Today's Headlines: Defying U.N., Israel Prepares to Build More Settlements

[Seller-Financed Deals Are Putting Poor People in Lead-Tainted Homes] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Tuesday, December 27, 2016 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Science] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [Housing construction last week on the outskirts of Ramat Shlomo, a Jewish housing development in East Jerusalem.] [Defying U.N., Israel Prepares to Build More Settlements] By PETER BAKER Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his response to the Security Council's condemnation, saying that Israel does not "turn the other cheek." [Kendra Harrell's home, second from left, in West Baltimore. Many houses in Baltimore were built when lead paint was common during the first half of the 20th century.] [Seller-Financed Deals Are Putting Poor People in Lead-Tainted Homes] By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN The contracts relieve the true owner of the home of the responsibility for fixing it, and the result is more children with dangerous lead poisoning. [Senator Mitch McConnell, left, the majority leader, with Representative Tom Price, President-elect Donald J. Trump's pick for health and human services secretary, in Washington this month.] [Trump's Health Secretary Pick Leaves Nation's Doctors Divided] By ROBERT PEAR The American Medical Association endorsed the choice of Tom Price, a physician, but thousands of doctors have opposed it, citing Mr. Price's opinions on health care and other issues. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »] [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox] What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »] ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [The singer George Michael in 1987.] ARTS | An Appraisal [George Michael Mattered Beyond the Music] By WESLEY MORRIS Mr. Michael made turning out hits look easy. But there was an uneasiness just below the surface as he grappled with weightier things, like sexuality. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Sorry, Liberals. Bigotry Didn't Elect Donald Trump.] By DAVID PAUL KUHN The contention that Americans chose Trump for his racist or sexist views is wrong; many voted for him despite that. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "What I care about is this kid who has elevated blood levels and yet I can't get anybody to fix the home." [DR. JENNIFER LOWRY], chief of toxicology in the pediatrics unit of Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. World [A search-and-recovery operation was underway near Sochi, Russia, on Monday after the crash of a plane a day earlier in the Black Sea. A large part of the fuselage was found.] [Russia Mounts Search After Plane Crash and Says Terrorism Is Unlikely] By IVAN NECHEPURENKO A large chunk of the fuselage was located in the Black Sea about a mile offshore, initially by sonar and then by divers, officials said. [Tribal leaders at a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2007. They were seeking to open talks with the Taliban, one of several overlapping efforts to lure the militants to the negotiating table. One track, involving a Norwegian diplomat and an emissary from the Taliban's founder, began the same year.] Memo From Norway [How Peace Between Afghanistan and the Taliban Foundered] By MUJIB MASHAL A Norwegian diplomat became a go-between in exploring peace talks. But amid mistrust and military and intelligence maneuvering, it all fell apart. [Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan before departing for Hawaii at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Monday.] [Japanese Leader's Pearl Harbor Visit, Called a First, Looks More Like a Fourth] By MOTOKO RICH It now appears that Shinzo Abe will be the fourth prime minister to visit the site, and that one of the previous three was Nobusuke Kishi, his grandfather. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [An Oklahoma Newspaper Endorsed Clinton. It Hasn't Been Forgiven.] By MANNY FERNANDEZ An editorial in Enid opposing Donald J. Trump brought a spate of canceled subscriptions and pulled ads, showing the raw power of partisanship in small-town America. [The Supreme Court will consider whether to take up a case from Minnesota surrounding the collection of ] [Charged a Fee for Getting Arrested, Whether Guilty or Not] By ADAM LIPTAK The Supreme Court will weigh hearing a challenge to a Minnesota county's policy of charging "booking fees" - a growing trend in strapped municipalities. [U.S. Sold $40 Billion in Weapons in 2015, Topping Global Market] By THOM SHANKER Its deals represented half of all agreements in the worldwide arms bazaar, a study found. The biggest buyers of weapons globally were Qatar, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [Roy Cooper, Democratic governor-elect of North Carolina, faces a veto-proof Republican majority in the state legislature, but he may have other options for advancing his priorities.] [When One Party Has the Governor's Mansion and the Other Has the Statehouse] By TRIP GABRIEL Governors stymied by hostile lawmakers still have ways to advance their priorities. [Apple employees helping shoppers at the company's new flagship store at Union Square in San Francisco. Apple has the largest overseas cash pile, but it is uncertain what the company may do if given a tax holiday to repatriate some of that money.] [Will Donald Trump's Corporate 'Tax Holiday' Create Jobs? Not Necessarily] By LESLIE PICKER Corporate boards and executives are likely to use much of the cash to acquire businesses in the United States, to buy back their own stock or to pay down debt. [President Obama and Michelle Obama at an event to thank service members and their families at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Sunday. In an interview released Monday, Mr. Obama said he was ] [Obama Says He Would Have Defeated Trump for a Third Term] By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT While praising Hillary Clinton, the president said he could have "mobilized a majority of the American people," eliciting a rebuttal from the president-elect. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [An Allstate ad on Nowtheendbegins.com, next to an article claiming that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting did not happen. By emphasizing technology and data in placing online ads, marketers risk bankrolling sites that are toxic to society] [Advertising's Moral Struggle: Is Online Reach Worth the Hurt?] By SAPNA MAHESHWARI Data and automation allow companies to connect with people anywhere on the internet, but that advertising also bankrolls sites toxic to society. [Retirees playing mah-jongg outside a residential compound in Beijing last month. China faces tough challenges as the portion of the population that is elderly is set to rise sharply in the coming decades.] [China's 'Godfather of Real Estate' Pitches Reverse Mortgages to Skeptical Elders] By SUI-LEE WEE As a rapidly graying population sparks worries about a pension bust, an important figure in the property business pushes a controversial solution. [Busted Mergers Deals Took Center Stage in 2016] By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED Big takeovers by the likes of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the Oreos maker Mondelez and the office supply retailer Staples were all consigned to the scrap heap. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Sports [Omar Minaya, right, and Rachel Minaya watching their son Justin's high school basketball game in Old Tappan, N.J., last week. Mr. Minaya, the former Mets general manager, says he sees parallels between elite baseball and basketball development.] [A Scout's View: Baseball Talent on the Basketball Court] By ADAM ZAGORIA Omar Minaya, the former Mets general manager, sees parallels between elite baseball and basketball talent development, and baseball's continuing loss of that talent. [Mona Nemmer, Liverpool's new head of nutrition, discussing a menu with the chef Leigh Lawson at Liverpool's training base.] [New Head of Nutrition Gives Liverpool a Taste of Premier League Success] By RORY SMITH Players have embraced Mona Nemmer's plans for individualized diets; locally and organically sourced foods; and compulsory four meals a day. [Stephen Curry, No. 30, of the Golden State Warriors, was fouled by Channing Frye of the Cleveland Cavaliers as Frye's teammate, Kyrie Irving, defended on the play in the Christmas Day game won by the Cavs, 109-108.] [After an N.B.A. Christmas, the Best Games This Week] By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH The Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Can the improved Boston Celtics expose Cleveland's weaknesses on Thursday? For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts 2016: A Memory to Keep [The Joys of 'Atlanta,' Where Real Life, for Some, Insists on Being Surreal] By JAMES PONIEWOZIK In the world of this FX series, where young, aspiring rappers need to believe miracles can happen, an invisible car makes complete sense. Books of The Times ['How Propaganda Works' Is a Timely Reminder for a Post-Truth Age] By MICHIKO KAKUTANI Jason Stanley analyzes modern propaganda and notes that it can pose a grave danger to democracies as well as totalitarian regimes. [A fashion item from Iran, where many women in the southern part of the country are wearing different kinds of face and head coverings.] ['The Fashion of Islam' to Arrive at de Young in 2018] By JORI FINKEL In the first major show developed since the arrival of the museum's new director, Max Hollein, he will approach the subject from various perspectives. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [Susan Berman at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas in 1996. Her longtime friend, Robert A. Durst, awaits trial in her 2000 killing.] [Mobster's Daughter, Writer, Murder Victim: Woman at Center of Durst Trial] By CHARLES V. BAGLI The story of Robert Durst, awaiting trial in the killing of his friend Susan Berman, is familiar. But her story, that of a skilled storyteller racked by depression, is only now emerging. [An image form a surveillance video showing thieves breaking into a Dennis Basso store in Manhattan on Saturday.] [Thieves With Discriminating Taste Steal Sable Furs From New York Shop] By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and ANDY NEWMAN Three burglars who broke into the Dennis Basso store on Saturday passed up merely pricey mink furs on the way to plucking more expensive sables. [Diana Oliverez overcame a number of hurdles, including a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and the death of her younger brother, after arriving in the United States when she was 6.] The Neediest Cases [Bypassing Stigma to Take Care of Herself and Her Daughter] By JOHN OTIS Diana Olivarez once struggled with bipolar disorder. But when her daughter began to suffer from developmental issues, she knew she had to act. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Science [After Weight-Loss Surgery, a Year of Joys and Disappointments] By GINA KOLATA Even as the pounds fell away and their health improved, two patients contended with the feeling that life hadn't changed as much as they'd hoped. Take a Number [Opioids Contribute to a Rising Death Toll: 28,647 in 2014] By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Fatal drug overdoses have nearly tripled over the past few years, largely because of opioid abuse, the C.D.C. has found. For more science news, go to [NYTimes.com/Science »] Obituaries [Jens Risom, a Danish-American furniture designer, at a reception in London in 1961.] [Jens Risom, Modernist Designer Whose Furniture Still Has Legs, Dies at 100] By JACOB BERNSTEIN Mr. Risom, a Danish immigrant, fused Scandinavian and rustic American influences in a celebrated armless chair that's still selling 74 years later, and other modernist pieces for Knoll Studio. [Heinrich Schiff performing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv in 2009.] [Heinrich Schiff, Cellist and Conductor, Dies at 65] By WILLIAM GRIMES Mr. Schiff held a revered place among the instrument's modern masters. "Schiff is a true cello animal," the British cellist Natalie Clein, who studied with him, wrote. [S. Newman Darby in 1963.] [S. Newman Darby, Inventor of the Sailboard, Dies at 88] By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Darby created his invention, widely acknowledged as the first windsurfing craft, out of frustration that the waves on lakes were not big enough to surf on. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial What's at Stake [How a Budget Chief Can Wreak Havoc] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD As head of the O.M.B., Mick Mulvaney would have the power to advance or impede federal regulation. [Faith leaders from the Jacksonville, Fla., area held a news conference in August calling for the end to the death penalty.] Editorial [The Continuing Collapse of the Death Penalty] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Florida's Supreme Court just wiped out over 150 death sentences, the latest sign that capital punishment is on the way out. [Maria Bruno with her children, from left, Mya, Donnell and Eva.] The Neediest Cases [Receiving Help After a Devastating Loss] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A mother is keeping her family focused on the future, with support from a Neediest Cases Fund charity. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [President-elect Donald J. Trump last week at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate.] Op-Ed Columnist [A Letter to Donald Trump About Health Care] By DAVID LEONHARDT You support universal coverage. You should be skeptical of Republicans who do not. [President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during his annual news conference in Moscow last week.] Op-Ed Contributor [Putin Sees a Happy New Year] By MICHAEL KHODARKOVSKY The West's democracies must stop giving Russia a pass, as its cyberweapons undermine them far more cheaply than traditional war could. [Australian players celebrated their defeat over Pakistan this month in Brisbane.] Op-Ed Contributor [The Dark Side of Australia's National Sport] By A. ODYSSEUS PATRICK Derogatory, threatening or racist remarks are not only a routine part of cricket, they have become a form of psychological warfare used to establish dominance over opponents. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Dec. 27, 1979, Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin, who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal. 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