The 15 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (10/10/17)

Checking the news is like poking an anthill. No reasonable person can be expected to keep up with the swarm of headlines while maintaining their sanity, so we have taken it upon ourselves to quickly summarize the most important and/or ridiculous headlines from the last week (or so).
Sources: Politico, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Source: NBC News
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Sources: CBS News, UPROXX, The Guardian
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