Hamilton - Burr duel = Ah, hot murder-bullet in!
Anagram: Aronas Pinchas, Photo: Mark B. Schlemmer

Eder's transformation from 'ugly duckling' to Portugal's Euro 2016 hero

(ESPN FC)

The hero Éderzito António Macedo Lopes = Oho! One-Zero! The competition's real dead!
Anagram: Adie Pena

Friday, July 8, 2016

Two Snipers Kill Five Officers, Wound Several Others At Dallas Protest

(National Public Radio)
Police Car in Dallas

The police officers shot in Dallas = Headline of chills, protest fiasco
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: Jobs For Felons Hub

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Oscar Pistorius given six years for Reeva Steenkamp murder

(BBC)
Oscar Pistorius Pondering #OscarPistorius

Poor Pistorius, he wanted months = "I must not drop soap in the shower."
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Cartoon: Roy Blumenthal