Articles filed under Washington Post
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Not even bracketologists can figure out the Big TenFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Within an hour on Tuesday night, the random-number generator that is Big Ten basketball this season spit out another batch of head-scratching results. Michigan beat Mich...
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The treadmill's weird historyFeb 09, 2017 10:00 pm - As the weather turns colder, Jen Forman will do what she's always done to get her runs in: She'll go to her treadmill in her home, press start and run until she's done. ...
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Officials: Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denialsFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country's ambassador to the United States during the month before Pre...
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Trump attacks McCain for questioning success of deadly Yemen raidFeb 09, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Thursday, saying that the senator's negative assessment of a deadly raid in Yemen last mo...
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How a 1902 fistfight led to the silencing of Elizabeth WarrenFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - America got a civics lesson Tuesday night when Senate Republicans used an obscure rule to shut down a speech by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., that critici...
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Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretaryFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as education secretary Tuesday after opponents failed amid a groundswell of oppositi...
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How a Chicago man posts hundreds of pro-Trump tweets each dayFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Daniel John Sobieski, 68, climbed the stairs in his modest brick home and settled into a worn leather chair for another busy day of tweeting. But he needn't have bothere...
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Tooth troubles: Too often, medical insurance is undone by a lack of dental coverageFeb 05, 2017 6:30 am - My patient sat quietly in our urgent-care dental clinic. He had just been diagnosed with tongue cancer and would soon undergo radiation therapy. Before treatment, he ne...
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Six ways to keep your kids healthy during winterFeb 05, 2017 6:28 am - Norovirus seems to be circling like a vulture this winter, and snuffly kids are popping up on every park bench. A high school in St. Charles canceled classes for two da...
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What's expected of employers, employees during blizzards?Feb 05, 2017 6:16 am - Q: I am a non-exempt health care worker and am confused as to my obligations when inclement weather such as hurricanes and snowstorms is predicted. In the past, the hour...