WordMasters Challenge II (6 blue, 2017-2018)

Court documents show he met in April 2016 with Joseph Mifsud, a professor in London who told him about Russia’s cache of Clinton emails. Seattle Times (Dec 30, 2017)

Other Florida venues on his to-do list include St. Augustine, Key West and other areas where historic structures may succumb to rising waters. Seattle Times (Dec 28, 2017)

Soon, their work for the defense entangles Sam and Jackie in an unfamiliar world of FBI agents, spies, South American revolutionaries and covert intelligence operations. Washington Times (Jan 2, 2018)

Others may see a braggart, but Brooks simply recognizes a proud papa. Washington Post (Oct 24, 2017)

“I did not use my 5-iron much today. I think what was working was my putting today,” Feng said of her scintillating front nine. Reuters (Nov 4, 2017)

Residents of the predominantly Kurdish north-west are upset with the government’s nonchalant response to a devastating earthquake in November. Economist (Jan 2, 2018)

On one street, all 24 mobile homes were gone, with only hulls of cars and twisted metal remaining. Washington Times (Dec 9, 2017)

Just two weeks ago, however, Notre Dame trampled that strategy with its own mobile quarterback and heavy rushing attack. Los Angeles Times (Nov 3, 2017)

Friends described Mrs. Sherman, 70, as bubbly and vivacious. New York Times (Dec 17, 2017)

Both fissures are set to spawn big icebergs. BBC (Nov 10, 2017)

The UN refugee agency said the controversial plan violated international and Israeli laws. BBC (Jan 2, 2018)

All the while, he seemed to be reveling in the moment, and he brought down the house, winning a clamorous ovation from his colleagues and the audience. New York Times (Nov 23, 2017)

Alexander returned down the stretch to help that group rebound with some of its best performances. Washington Times (Dec 31, 2017)

This young British opera director is known for being a martinet, demanding millisecond precision in co-ordination between sight and sound. Economist (Jun 1, 2017)

Sally was stroking her hair, preening like a peacock. The Lions of Little Rock

His strident writings on the American trade relationship with Beijing — one of his books is titled “Death by China” — won him Mr. Trump’s notice and a job in the administration. New York Times (Nov 4, 2017)

Or perhaps it was that his voice held a certain resonance. The Name of the Wind

The more fiercely Nick struggled and clawed, the more pressure Julian applied, yet Nick refused to yield. The Shakespeare Stealer

"The results show how fastidious attention to detail ultimately pays off." BBC (Aug 17, 2017)

Temperatures in mountainous Ghazni, near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, crested 100 degrees. Washington Post (Oct 24, 2017)

If you aren’t famous enough to be a target, you may still be a victim of a mass data breach. New York Times (Dec 28, 2017)

The headache became so severe that I couldn’t walk. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier