Newsweek Trump critic says he had epileptic seizure after Twitter troll purposely sent him flashing image; Tennessee’s fires brought Dolly Parton a new mission — and an apology; Man’s conviction for failing to disclose HIV-positive status to sexual partners overturned by Mo. appeals court; ‘Insane’: Anger in Mobile, Ala., as city robs park of beloved old cedar for Trump rally backdrop; Fake news about Vikings stadium sheltering homeless goes viral; Meet the charming ‘ghost octopods’ found among valuable metallic balls on the deep sea floor; Outcry at Loyola after students learn athlete accused of rape was enrolled for three years; Pregnant women are increasingly using marijuana for morning sickness, study finds. That’s not good.; Famed poker pro with ‘remarkable’ $9.6 million scheme has to pay it back, judge rules; Tabloid columnist wrote that a Disneyland-bound British Muslim family had al-Qaeda ties. She was dead wrong.;   Stories from All Over   Why God is a curvy, black woman in ‘The Shack’ and some Christian critics say it’s ‘heresy’ The controversy isn't new. Based off the New York Times bestselling book by William P. Young, the movie will feature God as a black woman, the holy spirit as an Asian woman and Jesus as a Jewish carpenter of Middle Eastern descent. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more » Newsweek Trump critic says he had epileptic seizure after Twitter troll purposely sent him flashing image Kurt Eichenwald, a well-known Trump critic, says he received the message after an appearance on Fox News in which he was asked to defend his claim that the president-elect was institutionalized in a mental hospital in 1990. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Tennessee’s fires brought Dolly Parton a new mission — and an apology "Dolly, I’m sorry I didn’t get you sooner,” wrote a blogger in Knoxville, “and I thank you for all you are, and all that you do." By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   Man’s conviction for failing to disclose HIV-positive status to sexual partners overturned by Mo. appeals court "The State's blatant discovery violation here is inexcusable," the judges concluded, after analyzing the impact of jailhouse recordings delivered to the defense essentially on the first day of trial which were then used to impeach Michael L. Johnson on the critical issue in his trial. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘Insane’: Anger in Mobile, Ala., as city robs park of beloved old cedar for Trump rally backdrop "Our city parks aren't Christmas tree farms,” one woman said in an email to the mayor. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   Fake news about Vikings stadium sheltering homeless goes viral Fortunately no homeless people were fooled into showing up. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Meet the charming ‘ghost octopods’ found among valuable metallic balls on the deep sea floor Scientists witnessed two animals clinging to the stalks of dead sea sponges, which in turn were anchored to manganese nodes. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   Outcry at Loyola after students learn athlete accused of rape was enrolled for three years The university said that it had no knowledge of the student's pending rape trial until it received a media inquiry Dec. 12. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Pregnant women are increasingly using marijuana for morning sickness, study finds. That’s not good. The findings present potentially serious medical concerns because of previous studies linking marijuana exposure to problems such as lower birth weight. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   Famed poker pro with ‘remarkable’ $9.6 million scheme has to pay it back, judge rules His winning spree came from baccarat — a game of chance associated with high rollers and would-be James Bonds. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   Tabloid columnist wrote that a Disneyland-bound British Muslim family had al-Qaeda ties. She was dead wrong. Mail Online has retracted her column, apologized and will pay the family about $186,000 in damages. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Switch The day's top stories on the tech industry and tech in our lives. Sign Up »         Share Morning Mix:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Morning Mix. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071