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Last week's question: Mexican authorities reportedly tracked down fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in part because of his eagerness to have a film made about his life. In light of his self-inflicted, ego-driven capture, please come up with a suitable title for the biopic.
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THE WINNER: "The Narcocist"
Debbie Shapiro, Boca Raton, Fla.
SECOND PLACE: "Got Shorty"
Keith R. Patterson, Sanford, Maine
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THIRD PLACE: "Catch Me If You… Damn"
Paul Pulkownik, Largo, Fla.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Gunfire of the Vanities"
Penny Handshaw, Indianapolis
"El Id"
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
"The Dope"
Charles F Goldfarb, Belmont, Calif.
"Egotist on the hoof"
Leah Pendarvis, Grayslake, Ill.
"El Chapo: From Penn to Pen"
Eric Ash, Beaver Falls, Pa.
"Penn and Sink"
Lori Allenbaugh, Bayfield, Colo.
"Citizen Vain"
Gene Goes, Cincinnati
"Me, Myself, and Ay, Ay, Ay!"
Annette Entin, North Caldwell, N.J.
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the depths of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal