The Week of December 17, 2017 by CoenM

A fire led to an 11 hour power outage at what US AIRPORT, leading to the cancellation of over 1100 flights and stranding tens of thousands of passengers?

What US SENATOR missed the vote on the tax reform bill after returning home to focus on rehab and physical therapy after being hospitalized for a viral infection?

An Amtrak train making an inaugural run on a route between Seattle and WHAT OTHER CITY derailed when it entered a curve with a 30 mph speed limit at 80 mph, killing three?

Cyril Ramaphosa was elected the new head of what POLITICAL PARTY, defeating the former head of the African Union Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is also the outgoing party president's ex-wife?

Conservative former president Sebastián Piñera won re-election to lead what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, where he will succeed current president Michelle Bachelet?

The US government publicly accused what COUNTRY of being behind the WannaCry malware attack last May that infected upwards of 300,000 computers and crippled the UK's National Health Service?

In a speech intended to outline US national security policy, Donald Trump referred to Russia and WHAT OTHER COUNTRY as "rival powers" to the US, leading that country's foreign ministry to respond that the US should "abandon outdated ideas of Cold War mentality and the zero-sum game?"

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY faces sanctions from the EU for judicial reforms, including increased political involvement in appointments and a lower retirement age?

Josh Randle, the president of what ORGANIZATION, was one of three senior leaders to resign in the wake of leaked emails where they criticized past winners, including comments on physical appearance and sexual history?

A CDC report noted that there were over 63000 opioid overdose deaths in the US in 2016, led by what US STATE, whose rate of overdoses was 2.5 times higher than the national average?

The White House refuted a story in the New York Times that in a Cabinet meeting over the summer, Donald Trump remarked that immigrants from what COUNTRY "all have AIDS?"

The US announced an agreement to provide what EUROPEAN COUNTRY with Javelin anti-tank missiles, drawing anger from Russia, who often runs tanks through its eastern region?