$('.nav-item.dropdown.mega-dropdown').on('click', function(event){
var events = $._data(document, 'events') || {};
events = events.click || [];
for(var i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
if(events[i].selector) {

//Check if the clicked element matches the event selector
if($(event.target).is(events[i].selector)) {
events[i].handler.call(event.target, event);
}

// Check if any of the clicked element parents matches the 
// delegated event selector (Emulating propagation)
$(event.target).parents(events[i].selector).each(function(){
events[i].handler.call(this, event);
});
}
}
event.stopPropagation(); //Always stop propagation
});

.navbar .mega-dropdown {
position: static !important; }

.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu {
width: 100%;
border: none;
border-radius: 0; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu a.news-title {
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 1.1rem;
line-height: 1.5;
-webkit-transition: .2s;
transition: .2s;
color: #4f4f4f !important; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu a.news-title:hover {
color: #2196f3 !important; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu a.news-title.smaller {
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 1rem;
line-height: 1.4; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .sub-menu a.menu-item {
color: #4f4f4f !important; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .sub-menu a.menu-item:hover {
color: #4f4f4f !important; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .news-single {
margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .sub-title {
padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
margin-bottom: 1rem;
border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .p-sm {
padding-bottom: 17px; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .m-sm {
margin-bottom: -5px;
font-size: 0.85rem;
color: #2196f3 !important; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .m-sm:hover {
color: #2196f3 !important; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .mt-sm {
margin-top: -3px; }
.navbar .dropdown-menu.mega-menu .font-small {
font-size: 0.85rem; }

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$(this).tab('show');
});