Perfect Djokovic destroys Nadal in Australian Open final

(The Citizen)
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The Serbian gave the Spaniard ~ a thrashing. A bepraised event.

Anagram: Julian Lofts

Niagara Falls region freezes as storm system sweeps through North America

(ABC News)

Niagara Falls region freezes as storm system sweeps through North America = Gosh! Amazing, rare sights - crystalline waters are seen from famous spot here!

Anagram: Chris Sturdy
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Devout Christian nurse, 36, arrested for raping a 29-year-old quadriplegic patient when DNA linked him to her baby refuses to enter a plea in first court appearance

(Daily Mail)

This Haitian nurse rapist is caught = A pariah's act. Uh, isn't it sinister? Ugh!

Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Fábio Cavalcanti Ferreira

19 Powerfully Inspiring Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

(Inc.)

Stop the lie! A lie shall never ~ live. Learn this to heal, sleep.

Anagram: George Missailidis
Image: Phil Roeder

Super blood wolf moon: rare total lunar eclipse to grace northern hemisphere skies

(The Guardian)

Total lunar eclipse and supermoon = People laud astronomical stunner

Anagram: Julian Lofts
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Trump Touts Border Wall In San Antonio, Which Has No Wall And Isn't On The Border

(Huffington Post)

Trump Touts the Border Wall In San Antonio, which has no walls and isn't on the border
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Don T: So what! Senoras with brown children...lots... turn up in the Alamo and in hotel bars!

Anagram: Dharam
Image: Susan Melkisethian

BuzzFeed: Sources say Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about proposed Moscow project

(CNN)

Donald Trump & Michael Cohen = Lord. Do Launch Impeachment.

Anagram: Erin Neathery
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Donald Trump Jr. Compares Immigrants to Zoo Animals

(Democracy Now!)

"Do you know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo? Because walls work." -Donald Trump Jr.
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Wow, apathy! A crazy, uncouth duo (dad, boy) now looked at journeymen as lowly jerks.

Anagram: Adie Pena
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Stranded seals wreak havoc in Canadian town

(BBC)

Seals are in town = No saline waters

Anagram: Julian Lofts
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Trump denies he ever worked for Russia

(BBC)

Trump denies Russia link = Man lies ruder? Kiss Putin!

Anagram: George Missailidis
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Donald Trump wants supporters to believe he can relate to middle-class Americans

(The New Zealand Herald)

President Trump says "I can relate" = Pretender cuts payments, is a liar

Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Mike Licht

Comatose patient gives birth

(National Public Radio)

Comatose patient gives birth = A rapist, victim begot thee, son

Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Fábio Cavalcanti Ferreir

Queen Guitarist (And Astrophysicist) Brian May On His Work With NASA and His New Song About Ultima Thule

(Time)

An "untouched planetesimal" is a "time capsule" for astrophysicists = One is Ultima Thule. Professor May is ecstatic and he's a supplicant!

Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: NASA

Crisis at the border?

(PBS)

Crisis at the border? ~ The border is racist

Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Chris Hunkeler

Can we all be 'social influencers'?

(The New Zealand Herald)

Those vapid ‘social influencers’ write shit and then ~ share their nice, cool, tanned lives with stupid fans

Anagram: Julian Lofts
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Salisbury novichok suspects say they were only visiting cathedral

(The Guardian)

Salisbury's famous Anglican Cathedral in Wiltshire = Military agents now fib, all as Russia's church denial

Anagram: George Missailidis & Tony Crafter
Image: Helena

Message from The Anagram Times reporter George Missailidis

(The Anagram Times)

"A belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year of twenty-ninteen to you Anagrammists! :P" -- George Missailidis
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As a wise teenager, I say I'm wishing many anagrams -- possibly for dirty cheater, enemy potentate, Donald Trump!

Anagram: George Missailidis

Bluefin tuna sells for record $4.6 million at Tokyo market, but scarcity clouds celebration

(Washington Post)
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The species of fish called Thunnus orientalis = Chef turns flesh into sushi, i.e. sliced on a plate

Anagram: Julian Lofts

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib Began Her First Term by Calling for Trump's Impeachment

(Yahoo!)

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib = Gosh, DT is abnormal, I can swear!

Anagram: Pinchas Aronas
Image: Dominick Mezzapesa

Federal workers are suing the US government over the shutdown

(ABC News)

The POTUS's Syria troop withdrawal is maybe on "pause"? = I state, "Trump saw his poor blunder? I hope so. Stay away!"

Anagram: George Missailidis
Image: Tom Woodward