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The Arctic is showing stunning winter warmth, and these scientists think they know why; Trump ‘friend’ and N.Y. campaign co-chair says he wants Obama dead of ‘mad cow disease’ in 2017; The chaos theory of Donald Trump: Sowing confusion through tweets; The very bad reason Jeff Sessions is 'very unhappy'; Four sentenced in ‘almost indescribable’ kidnapping, torture of N.Y. college students; Trump tweets praise of Putin for attack on Clinton; Megachurch pastor ignites debate after suggesting that Christianity doesn't hinge on Jesus' birth; The Obama administration fires a dangerous parting shot; U.S. declines to veto U.N. Security Council resolution for Israel to stop Jewish settlement activity; Asked and answered: A cousin's refusal to follow the wedding's dress code; A new solution for Trump and his team of billionaires: Ignore the law; For women, heavy drinking has been normalized. That's dangerous.; Where is God?; Pope Francis is waging a war on Christmas. Christians should join him.; The Hanukkah-Christmas convergence couldn't be more symbolic of the light we must embrace; Why the white working class votes against itself   Most popular right now   Most Read The Arctic is showing stunning winter warmth, and these scientists think they know why Meet the 'Warm Arctic, Cold Continents' hypothesis. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » Trump ‘friend’ and N.Y. campaign co-chair says he wants Obama dead of ‘mad cow disease’ in 2017 "I don't think Mr. Trump particularly cares what I have to say," Paladino said. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   The chaos theory of Donald Trump: Sowing confusion through tweets Many are unnerved by the president-elect's mixed messages on nuclear weapons and other issues. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   The very bad reason Jeff Sessions is 'very unhappy' Trump's attorney general nominee rushes to the defense of civil forfeiture, a.k.a. policing for profit. By George F. Will  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Four sentenced in ‘almost indescribable’ kidnapping, torture of N.Y. college students The defendants abducted two University of Rochester students last year and tortured them for 40 hours. The students were saved by a police SWAT team. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Trump tweets praise of Putin for attack on Clinton The striking statement seems to further align Trump with Putin. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Megachurch pastor ignites debate after suggesting that Christianity doesn't hinge on Jesus' birth "Christianity doesn't hinge on the truth or even the stories around the birth of Jesus," Andy Stanley said in a Dec. 4 sermon. "It hinges on the resurrection of Jesus." By Kate Shellnutt  •  Read more »   The Obama administration fires a dangerous parting shot The decision to abstain on a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements will likely do more harm than good. By Editorial Board  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   U.S. declines to veto U.N. Security Council resolution for Israel to stop Jewish settlement activity The United States in the past has used its veto on similar resolutions but abstained from the vote Friday. By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A new solution for Trump and his team of billionaires: Ignore the law The president-elect is directly at odds with the Constitution and many of his top aides are flouting federal laws against self-dealing. By Dana Milbank  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   For women, heavy drinking has been normalized. That's dangerous. And experts say alcohol companies target women with messages that promote heavy drinking. By Kimberly Kindy  •  Read more »   Where is God? We have every reason and right to question where God can be found in a world that offers no certainty written in the sky. By Michael Gerson  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   Pope Francis is waging a war on Christmas. Christians should join him. Donald Trump's version of Christmas has nothing to do with Christ. By Christopher Jolly Hale  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   The Hanukkah-Christmas convergence couldn't be more symbolic of the light we must embrace Millions of Jews and Christians will light candles on Dec. 24 to celebrate holidays of hope and joy at a time of ugliness and intolerance By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   Why the white working class votes against itself These Americans think undeserving others are getting the benefits of a system at their expense, and they're sick of it. By Catherine Rampell  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Recipes Weekly recipes and more from our Food team. Sign Up »         Share The Post Most:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for The Post Most or because it is included in your subscription. 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