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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Don't Cry No Tears

It's been a couple of weeks, but here are the only hints we ended up giving about the November 24 headline theme:

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.

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader J.H. in Flint, MI:

Take off, you hosers! All the headlines feature songs from Canadian artists or bands:

Legal News: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You—Bryan Adams

Hypocrisy Report: No One Needs To Know—Shania Twain

Today in Numismatics: A Penny More—Skydiggers

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

This Week in Schadenfreude: Working for the Weekend—Loverboy

This Week in Freudenfreude: Thank U, Part I—Alanis Morissette

Greetings from Flint, where you can get to Canada by traveling north, east, or southeast.

"Don't Cry No Tears" is by Neil Young, who was the original inspiration for this item, having celebrated his 80th birthday that week.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

M.J. in Oakdale, MN
R.B. in Cleveland, OH
R.R. in Lancaster, PA
M.W. in Altea, Spain
M.S. in Canton, NY
S.G. in Durham, NC
P.Q. in Metuchen, NJ
P.A. in Redwood City, CA
B.T. in Bogalusa, LA
G.R. in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A.B. in Naperville, IL
B.W. in Easton, PA
T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts
A.D. in Gaithersburg, MD
G.M.K. in Mishawaka, IN
R.M. in Summerville, SC
E.G. in Carmel, IN
B.K.J. in San Diego, CA
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
H.B. in Toronto, ON, Canada
G.W. in Avon, CT
G.N. in Albuquerque, NM
B.S. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
R.F. in Washington, DC

M.Z. in Sharon, MA
G.S. in Basingstoke, England, UK
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
D.W. in Gurnee, IL
M.B. in Denver, CO
T.K. in Manchester, MO
A.H. in Espoo, Finland
M.G. in Marseille, France
W.R.S. in Tucson, AZ
B.W. in Tyngsborough, MA
J.S. in Huntington Station, NY
L.J.D. in Orlando, FL
D.V. in O'Fallon, IL
M.K. in Seattle, WA
S.L. in Brussels, Belgium
E.P. in Windham, CT
A.F. in Boston, MA
A.J. in Moorhead, MN
T.P. in Woodland Hills, CA
A.H. in Kingston, ON, Canada
S.M. in Warren, MI
M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
D.G. in Wood-Ridge, NJ
J.H. in Flint
D.L. in Uslar, Germany

The 50th correct response was received at 7:37 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's theme, it relies on one word (or letter) per headline, and it's in the category Science. For a hint, we'll note that we made a deliberate grammar error in two headlines (the same basic grammar error in each case), and if you notice what it is, it's a very big clue. Also, while the first headline does have a colon, just so we could highlight the connective tissue between the first three items, that headline is NOT part of the game, as it involves someone who died.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line November 27 Headlines. This one might be tough; we never know, for sure. In our view, however, it's pretty elementary. (Z)

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