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Monday, July 12, 2021

Euro 2020 final: It's coming Rome! Italy beat England in shootout

(The New Zealand Herald)
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It's coming Rome!
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Grim emoticons 😫😭😤🤬
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Miguel Discart

Kristi Noem

(CNN)
Kristi Noem - Caricature

Kristi Noem
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Irksome Nit
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: DonkeyHotey

Demonstrators in Havana

(Yahoo! News)
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Demonstrators in Havana
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hard starvation, no means
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

METAL MADNESS Mum names kids Metallica, Pantera & Slayer in tribute to favourite metal bands as Twitter says kids ‘will be bullied’

(The Sun)
Heavy Metal graffiti, Leake Street

Kids Metallica, Pantera, and Slayer
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A radical patently likes rad names
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Duncan C

Earthquake sends boulders onto Cal. highway

(USGS)

Earthquake sends boulders onto Cal. highway
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Whoa! Heed! Brake gently. O lord, it can squash us.
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Caltrans / Matt Hussman

Friday, July 9, 2021

Pfizer to seek authorization for COVID booster shot

(The Hill)
Doctor holding BioNTech and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer to seek authorization for COVID booster shot
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I bet this one took free hot pizza for various doctors!
Anagram: Dharam
Image: Marco Verch

The surprising rise of New Zealand's pizzle exports

(RNZ)
Deer

The surprising rise of New Zealand's pizzle exports
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Puzzling how a frozen deer penis restarts sex, I lisp
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Michael Levine-Clark

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Woman killed by bear in Montana

(NBC News)
Four!

Woman killed by bear in Montana
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Animal knew dominant role, baby
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Pat Gaines

Monday, July 5, 2021

Pope Francis in Rome hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery

(The Guardian)
Pope Francis

Pope Francis in Rome hospital for scheduled intestinal surgery
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I hear or infer he grimly suppressed flatus in constipated colon
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Catholic Church England and Wales

Ukraine plans for women to march in high heels spark outrage

(BBC)
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Ukraine plans for women to march in high heels ~ now spark outrage - hellish feminine charm, hon!
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Friday, July 2, 2021

Robbing the XBOX Vault: Inside a Gift Car Cheat

(Bloomberg)
XBox

Robbing the XBOX Vault: Inside a Gift Card Cheat
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Troubled fibber's tactic: had giant, vexing hoax
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Mike Mozart

Trump gonna Trump: ex-president diverts and deflects as legal woes mount

(The Guardian)
The Yolk's on Trump

Adam Schiff, chair of the House intelligence committee, told the MSNBC channel: “This is a grifter from start to finish. He brought his swamp with him from New York to the Oval Office.”
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Off the cuff comment: I’m ecstatic that he, offensive honcho Mr T, will make history highlight in a month as first former US president charged with a crime. Banish SOB, wife too, to Hell!
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Alex McCrae

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Outcry over South Africa's multiple husbands proposal

(BBC)
Pandavas with Draupadi OR ayudhapurushas facing Madhu Kaitabha.jpg

Outcry over South Africa’s multiple husbands proposal
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Brave lotharios or polyandrous hussies’ fact, “pump” cult
Anagram: Mark McNamara
Image: Bob King / Wikimedia

Monday, June 28, 2021

Matt Hancock resigns as health secretary after day of humiliation

(The Guardian)
Covid Press Conference in No 9

Matt Hancock has resigned as health secretary after day of humiliation
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Hah! Catching that tasty female aide for a kiss secretly unheard in a room!
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Number 10

Saturday, June 26, 2021

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

(BBC)
George Floyd protest

Chauvin's sentence was "one of the longest a former police officer has ever received" for deadly force, said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
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I reiterate it’s a very sadistic, a wanton offence overall - an evil cop, a lone offender crushed George Floyd’s neck. He has no remorse - sentence him to life!
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: David Andrews

India's opinionated feminist and her viral wedding ad

(BBC)
PATRIARCHY

India's opinionated feminist and her viral wedding ad
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I opine ideals, desiring a divine man who didn’t fart and …
Anagram: Julian Lofts
Image: Christopher Dombres

Friday, June 25, 2021

Derek Chauvin sentenced to twenty-two years

(The New York Times)
Black Lives Matter Protest 6/6/20 - Washington, DC

Derek Chauvin sentenced to twenty-two years
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Accused's teeny knee drove throat: win twenty+
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Geoff Livingston

Long-awaited UFO report is released

(CNN)
UFO

Long-awaited UFO report is released
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God, sir, alien outlaws operated free!
Anagram: Russ Atkinson
Image: Astrid Westvang

Miami Condo Building's Deathly Collapse

(The Guardian)
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Miami Condo Building's Deathly Collapse
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Many die, displaced, locals in tough limbo
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Hancock embraces Coladangelo

(The Sun)
Health Secretary Matt Hancock Covid Press Conference

Hancock embraces Coladangelo
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Good clench on camera: sackable?
Anagram: Mark
Image: Number 10