Articles filed under Washington Post
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New from Apple at WWDC: Hand washing alerts, iPhone widgets and privacy 'nutrition labels'Jun 27, 2020 6:24 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Coming this fall, your Apple gear will look a little different. The iPhone home screen will look more like an Android phone. The Mac will look kind of li...
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Segway stops production, marking the end of a scooter eraJun 27, 2020 6:20 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The Segway PT, that two-wheeled vehicle that makes riders lean forward, will soon be no more. Segway-Ninebot said this week that manufacturing for its mo...
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Tesla gave workers permission to stay home rather than risk COVID-19. Then it sent termination notices.Jun 27, 2020 6:16 am - SAN FRANCISCO - When he defiantly reopened the company's Fremont plant against county orders last month, Elon Musk promised Tesla employees they could stay home if they ...
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Seeing isn't always believing: Google starts fact-checking imagesJun 27, 2020 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Photos aren't always quite what they seem, and Google is trying to make it easier for people to identify phony or manipulated pictures online. Google sai...
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Wait for it no more: TV debut of 'Hamilton' nearJun 26, 2020 11:00 pm - The day marking the celebration of our national story is almost upon us. An occasion sure to spread joy throughout the land as Americans reflect on the sacrifices of the...
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Howie Mandel on the power of fearJun 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Like so many, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers has been grounded by the coronavirus. So he has launched an Instagram Live show from his barn in Concord, Mass. Every T...
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Spicy shrimp salad on a buttery toasted bun tastes like a day at the beachJun 24, 2020 5:00 am - Cold seafood salad at the seashore is one of my favorite summer traditions. While strolling the beach has been curtailed this season, I still satisfied my craving for on...
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You're not alone: Thrillers and mysteries that also feature characters stuck in isolationJun 23, 2020 6:00 am - Sheltering in place doesn't mean you can't go visiting. You can drop in on fictional characters trapped in isolated houses in out-of-the-way places. No social distancing...
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6 summer shows to watch as TV's stockpile of new shows begins to thinJun 23, 2020 6:00 am - The moment of reckoning is here, my couch-bound friends - where the COVID-19 pandemic and social-distancing shutdown collides with what would have been the summer TV sch...
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Tips from experts on heading to swimming pools during the pandemicJun 22, 2020 6:00 am - You may have little concern over jumping into a public pool during a normal summer. This summer, however, our minds are on pressing health and wellness concerns, like co...