Articles filed under Washington Post
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Foreign robo-callers could face fines under the FCC's proposed rulesFeb 16, 2019 5:00 am - The Federal Communications Commission is dramatically expanding its war against unwanted robo-calls by proposing rules that cover spammy text messages and fraudsters loc...
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'Retail arbitrage': How people are making money reselling clearance items on AmazonFeb 16, 2019 5:00 am - With their two young kids in tow, Juston and Kristen Herbert drove to a Target near their home outside Scottsdale, Arizona. It was time to get to work. The Herberts were...
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How the free-to-play model is threatening major game makersFeb 16, 2019 5:00 am - The wild success of “Fortnite” — Epic Games' free-to-play battle royale game — has rattled the gaming industry, proving how a business model that doesn't require the pur...
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Chicago police arrest 2 following alleged attack on actor SmollettFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago police said Friday that they had arrested two "potential suspects" in the alleged assault against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. In a statement, police spokesma...
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What exactly is a national emergency? Here's what that means and what's next.Feb 15, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - After teasing it for months, President Donald Trump is officially declaring the U. S-Mexico border a "national emergency," which will allow him to circumven...
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Ex-Massachusetts governor Bill Weld wants to challenge Trump for Republican nominationFeb 15, 2019 12:00 am - Former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld told an audience in New Hampshire Friday that he will try to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican presidential p...
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Mortgage rates dip to their lowest levels in more than a yearFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - After soaring to seven-year highs in November, mortgage rates have been on a steady decline the past 2½ months and this week sank to levels not seen in more than a year....
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Jussie Smollett says 'I fought back': Police interviewing 'persons of interest' in attackFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago police say they have identified two "persons of interest" in the assault case involving Jussie Smollett, just hours after ABC's "Good Morning America" aired an i...
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IRS says average tax refund is down 9 percent this yearFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The average tax refund is down 9 percent this year, the Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday. Tax filing season opened two weeks ago, so the data onl...
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A prison nurse said her husband died in a fire. Then police discovered her relationship with murderer.Feb 14, 2019 12:00 am - The fire scorched through the home on a dead-end street in the early morning hours of Dec. 11, 2018, in Iberia, Missouri, a tiny town of several hundred tucked in the Oz...