Articles filed under Washington Post
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An Apple store employee 'helped' a customer by texting himself an intimate photo from her phoneNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - It was a sense of foreboding that prompted Gloria Fuentes to delete several apps from her phone ahead of an Apple store appointment last week in Bakersfield, California....
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A rogue cat who 'will not be contained' keeps trying to free his shelter comradesNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - Walls and doors can't hold back Quilty, the rogue cat who will not behave. The unruly feline has become famous in recent weeks for sowing chaos at the Houston animal she...
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This tomato-less chili verde opens up a world of comforting possibilitiesNov 13, 2019 5:00 am - Some people have a strict definition of chili, but to me a major joy of the dish is that it's more a big open field than a narrow path, with plenty of room to play. I su...
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John Legend is People's Sexiest Man Alive and no one is having more fun than Chrissy TeigenNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Chrissy Teigen made a cryptic confession to her nearly 12 million Twitter followers Tuesday night: "I have big news and it's killing me I can't say it and it's not a bab...
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'You're not a serial killer, right?' she texted before she died. Prosecutors say that's exactly what he was.Nov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Sarah Butler was nervous. The 20-year-old college student had borrowed the keys to her mother's van, explaining that she wanted to meet up with a friend while home in Mo...
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Cashews make this vegan carrot soup creamy. Spices make it wonderful.Nov 12, 2019 4:00 pm - Carrots love spice. And they can handle a good dose of it: One of my favorite treatments is to sprinkle them with an assortment of warming, perhaps smoky, sometimes even...
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'Don't game my paycheck': Delivery workers squeezed by ever-changing algorithmsNov 10, 2019 5:21 am - When Ulysses Galves began working for Instacart last year, he easily made $700 a week ferrying groceries from supermarkets. He averaged about $18 an hour, and qualified ...
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It's hard to make a name as a writer when editors misspell your bylineNov 10, 2019 5:05 am - Q: My last name is uncommon and frequently misspelled - almost always in the same way, with two letters inverted. I work as a freelance writer, and when someone on an ed...
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Even doctors wonder how Medicare worksNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Stephen Hansman, a steelworker-turned-doctor, shot me an email a few weeks back after I wrote a column about approaching Medicare as a soon-to-be 65-year-old. “I am a fa...
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Tired of long lines? Canadian grocery chain debuts Smart Carts with self-checkoutNov 09, 2019 5:17 am - Enduring a lengthy checkout line is a potential annoyance each time you set foot inside a busy grocery store. That's particularly true during the evening rush, when shop...