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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Seasons in the Sun

We noted that last week's theme was in the category In the News, and gave the hint that "we thought British readers would have an advantage last week, though it would seem they did not. This week, we think they will REALLY have an advantage." On Saturday, we added the hint that "there was going to be an item headlined: 'Shutdown News: Has Trump Gone Independent from, You Know, His Senses?'" but we ran out of time.

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada:

The theme this week: British daily newspapers!

The 2025 Election: Post Mortem, Part II: The Post (Bristol) (not to mention the Birmingham Post, the Lancashire Evening Post, the Liverpool Post, et al.)

Into the Sunset: Nancy Pelosi, a Democratic Rock Star for Decades, Will Retire Next Year: The Daily Star

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Sign of the Times: The Times

This Week in Schadenfreude: The Eyes are the Mirror of the Soul: The Daily Mirror

This Week in Freudenfreude: Carvd N Stone, Guardian of Good Vibes: The Guardian

Oh, and I quite like the hint, as specifying the category as "In the News" is deliciously misleading! Well done!

The Independent, from the Saturday hint, and the Sun, from this headline, are also British newspapers, of course.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

G.W. in Avon, CT
D.L. in Springfield, IL
M.G. in Watertown, NY
R.R. in Lancaster, PA
J.M. in Estes Park, CO
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
R.S. in Landing, NJ
N.H. in London, England, UK
B.K.J. in San Diego, CA
R.D. in Cheshire, CT
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
E.S. in Maine, NY
D.S. in Layton, UT
R.R. in Westborough, MA
J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
E.S. in Providence, RI
M.W. in Altea, Spain
K.F. in Berea, KY
D.D. in Highland Park, IL
R.S. in Pittsgrove, NJ
T.T. in Conway, AR
M.B. in Denver, CO
S.A. in Clinton, WA
S.T. in Asbury Park, NJ
W.S. in Louisville, KY

A.G. in Plano, TX
A.D. in Vass, NC
K.G.W. in Lafayette, IN
J.C. in Daytona Beach, FL
B.R. in Arlington, MA
D.L. in Uslar, Germany
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
T.P. in Kings Park, NY
T.M.M. in Odessa, MO
Z.K. in Albany, NY
J.G. in Truro, England, UK
G.S. in Basingstoke, England, UK
M.A. in Soquel, CA
J.R. in Austin, TX
D.M. in Lexington, NC
D.H. in Leesburg, AL
K.J. in Paw Paw, MI
P.R. in Havertown, PA
D.B. in Nixa, MO
J.U. in Chicago, IL
J.S. in Columbia, MO
D.D. in Bucks County, PA
M.T. in Simpsonville, SC
R.S. in Federal Way, WA
T.S. in Berlin, Germany

The 50th correct response was received at 5:55 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's theme, we're doing songs (as we occasionally do), so that means that every word to the right of the colon is part of the theme (except for "Part I" in the last headline). This week's theme is necessarily in the category Music, though you could also put it in Geography. As to a hint, we'll say that if Donald Trump finds out about the theme, he will undoubtedly try to increase tariff rates on us. Fortunately, Electoral-Vote.com exports very little steel.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line "November 14 Headlines." (Z)

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