The 15 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (7/19)

Look, we get it. The news outlets are like rival howler monkey gangs cruising for mates. No reasonable person can be expected to keep up with every headline while maintaining their sanity. So we have taken it upon ourselves to quickly summarize the most important and/or ridiculous news stories from the last week (or so).
Source: AOL
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Source: The Washington Post, The Guardian