The 14 Most Insane Things Happening Right Now (8/30)
Keeping up with the news is like trying to play Whack-a-Mole with a spork. 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: The New York Times
Source: NPR
Source: ABC News
Source: ABC News
Source: Reuters
Source: The Consumerist, NBC News, CNN
Source: Wired
Source: WNEP News
Source: Reuters, EarthQuakeTrack.com, ABC News
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