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A treasure hunter found 3 tons of sunken gold — and can’t leave jail until he says where it is; A student asked Ken Burns what to do in Trump’s America. He gave her this advice.; A small Indiana town doesn’t have a police force because all its officers just quit; The electoral college should think hard before handing Trump the presidency; A ‘coup’? A ‘power grab’? There’s some serious political drama in North Carolina right now.; She claimed she was attacked by men who yelled 'Trump' and grabbed her hijab. Police say she lied.; Griping about the popular vote? Get over it.; The GOP strategy to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare is a joke; On the day Trump said he’d clarify his business dealings, his conflicts of interest look thornier than ever; Yoga pants are comfy. They’re also an assault on manners and a nihilistic threat.; The oil and gas industry is quickly amassing power in Trump's Washington; Carolyn Hax: Cross-cultural couple can expect more questions from pushy in-laws; House conservatives want Trump to undo regulations on climate, FDA, Uber; The eternal mystique of Goldman Sachs; Starbucks shines in our ecosystem of snobbery; Iran sanctions renewal becomes law without Obama signature   Most popular right now   Most Read A treasure hunter found 3 tons of sunken gold — and can’t leave jail until he says where it is Tommy Thompson has already spent a year in jail for refusing to say what he did with one of the richest treasure finds in U.S. history. By Avi Selk  •  Read more » A student asked Ken Burns what to do in Trump’s America. He gave her this advice. Burns says he felt like "Frodo in Mordor" after the election. But he's not giving up his optimism. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   A small Indiana town doesn’t have a police force because all its officers just quit In a statement, the town's council denied many of the officers' claims that they detailed as their reasons for deciding to resign. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   The electoral college should think hard before handing Trump the presidency While it would be understandable if electors' echoed their states' votes, it could be argued that shifting their votes to Hillary Clinton is their duty. By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A ‘coup’? A ‘power grab’? There’s some serious political drama in North Carolina right now. The GOP-controlled legislature is powering through bills to limit the incoming Democratic gov's power, because politics By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   She claimed she was attacked by men who yelled 'Trump' and grabbed her hijab. Police say she lied. Yasmin Seweid claimed three drunk men attacked her because of her faith. Police investigated and people rallied to support her. But it may have all been a fabrication. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Griping about the popular vote? Get over it. Shifting electors' votes to Clinton would be akin to saying a football game is won on yards gained, not points. By Charles Lane  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   The GOP strategy to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare is a joke Yeah, this isn't going to be as easy as you think, Republicans. By Greg Sargent  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   On the day Trump said he’d clarify his business dealings, his conflicts of interest look thornier than ever How will the president-elect separate from his complex web of business interests? We still don't know, and he won't say. By Drew Harwell  •  Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Report ranks best and worst agencies for federal employees The ratings indicate the best places to work are NASA, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the National Endowment for the Arts and the Office of the Inspector General at the Tennessee Valley Authority. The worst places to work are the Department of Homeland Security, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Federal Election Commission and the Secret Service. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  Read more » •   The Daily 202: Trump's pick of a loyal Romney to chair RNC is a win for Priebus •   Trump recruits army of chief executives to battle with the system in Washington •   Trump wasn't happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name. •   Some very good news for Donald Trump: A strong majority still say Russia didn’t matter Also Popular in Opinions   States with lots of Trump voters didn’t get the jobs. Now they won’t get the tax cuts. 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By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more » •   Report details widespread sexual abuse problems at USA Gymnastics facilities •   Adam Eaton may be first domino to fall in what will be Bryce Harper's departure •   What would it take for the Cowboys to bench Dak Prescott for Tony Romo? •   A closer look at the Redskins’ defense and its struggles on third down Also Popular in National   Researchers reckon with the ‘Trumpocene’ at the world’s largest Earth science meeting Climate change researchers are gearing up for a fight over science. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more » •   ‘Some guy just kidnapped this little girl': Alert 11-year-old boy averts tragedy •   Buzz Aldrin nearly died at the South Pole. Why he insists ‘it was worth it, really.’ •   A whipped cream shortage is looming, just in time for peak holiday pie •   Woman believed to be the first to have a baby using ovary frozen before puberty ADVERTISEMENT   Also Popular in World •   China puts new weapons on South China Sea islands, report says •   ISIS is making its own ammunition almost as fast as it can fire it, report finds •   Moscow has the world's attention. 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