Articles filed under Washington Post
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Murder comes full circle in 'Dead to Me': Here are the biggest twists from Season 2May 16, 2020 7:28 am - Note: This discusses plot points from the second season of Netflix's "Dead to Me" - many spoilers ahead. • • • A lot has changed since we met Jen (Christina Applega...
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Women have been hit hardest by job losses in the pandemic. And it may only get worse.May 16, 2020 6:22 am - The last time Americans faced an economic crisis, it was called a "Mancession." As millions of people lost their jobs in the Great Recession, 70 percent were men, many i...
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Video-chatting tips from Al Roker and other prosMay 16, 2020 6:20 am - The transition of our personal and professional lives to video chat came swiftly and without much of an instruction manual. Suddenly, Zoom, Skype, Facebook and Google Ha...
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The limits of smartphone data are on display as the country seeks to reopenMay 16, 2020 6:19 am - Federal and state officials are using smartphone location data to inform what amounts to a high-stakes public health experiment in reopening the economy while a lethal p...
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Buzzing bracelets could become a workplace accessory in the coronavirus eraMay 16, 2020 6:10 am - Are you standing or sitting too close to your co-worker? Soon a bracelet might vibrate to let you know. Companies are rolling out wearables that will buzz or light up wh...
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Facebook is quietly helping to set up a new pro-tech advocacy group to battle WashingtonMay 16, 2020 6:00 am - Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, ...
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Social isolation, and video chats, are renewing attention to the art of the bookshelfMay 15, 2020 7:00 am - Bookshelves are having a moment. Not long ago, their epitaph was being written. IKEA's redesign of its Billy unit to accommodate objects other than books was cited as ev...
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Scott Turow: Master of the legal thriller is still on top of his gameMay 14, 2020 6:00 am - “The Last Trial” by Scott Turow (Grand Central Publishing) When Evanston resident Scott Turow's debut novel, “Presumed Innocent,” was published in 1987, ...
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Here's how long those condiments in your fridge and pantry are supposed to lastMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - We're all spending a lot more time at home now, sifting through our pantries and refrigerators. Produce and meat we know are use it or lose it. But what about all those ...
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DoubleTree's chocolate chip cookie recipe almost tastes like a vacationMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - As well-intentioned as the advice is, I have to laugh when people suggest that during the coronavirus pandemic you can replicate the hotel experience at home to feel lik...