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Analysis: Google searches for 'recession' are the highest they've been since November 2009; The Trump administration tried to calm markets. It backfired.

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Markets fall 650 points at closing as Trump pins blame on the Fed The decline marked one of the worst Christmas Eves ever for U.S. stocks. President Trump tried to assign sole blame for the sell-off to the Federal Reserve, likening the central bank to a golfer who "can't putt." By Thomas Heath and Philip Rucker · Read more Analysis: Google searches for 'recession' are the highest they've been since November 2009 Americans have recession on the mind. By Christopher Ingraham · Read more   Analysis The Trump administration tried to calm markets. It backfired. Many economists warned that the president's obsession with the stock market would be a big problem. In recent days, it's become apparent why. By Heather Long · Read more   Netanyahu's coalition dissolves Israeli parliament, will hold snap elections The prime minister's government was significantly weakened by the Nov. 14 resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, a key coalition partner. By Ruth Eglash · Read more   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered A child calling Santa reached NORAD instead. Christmas Eve was never the same. The military's NORAD has been tracking Santa every Christmas Eve for 63 years. It all began when the command center's red phone rang and a child was on the other end. By Steve Hendrix · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. judge orders North Korea to pay $500 million to parents of Otto Warmbier, who died after being detained there In a strongly worded opinion, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the large award was necessary to punish and deter North Korea after the 2017 death of the University of Virginia student. By Susan Svrluga and Rachel Weiner · Read more   In two years, Carson has only once used his authority as HUD secretary to scrutinize housing discrimination President Barack Obama's HUD secretaries used the tool an average of 10 times per year, while President George W. Bush's second HUD secretary used it an average of five times per year, according to a Post analysis. By Tracy Jan · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now How Ben Carson is rolling back fair-housing enforcement Tracy Jan reports on how Ben Carson's HUD cut back on investigating housing discrimination. Lori Aratani explains why airplane bathrooms keep getting smaller. Plus, Geoffrey Fowler on the ever-rising costs of Apple products. By Washington Post Staff · Read more Government shutdown could last into new year White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said the administration is now offering to open the government for less than the $5 billion in wall funding President Trump had demanded. By Erica Werner, David Weigel and Philip Rucker · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   National Christmas Tree, damaged by rogue climber, will sparkle again thanks to donation Just south of the White House, the Christmas tree became an unfortunate symbol of dysfunction when it spent the weekend dark because of the government shutdown. By Eli Rosenberg · Read more   Death toll surpasses 370 after tsunami in Indonesia as search for survivors continues More than 120 people are still missing, and more than 1,400 were injured when the tsunami struck almost without warning late Saturday. By Stanley Widianto and Simon Denyer · Read more   Depression may be a side effect of some common drugs, including ones for acid reflux and hypertension Doctors often aren't aware of the issue. Here's what patients should know. By Consumer Reports · Read more   Kevin Spacey faces a felony charge for alleged sexual assault The indecent assault and battery charge stems from an incident that allegedly took place in July 2016 between Spacey and a then-18-year-old employee of a Nantucket restaurant, court documents say. By Sonia Rao · Read more

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