Articles filed under Washington Post
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A Mega Millions winner, in rural South Carolina, landed a massive $1.5 billion jackpotOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Simpsonville, S.C., is having a moment. The town - population 22,072 - hosted a Doobie Brothers concert on Oct. 17, its official city proudly notes. And by next month, a...
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Who are the people in the migrant caravan?Oct 23, 2018 1:00 am - TAPACHULA, Mexico - No one here has seen any "unknown Middle Easterners" among the Central Americans heading north through Mexico. "Hardened criminals" have been tough t...
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Man accused of groping woman on flight invokes TrumpOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - A woman flying from Houston to Albuquerque on Sunday had just settled into her seat and fallen asleep when she was awoken by an unwanted touch - a hand from behind her g...
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Dow drops sharply as two industrial giants warn of troubleOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. markets opened in a steep slide on one of the busiest earnings days of the year as a global sell-off and a disappointing report by 3M - a major industrial company t...
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Some white Northerners want to redefine a flag rooted in racism as a symbol of patriotismOct 23, 2018 1:00 am - A short walk from where President-elect Abraham Lincoln made the last train stop in his home state before leaving for Washington on the verge of the Civil War, a Confede...
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West Chicago teen who'll soon lose sight is on a mission to see the country, play basketballOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - When he first noticed a fuzziness in his left eye, in June, high school student Josh Bangert thought he'd simply become dehydrated from playing too hard on the basketbal...
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Analysis: Even janitors have noncompetes nowOct 21, 2018 1:11 am - One of the central contradictions of capitalism is that what makes it work - competition - is also what capitalists want to get rid of the most. That's true not only of ...
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Welcome to the first holiday season without Toys R UsOct 21, 2018 1:00 am - One week before Thanksgiving, FAO Schwarz's signature toy soldiers will stand at the ready to ring in the holiday season. Three years after closing its Manhattan flagshi...
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Drugmakers may have to disclose prices of medicine in television adsOct 21, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's top health official proposed on Monday that pharmaceutical companies be required to include the list price of medicines in television advertise...
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Startup Humu wants to help people act more human at workOct 21, 2018 1:00 am - Google's former head of its "people operations" has a new startup, and one of its goals is a lofty one: To make software that helps managers and co-workers act more huma...