Articles filed under Washington Post
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Is @ProfJeffJarvis Twitter's best parody or its least repentant troll? Possibly a bit of both.May 07, 2016 6:47 am - For more than four years, the much-beloved Twitter account @ProfJeffJarvis has skewered and satirized the "thinkfluencers" of the Web. But in the next few days, the hand...
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Inside Democrat Facebook's vicious civil warMay 07, 2016 6:43 am - Members of Bernie Sanders' Facebook army have learned to be cautious. Spies hide around every corner; infiltrators lurk behind even the friendliest friend requests. Acco...
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Medical errors a leading cause of death in U.S.May 07, 2016 6:30 am - Medical errors may now be the third-leading cause of death in the United States - claiming 251,000 lives every year, more than respiratory disease, accidents, stroke and...
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Radiohead tried (and failed) to erase itself from the InternetMay 07, 2016 6:00 am - In the course of a single afternoon, Radiohead did what many of us have fantasized about for ages: evanesced from the Internet, leaving nothing but confused fans and emp...
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Check your freezers: Massive food recall after Listeria outbreakMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - A food packaging company in Washington state has expanded a voluntary recall -- which at one time included just 11 products -- to encompass nearly 360 different organic ...
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New, sweeping federal rules bar e-cigarette sales to teens younger than 18May 05, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday announced controversial new rules for electronic cigarettes, cigars, hookahs and pipe tobacco, including barring the sa...
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The new generation of pregnancy websites, appsMay 02, 2016 5:55 am - Pregnancy and new parenthood can be overwhelming. There's a deluge of information to digest. For years, websites such as BabyCenter and WhatToExpect.com have provided s...
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Dog-walking seniors are healthierMay 02, 2016 5:54 am - Walking is the most common form of physical activity for people over age 60, and it's good for them. Among other benefits, it's linked to a lower risk of heart disease, ...
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The list of cancers being taken down by immunotherapy keeps growingMay 02, 2016 5:30 am - New immunotherapy drugs are showing significant and extended effectiveness against a broadening range of cancers, including rare and intractable tumors often caused by v...
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Lawsuit: Starbucks iced coffee contains too much ice, not enough coffeeMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - Just how important is the ice in an iced coffee? That question is now up for debate, as an Illinois woman has filed suit against Starbucks, claiming that the coffee chai...