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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: The French General Napoleon Tried to Flee Europe after Waterloo

Many readers will know that the sleazy Brazilian politician Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the sleazy Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro, fled to the U.S. after his electoral defeat last month, and has been spotted hanging out at Mar-a-Lago. That is not a new bit, though—politicians who are in deep doo-doo with their own people have been fleeing to the U.S. for literally centuries. Or at least trying to flee, in some cases. So it is with Napoleon Bonaparte, who knew the end was near after he was defeated at Waterloo, and who made plans to take up refuge in the United States. He didn't make it, of course.

We only gave one clue for last week's headline theme, and it was this: "we'll say we don't like to repeat the same 'bit' in close proximity, but sometimes events are beyond our control."

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader C.A.B. in Tokyo, Japan:

The bit did bring a warm and fuzzy feeling given the impact he had on many people from those who, just like the original, were inspired onto great things.

This of course being the theme of the week: Sir Patrick Stewart, or Captain Jean Luc-Picard of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, and his passing a couple of days ago:

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This Week in Freudenfreude: Talk about a Worthy Enterprise—Picard's ship

Correct. He's also French, from this headline.

Here are the first 60 readers to get it right:

R.S. in Milan, OH
D.M. in Austin, TX
N.S. in Fayetteville, NY
K.G.W. in Lafayette, IN
F.W. in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
B.H. in Southborough, MA
S.G. in Durham, NC
W.V. in Hemet, CA
N.H. in London, England, UK
C.A. in Richmond, VA
M.W. in Altea, Spain
J.S. in Chevy Chase, MD
J.P. in Fredericksburg, VA
D.V. in Plymouth, MA
L.W. in Los Angeles, CA
D.K. in Bethesda, MD
P.Q. in Metuchen, NJ
E.V. in Manchester, MO
A.T. in Quincy, IL
R.W.G. in Bexley, OH
T.V. in Dinwiddie, VA
G.M.K. in Mishawaka, IN
R.S. in Landing, NJ
J.T. in San Diego, CA
H.B. in Toronto, ON, Canada
D.H. in Portland, OR
R.N. in Cleveland, OH
D.B. in Pottstown, PA
C.C. in Stratham, NH
P.R. in Kirksville, MO

L.B. in Bozeman, MT
M.D. in North Canton, OH
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
T.K. in Manchester, MO
A.J. in Moorhead, MN
M.W. in Charlotte, NC
M.V. in Oak Park, IL
D.M. in Grand Rapids, MI
M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
J.T. in Somerville, MA
R.B. in Richmond, VA
R.J.L. in Columbus, IN
B.R. in Arlington, MA
M.E. in Stanwood, WA
C.D.K. in Yorkshire, England, UK
C.J. in Chicago, IL
S.S. in Lauderhill, FL
M.K. in Bothell, WA
R.F.W. in Atlanta, GA
J.M. in St. Lawrence County, NY
C.O. in Marion, IA
J.G. in Berkeley, CA
E.A. in Okemos, MI
R.E.M. in Brooklyn, NY
J.M.R. in Muncie, IN
D.M. in Crystal Lake, IL
P.W. in Tulalip, WA
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
J.W. in Hillsboro, OR

The 60th correct response was received at 10:05 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's theme, it relies on one word in some headlines, multiple words in others, and it's in the category History. For a hint, we'll say that it's the third timely headline theme in a row, though not because someone died this time.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line November 6 Headlines. (Z)

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