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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Mouse proud: Rodent seen tidying up tools in garden shed in South Gloucestershire

(Sky News)

One untidy electrician, Stephen Mckears from Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire
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Shed user is in for rather nice shock; there on CCTV, mouse may be seen cleaning up litter!
Anagram: Chris Sturdy

'Never felt more ASHAMED to be a Tory' - Dominic Grieve attacks Theresa May

(The Daily Express)
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Never felt more ASHAMED to be a Tory
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Noted. Theresa May forever to blame
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Image: Salzburg Global Seminar

See the first supermoon on the spring equinox in 19 years

(National Geographic)
2019 Spring Equinox Super Worm Moon

“Super worm moon” lights up the vernal equinox
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Experts: "Novel, primal, unique...though no worms"
Anagram: Dharam Khalsa
Image: Twelvizm

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Humpback whale found dead in Amazon jungle baffles scientists

(The New Zealand Herald)

This dead whale is discovered in the Amazon jungle. Is it termed a lie?
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The headline’s clever! Just amazing! So how indeed did it materialise?
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Selma Blair opens up about MS: 'People with disabilities are invisible'

(BBC)

The actress Selma Blair Beitner has ~ MS - alters her balance, she tires a bit
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Italy to BLOCK Brexit delay: Salvini plans eurosceptic favour to Farage

(The Daily Express)
Matteo Salvini

Matteo Salvini
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Salvation time
Anagram: Robert Jordan
Image: Pietro Piupparco

How Cardinal George Pell Became the Highest-Ranking Catholic Official to Be Convicted of Child Abuse

(Rolling Stone)

Cardinal George Pell ~ recalled ogling, rape
Anagram: George Missailidis

Friday, March 15, 2019

Emotional support pit bull 'mauled girl at Portland airport'

(BBC)

How emotional support pit bull is enraged
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One deplores a mutt who bit upon a girl’s lip
Anagram: Julian Lofts
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Sports cars keep getting stuck in the sand on Outer Banks beaches

(The Virginian-Pilot)
Stuck in the dunes

Sports cars keep getting stuck in the sand on Outer Banks beaches
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Stupid teens or benign parents sunk hatchbacks, to seek escargot.
Anagram: Dharam Khalsa
Image: Linda

Australian man Brenton Tarrant named as Christchurch gunman as four taken into custody

(The West Australian)

Australian shooter Brenton Tarrant is ~ Satan. Abhorrent irrational nutter. SOS!
Anagram: Julian Lofts

A Thorough Guide to the College Cheating Scandal

(The Cut)

A Thorough Guide to the College Cheating Scandal
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Hell, coach, I graduate H.S. an ought get into coledge.
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Noodle chopping robot saves restaurant owner thousands of dollars


Noodle chopping robot saves restaurant owner thousands of dollars
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Can toss bushels of long-loved narrow pasta into a pot, on rushed order.
Anagram: Dharam Khalsa

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Dog helps out with laundry

(ABC News)
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Dog helps out with laundry
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A proud hound slightly wet
Anagram: George Missailidis
Image: Corri

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg: 'I came close to leaving the Earth'

(CNN)
Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg: 'I came close to leaving the Earth'
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Almost given a big core role with 'The Good Place', eh?
Anagram: Dharam Khalsa
Image: John Mathew Smith

Fed up Paris locals look to BAN Instagrammers who flood their cobbled street to take 'perfect' social media photos

(Daily Mail)
UYE* Rue Crémieux: Photoshoot Yelp Paris, Paris, May 1st, 2013  (*Unofficial Yelp Event)

Locals are getting 'perfect' social media photos
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'Floods the street', gets an image or pic? I call a cop!
Anagram: George Missailidis
Image: Yelp

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Experts Think This ‘Nude Mona Lisa’ Could Have Been Drawn by Leonardo da Vinci

(Smithsonian)
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Experts Think This 'Nude Mona Lisa' Could Have Been Drawn by Leonardo da Vinci
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She's reexamined and involved a born 'southpaw', and certainly could be, I think
Anagram: Dharam Khalsa
Image: Wikimedia

Luke Perry dead: Beverly Hills 90210 actor dies aged 52 after massive stroke

(News.com.au)
Luke Perry

The actor Luke Perry has died in USA
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Pure incredulity as he had a stroke
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Gage Skidmore

The House just voted to terminate Trump's national emergency declaration

(Business Insider)
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The House just voted to terminate Trump's national emergency declaration
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Voters reject his emotional tantrum and say "Enough!" to ultimate precedent
Anagram: Dharam
Image: Charles Edward Miller

NASA names facility after "Hidden Figure" Katherine Johnson

(ABC News)
Katherine Johnson Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom (NHQ201511240006)

NASA names facility after "Hidden Figure" Katherine Johnson
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Definite action! NASA judges her, thanks Afr.-Am. flyin' heroine
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: NASA

Man Saves His Dog From A Mountain Lion In His Underwear

(INSERT_NEWSPAPER_NAME)

Man saves his dog from a mountain lion in his underwear
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An invasion in man's undies is harmful, or a dog wore them?
Anagram: Dharam