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Last week, we hinted that: (1) "There is one headline that actually has two correct answers, one obvious, one not," and "we really wanted to use 'Kurupt' in a headline." That second one should really have been a dead giveaway (in the event that Ol' Dirty Bastard wasn't already enough).

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader D.D. in Bucks County, PA:

Each headline contains the name of a rapper:

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Put an Ice Cube in your beverage to Usher in the Weeknd! (And of course I couldn't respond without a Big Pun. It's my Method, Man.) Hope you're Gunna have a Fabulous day!

We forgot to note that the abortion item last week was not part of the game, although that should have nonetheless been clear, as only the words to the right of the colon count, and that headline had no colon. Kurupt, from the Saturday hint, is also a rapper, of course, as is Megan Thee Stallion from this headline.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

N.S. in Fayetteville, NY
G.W. in Avon, CT
K.F. in Berea, KY
M.Y. in San Jose, CA
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
S.L. in St. Louis, MO
P.Q. in Metuchen, NJ
R.D. in Cheshire, CT
C.B. in Lakeville, MN
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
D.B. in Pittsboro, NC
T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
M.S. in Canton, NY
R.S. in Pittsgrove, NJ
M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
K.H. in Maryville, TN
D.D. in Highland Park, IL
R.N. in Cleveland, OH
M.W. in Altea, Spain
A.G. in Plano, TX
M.B. in Albany, NY
J.H. in Flint, MI
P.L. in Skövde, Sweden

E.S. in Providence RI
A.D. in Gaithersburg, MD
M.J.S. in Gig Harbor, WA
J.C. in Keene, NH
R.K. in Bel Air, MD
M.T. in Simpsonville, SC
M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
D.D. in Bucks County
E.K. in Arlington, MA
H.B. in Toronto, ON, Canada
A.C. in Kingston, MA
A.J. in Moorhead, MN
D.M. in Oakland, CA
T.T. in Conway, AR
M.W. in Frederick, MD
G.K. in Blue Island, IL
W.M. in Livonia, MI
W.M.H.B. in London, England, UK
E.W. in Skaneateles, NY
R.S. in Milan, OH
S.H. in College Park, MD
K.R. in Austin, TX
B.E. in Brooklyn, NY
M.D. in Wakefield, MA
Z.K. in Albany, NY

The 50th correct response was received at 10:09 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's theme, it relies on one or more words per headline, and it's in the category Entertainment (we didn't think about it, until it was too late, that we were repeating categories). For a hint, we'll say that we originally had a headline comparing J.D. Vance to Franz Ferdinand.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line October 10 Headlines. (Z)

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