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Early Addition: Man Drives Up Highway Divider Because GPS Said To
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 11, 2017
Modified Jan 11, 2017
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- Seth Meyers takes a closer look at the Sessions hearings.
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- George R. R. Martin swears that The Winds Of Winter will be released in 2017.
- Alt-Right trolls are trying to trick people into thinking the Trump dossier was a 4Chan prank.
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