Articles filed under Washington Post
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Personal loans are 'growing like a weed,' a potential warning sign for the U.S. economyNov 24, 2019 5:12 am -
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How Wheaton College grad's property to rent became a business to sellNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Karl Scarlett's business can be traced to a nasty spat with a tenant who would not leave a rental property he owned in Washington. “She wouldn't pay her ren...
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Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privilegesNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I've been a government contractor for 20 years. For the last nine years, I've had telecommuting privileges allowing me to work from home two days a week. On this cont...
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America loves pickup trucks. Can Elon Musk win drivers over with a Tesla 'Cybertruck'?Nov 23, 2019 5:20 am - Tesla unveiled its long-awaited pickup on Thursday, a futuristic "Cybertruck" at a Sci-Fi-style event with gimmicks and a cheering crowd. Not everything went to plan. Du...
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How Facebook is gearing up to protect the U.S. Census from misinformationNov 23, 2019 5:00 am - The presidential election won't be the only big test of Facebook's efforts to fight misinformation in 2020: It's also a census year, and the social network is ramping up...
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'This app is free and therapy is not': Why Gen Z will keep using TikTokNov 23, 2019 5:00 am - The media executive had a dire message for Kayla Curry and her classmates: If you have TikTok on your phone, delete it. The executive, who had come to talk to the journa...
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Apple says its App Store is 'a safe and trusted place,' but is it?Nov 23, 2019 5:00 am - More than 1,500 complaints of unwanted sexual approaches, many targeting children, have been made against popular social networking apps in Apple's App Store, in contras...
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Revolutionary recycling? A new technology turns everyday trash into plastic treasure.Nov 23, 2019 5:00 am - KIBBUTZ TZE'ELIM, Israel - Eight tons of trash are piled high at the entrance of a small factory in this tree-lined kibbutz - rotting food mixed with plastic bags, dirty...
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Movie review: '21 Bridges' covers all-too-predictable action-thriller routeNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - “21 Bridges” — ★ ★ ½ The movie “21 Bridges” opens with a bang. Not literally — it's just a close-up of a 13-year-old boy's tear-streaked face, as he listens to the ...
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Movie review: Shia LaBeouf's 'Honey Boy' chronicles his painful Hollywood childhoodNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - “Honey Boy” — ★ ★ ★ Here's a recipe for disaster: Take a movie star known for indulgent, self-destructive antics, send him to rehab, turn his therapeutic writings ...