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A Postal Service worker unloads packages in Chicago on Nov. 30. (Bloomberg)
Private carriers FedEx and UPS have cut off delivery service for some retailers, sending massive volumes of packages to the Postal Service. The result has pushed the nation’s mail agency to the brink again. 
The back-to-back MVP has re-signed with the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal worth $228 million.
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Analysis
It is certainly true that the Trump era of Republican politics has broadened the chasm between the two parties.  But it is not the case that Republican obstinance began with President Trump. 
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The CritiquePerspective
“We made it,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) said as the electoral college did its democratic duty.
A compilation of the misinformation, disinformation and many rejected legal challenges by Trump and his allies to try to overturn votes.
The leaders delayed their congratulations until after Biden received electoral college confirmation.
In Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, high coronavirus case levels and new restrictions have dashed hopes of a holiday lull.
Marton Pal, left, and Adam Hanol play with their 4-year-old adopted son at a playground in Budapest on Nov. 19. (Krisztina Fenyo/Reuters
A constitutional amendment passed in Hungary will restrict LGBT rights and limit opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orban, critics say.
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A shipment of covid-19 vaccine arrives at Boston Medical Center on Monday. (AP)
We interrupt your doomscrolling to bring you a glimpse of hope.
The Energy 202Analysis
The Center for American Progress has a blueprint for protecting researchers and restoring scientific integrity after four years of President Trump.
Capital Weather Gang
Heavy snow, possibly with blizzard conditions, is likely in the New York City area Wednesday night.
Eighteen-year-old defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron's high school athletics career is over after he was suspended from all sanctioned sports events for the rest of his senior yea.
A dramatic video shows several people lying on the ground as the suspect stands in front of the cathedral’s main entrance holding one gun in each hand and shouting: “Kill me! Kill me!”
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Capital Weather Gang
Heavy snow will sock Interstate 81 corridor with potentially flooding rain east of Interstate 95. In the middle? A mess.
The team planning the festivities is discouraging Americans from traveling to Washington to take part, citing pandemic concerns.
Maryland governor joins former senator Joe Lieberman to push centrist policies in Congress.
State Sen. Amanda Chase says the president should use troops to seize voting machines if the election is not overturned.
The Cybersecurity 202Analysis
The president frequently undermined good cybersecurity work within the government, our Network respondents say.
The Technology 202Analysis
The effort targets companies from Amazon to Discord and could foreshadow a greater regulatory crackdown.
Job seekers wait to be called into the Heartland Workforce Solutions office in Omaha in July. (AP)
The Finance 202Analysis
Corporate interests had recently complained the benefits kept workers from returning to the job.
It is the largest publicly announced individual settlement for gender discrimination in U.S. history.
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Perspective
Changing the Cleveland Indians' name isn't about cancel culture or political correctness. It's about respect.
Washington is winning games, and having fun. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
Perspective
Washington is atop the suddenly respectable NFC East, mostly thanks to a dominating defense that could wreak havoc in the playoffs.
Matthew LeCroy, Tripp Keister, Tommy Shields and Mario Lisson will lead the club’s four affiliates.
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Robert Lynch. (Lisa Lake/Getty Images for NAMM)
Critics say Americans for the Arts’ Robert Lynch and top management have done nothing to address concerns about racial equity, workplace harassment.
Perspective
In a year when truth was stranger than fiction, some of the best TV and film efforts were based on real-life events.