Mark Shapiro

Dow falls nearly 900 points after Trump reignites trade war between the world’s two largest economies | CNN Business US stocks closed sharply lower Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on imports from China, reigniting fears of a trade war that rocked global markets earlier this year.

Oh joy!!!
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/i...

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Puzzle #852
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🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tough one today.

Wordle 1,574 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not too hard today.

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

🧪 Not good news for #ClimateChange.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

Trump to visit Walter Reed for "routine yearly checkup" 6 months after annual physical exam President Trump's annual physical examination in April showed his vital statistics were all within normal limits.

Hmmm.
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Consumer sentiment sours as government shutdown threatens economic damage The fresh data marked three consecutive months of worsening shopper attitudes.

Arghh.
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YouTube video by Jean Redpath - Topic Will Ye No Come Back Again

The morning song: "Will Ye No Come Back Again" sung by Jean Redpath.
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Puzzle #851
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Yet another one where the first three were easy, but I never would have guessed the last category.

Wordle 1,573 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Really tricky. Took a long time.

Trust in federal health leadership is failing under RFK Jr., new poll finds | CNN Most of the American public does not approve of the way Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running the nation’s health agencies, according to a new KFF poll, and there’s erosion of trust in reliable vaccine inf...

🧪 Does anyone wonder why?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/h...

YouTube video by lrh1966 The Drinkin' Gourd by New Christy Minstrels on 1963 Columbia LP.

The morning song: "The Drinkin' Gourd" sung by The New Christy Minstrels.
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Who is Michael Nachmanoff, the judge overseeing James Comey’s case? | CNN Politics The federal judge assigned to James Comey’s criminal case will be overseeing the most high-profile and politically fraught trial in President Donald Trump’s second term.

The Comey prosecution reminds me of the Soviet "show trials." But in this case the judge is not a tool of the prosecution.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/p...

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Puzzle #850
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🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yet another one where the first three were easy, but I would not have guessed the last category.

Wordle 1,572 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This one took a while.

YouTube video by Rhiannon Giddens Rhiannon Giddens - Ruby (Live from Bonnaroo 2015)

The morning song: "Ruby" sung by Rhiannon Giddens.
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California consumers get surprise sticker shock ordering imports online Since Trump ended a decades-old tariff policy known as de minimis, American consumers are getting hit with surprise import taxes on foreign goods.

The #TrumpEffect in action!
www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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Puzzle #849
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Easy one today.

Wordle 1,571 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fast in three today.

YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot - Topic Minstrel of the Dawn

The morning song: "Minstrel of the Dawn" sung by Gordon Lightfoot.
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Puzzle #848
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Fairly easy one today.

Wordle 1,570 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not too hard today.

Supreme Court rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction Maxwell was convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming girls who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

Release the Epstein files!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

YouTube video by Gary Larson Ian & Sylvia - Brave Wolfe [HD]

The morning song: "Brave Wolfe" sung by Ian & Sylvia.
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Puzzle #847
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🟦🟦🟦🟦 Not too hard, but once again would not have guessed the last category.

Wordle 1,569 2/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lucky guess on the last two letters.

YouTube video by Eagles - Topic One of These Nights (2018 Remaster)

The morning song: "One of These Nights" sung by The Eagles.
youtu.be/ESc2Tq2HzhQ?...

Rite Aid closing all locations after decades in business Rite Aid announced on its website that all locations will be closing.

Oh!
www.cbsnews.com/news/rite-ai...

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Puzzle #846
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🟪🟪🟪🟪 Easy one today.

Wordle 1,568 3/6

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy one today.

Letter left on fired federal prosecutor's office door warns Americans are less safe The letter said the DOJ's leadership "is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

Arghhh!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...