Articles filed under Washington Post
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Are video games or mental illness causing America's mass shootings? No, research shows.Aug 05, 2019 1:00 am - Every time a mass shooting occurs, the country talks about mental health. Many politicians are quick to point to the shooters' disturbed minds. News reporters probe for ...
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China lets currency plunge below 7, a decade low, after Trump adds new tariffsAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - BEIJING - China appeared to mount a counteroffensive Monday to new U.S. tariffs by allowing its tightly controlled currency to slide to an 11-year low, a move that could...
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'Do something!': Ohio governor drowned out by chants at Dayton shooting vigilAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - Microphone in hand, Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine had just finished remarking on the size of the crowd that was crammed tightly into the brick-covered main street of ...
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Trump tells nation to condemn bigotry and white supremacyAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged the nation Monday to condemn bigotry and white supremacy after a pair of mass shootings and focused on combating mental illness...
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An Equifax hack settlement offers a $125 payout. The truth is more complicated.Aug 04, 2019 6:14 am - The bad news: Nearly half of all Americans were affected by the 2017 Equifax data breach, in which hackers stole personal data for more than 147 million people: credit c...
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Reality bites back: To really get Gen Z, look at their Gen X parentsAug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Nobody cares about Generation X. Squeezed between baby boomers and millennials, those born between 1965 and 1980 are an “unsung generation,” Time magazine once sneered, ...
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Boss labors under delusion that new mom should work 3 days after childbirthAug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have worked at a smallish company (about 100 employees) for six years. Only one other employee has ever taken maternity leave there. Earlier this year, I was thrill...
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A lawmaker wants to end 'social media addiction' by killing features that enable mindless scrollingAug 03, 2019 6:17 am - WASHINGTON - The youngest senator in Congress, and one of its toughest crusaders against Big Tech, proposed a bill Tuesday meant to curb social media addiction by regula...
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Sony's wearable air conditioner lets you control your body temperatureAug 03, 2019 6:15 am - A quick browse through Amazon reveals that designers have been hard at work attempting to conquer new territory in the world of fashion: air-conditioned clothing. There ...
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'Emotion detection' AI is a $20B industry. But can it do what it claims?Aug 03, 2019 6:12 am - In just a handful of years, the business of emotion detection - using artificial intelligence to identify how people are feeling - has moved beyond the stuff of science ...