Ray of hope

(Twitter)

Ray of hope https://t.co/yBUSU7h2KT pic.twitter.com/F2PB78iXrl

— Daily Nation (@dailynation) April 12, 2020

Ray of hope
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Yeah, proof?

WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange fathered two children inside the Ecuadorian embassy with lawyer, 37, who fell in love with him while helping his fight against extradition to the US

(Daily Mail)

That cheeky Australian Julian Assange has fathered two bonny sons, Gabriel and Max, with this cute lawyer Stella Morris
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Flirter had sex with soulmate at Ecuadorean embassy, sees natural births in jail - galls annoying Yanks who watch the rat

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Some abortions in Texas can resume

(CBS News)

Some abortions in Texas can resume ~ but some can't, so examine reason, sir

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Global Coronavirus Deaths Cross 100,000, a Grim Milestone, as Cases Pass 1.6 Million

(The New York Times)

A grim milestone as virus deaths surpass one hundred thousand
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Meaning venal Trump’s disastrous theories handed USA shrouds

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Republicans Don’t Like What They’re Hearing

(The New York Times)

Republicans Don’t Like What They’re Hearing
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Rebuke twit Donnie graphically; he rants, eh?

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Elbow bumps are the new handshake, here's why

(ABC News)

Touching elbows instead of shaking hands
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No laugh! Do nod! A new habit fights sickness!

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John Prine: this extraordinarily gifted songwriter was the envy of all

(INSERT_NEWSPAPER_NAME)

Mister John Prine has died unfortunately. This talented musician was a revered US folk and country songwriter
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I feel acute sorrow. I despair. Coronavirus’s just killed this funny and endearing man, attuned to Western rhythm

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Trump blasts ex-Navy Capt. Brett Crozier, agrees ‘100%’ with ousting

(New York Post)

Acting Secretary Thomas Modly has fired the US Navy Captain Brett Crozier
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A grass, eh? Brazen critics and testy Trump have flayed the iconic martyr too

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Make America Great Again—Trump Must Go!

(New York Amsterdam News)

Donald Trump's campaign slogan "Make America Great Again"
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"I'm a damn large lame duck against a rampaging Corona pest!"

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Acting Navy Secretary Slams Fired Captain as ‘Stupid’

(New York Post)

Acting Secretary Thomas Modly has fired the US Navy Captain Brett Crozier
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A grass, eh? Brazen critics and testy Trump have flayed the iconic martyr too

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Coronavirus: PM admitted to hospital over virus symptoms

(BBC)

Gets sick with lobar pneumonia
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Egotistical UK PM’s in rehab now

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"I’m not going to do it": Trump rejects his own administration’s advice on masks

(The Guardian)

The POTUS has said “As an example, we have almost 10,000 ventilators and we are ready to rock with those ventilators. We’re gonna bring them to various areas of the country that need them”
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Forsooth, what an odious throwaway comment he generates! Another wanton regrettable repartee, eh? The vexatious virus has killed nearly 10,000 victims. Oops, Manhattan’s devastated!

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Covid test results in minutes

(The Verge)

Covid test results in minutes
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it detects virus in tum, no less

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Jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli dies from coronavirus

(AP News)

One guitarist John Bucky Pizzarelli has died
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I’d liked his huge contribution as jazz player

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Ellis Marsalis, New Orleans Jazz Patriarch, Dead at 85

(Pitchfork)

The New Orleans pianist Ellis Marsalis ~ perishes. Stellar man, innate loss, I wail

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Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device

(The Guardian)

A really negligent scientific man sticks four magnets up his nose
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Listen up, this is an amusing gaffe, not rocket science (grins lamely)

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes life-or-death coronavirus gamble

(ABC News)

Yes, the Brazilian President Bolsonaro is a real halfwit and imbecile
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He’s an idiot, bozo, ass, dimwit, certifiably insane pallbearer near Hell

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Trump to Issue Travel Advisory for NY Region, Backing Off Quarantine Threat

(MSN)

This is the “strong” travel advisory of a specious President Trump
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Safe trip - don’t stay home, visit, leer, spit, snort, cough, spread virus

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WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments

(Science)

Hoorah! Hmm, that’s quite extraordinary and a winner! I sob, as in a nutshell, malefic Covid may soon yield to ~ that antimalarial nostrum Hydroxychloroquine and some of the newer HIV medications on a daily basis

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US Navy hospital ship Comfort heading to NYC for coronavirus aid

(ABC7 Chicago)

US Naval hospital ship Comfort
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Foolish chap Trump’s salvation

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