Articles filed under Washington Post
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Some state and local governments aren't covered by the ADA when hiringDec 06, 2015 5:13 am - Q: A friend applied for a job with a local government. After a successful interview, but before being offered the job, he was asked to submit a lengthy health survey wit...
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What the weather makes you buyDec 06, 2015 5:12 am - As the weather turns chillier, and some areas of the country experience the year's first freezing drizzle or dusting of snow, people's buying habits tend to change, some...
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Seven money moves to make before the end of the yearDec 06, 2015 4:33 am - WASHINGTON - The end of the year is a natural time to reflect on goals and set resolutions. But some of the tasks you should get out of the way this month will have litt...
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Building a better hotel roomDec 06, 2015 4:33 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The bed is freshly made. There are drinking glasses next to the sink. Magazines are lined up on a shelf under the television. But nobody will be stayin...
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Fewer companies are throwing office holiday partiesDec 06, 2015 4:12 am - The silly season is upon us - the holiday rush, the shopping hangover, the December calendar crowded with obligatory holiday parties overloaded with crudités, shrimp coc...
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Rely on forecasters? Forget about it.Dec 06, 2015 4:00 am - "Forecasting security prices is not properly a part of security analysis." - Benjamin Graham, economist and professional investor It's that time of year again when the ...
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Watching too much TV in your 20s may impact how your brain works in mid-lifeDec 05, 2015 6:10 am - If you've stumbled across this article after binge-watching on Netflix for the third time this week, you'd better turn off that screen and pay attention. In a pretty ala...
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Two more reasons to breast-feed: It may reduce moms' cancer and diabetes riskDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - Thanks to a deluge of public health campaigns in the United States over the past decade, everyone knows how good breast-feeding can be for your child beyond simple nutri...
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Artificial intelligence app makes a picture worth more than a thousand wordsDec 05, 2015 5:41 am - The first thing that you might think when you see visual images produced by WordsEye is that you are viewing the work of an extremely talented and creative artist. Pictu...
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Whitney Wolfe, founder of dating app Bumble, has had quite the yearDec 05, 2015 5:11 am - WASHINGTON - It's hard not to root for Whitney Wolfe. In little more than a year, she has gone from a high-profile job at the massively popular dating app Tinder to fili...