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  1. 09-19-2022, 12:00 PM #101
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    It's funny how songs sometimes make you think of something other than what the lyrics were about. Here's a 1971 hit (soft rock) song by the Canadian group The Bells that makes me think of a cat going into someone's room at night:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_A...he_Bells_song)

    songlyrics.com/The Bells/1971/Stay awhile lyrics:

    http://www.songlyrics.com/the-bells/stay-awhile-lyrics/

    youtube.com/watch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAroPEI7Y30

    Later came the 1983 hit Christmas song by the Pretenders, 2000 miles It must be Christmas time, that oddly makes me think of one of those stories where a dog goes missing and mysteriously comes back from thousands of miles away from home:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Miles

    genius.com/Pretenders-2000-miles-lyrics:

    https://genius.com/Pretenders-2000-miles-lyrics

    youtube.com/official video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyGZlBdkaA
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    torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/BLIZZARD: Queen a ray of sunshine that gave us hope:

    https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...t-gave-us-hope

    toronto.citynews.ca/2022/09/18/World leaders pay respects as line to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state closes:

    https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/09/...abeth-funeral/

    blogto.com/city/2022/09/Justin Trudeau facing criticism over video of [singing] queen tribute [rock group Queen, that is]:

    https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/09/...e-other-queen/

    thepostmillennial.com/WATCH: Trudeau BOOED while leaving London [This isn't the first time Trudeau's received a harsh reaction in London. Protestors appeared outside 10 Downing Street in London in March, where they could be heard chanting "f*ck Trudeau."]:

    https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-...leaving-london

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/19/Joe Biden forced to wait for seat after apparent late arrival at queen's funeral:

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...queens-funeral
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    theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/19/Experts predicted a stalemate in Russia-Ukraine war - here's why they keep getting it wrong:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ia-ukraine-war

    bbc.com/news/world-europe/Deadly Donetsk blasts hit [Russian] separatist-run city in Ukraine:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62952641

    npr.org/2022/09/19/1123782942/Ukraine says Russian missile strike happened near [another] nuclear power plant:

    https://www.npr.org/2022/09/19/11237...ar-power-plant

    theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/Russia no longer has full control of Luhansk as Ukraine recaptures village:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ptures-village

    reuters.com/world/europe/Russia may have lost four combat jets in Ukraine in last 10 days, UK says - 2022-09-19:

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ys-2022-09-19/
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    businessinsider.com/Donald Trump is back at Mar-a-Lago and raging about FBI agents not taking off their shoes while searching his bedroom - 2022/9:

    https://www.businessinsider.com/trum...es-room-2022-9

    theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/19/Trump embraces Q'Anon by playing music like its anthem at a rally of his:

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...deo-ohio-vance
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    sciencenews.org/article/This environmentally friendly quantum sensor runs on sunlight [Trading power-hungry lasers for sunlight is a first step toward sustainable quantum tech]:

    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/...magnetic-field
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    cbsnews.com/news/Queen Elizabeth II offered advice to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on being a leader and a new mother:

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/queen-e...acinda-ardern/
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    worldpoliticsreview.com/With a Resurgent Left, What’s Next for South America?:

    https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/...itics-economy/
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    theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/18/Man dies after strong Taiwan earthquake topples building:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...damage-hualien
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    bbc.com/news/uk/Fifteen arrested in Leicester [serious] disorder operation [related to India-Pakistan cricket match]:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-...shire-62946146
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    english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/09/coronavirus-pandemic-latest-sept-19-2022/Here are the latest COVID-19 updates from Japan and beyond:

    https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2...t-19-2022.html
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