Articles filed under Washington Post
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'Fat-burning' foods and other scientific-sounding nutritional trickerySep 08, 2018 7:00 am - Would you like to kick-start your metabolism and strengthen your immunity to diseases? “Just eat fat-burning foods with immune-boosting ingredients, and drink alkaline w...
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More than 1 in 4 American users have deleted Facebook, Pew survey findsSep 08, 2018 1:07 am - Nearly three-quarters of American Facebook users have changed how they use the social media app in the past year, following a barrage of scandals involving the abuse of ...
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Analysis: From encryption to deepfakes, lawmakers geek out during Facebook and Twitter hearingSep 08, 2018 1:05 am - Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg relentlessly practiced before taking hot seats on Capitol Hill, engaging in role play and panels of questioning with colleagues and consu...
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Racism and anti-Semitism surged in corners of the Web after Trump's election, analysis showsSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Racist and anti-Semitic content has surged on shadowy social media platforms - spiking around President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and the "Unite the Right Rally" i...
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Mitch McConnell: Cory Booker could face Senate Ethics Committee scrutinySep 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview that aired Friday that Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., could face scrutiny from the Senate Eth...
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Lockheed Martin partners with ESPN's Drone Racing League on self-piloting drone competitionSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - When an IBM computer beat grandmaster Garry Kasparov at a game of chess in 1996, it was hailed as an unexpected, perhaps foreboding, victory of machine over man. Two dec...
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The old-fashioned way Portland is trying to regulate new electric scootersSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - The stereotypical electric scooter rider is a tech savvy millennial on the go, with access to a smartphone and the tolerance for risk that early adopters tend to flaunt....
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If privacy is dead, should people be able to sell their own data?Sep 08, 2018 1:00 am - If privacy is truly a thing of the past, then people should at least profit off their own personal information. That's the view of data rights advocate Brittany Kaiser, ...
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Samsung plans to show off phone with foldable screen this yearSep 08, 2018 1:00 am - Smartphones have become a bit predictable over the past few years, leaving consumers craving something new to send them running to stores for an upgrade. For years, Sams...
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Obama to U of I students: You cannot wait for a saviorSep 07, 2018 1:00 am - Former President Obama on Friday delivered a blistering criticism of the political tactics of his successor, saying President Donald Trump had built on the fears of the ...