Articles filed under Washington Post
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From Illinois to South Carolina, where to see the total-eclipse crossingJul 16, 2017 7:00 am - Michelle Nichols speaks with such passion and poetry about the moon passing in front of the sun that she can inspire someone with even the smallest sliver of astronomica...
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More U.S. counties are finding Zika-carrying mosquitoesJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes c...
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You know soda is bad for you; kick the habit with these tipsJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - It's no secret that we shouldn't be drinking so much soda. Study after study has linked the sweet drink with obesity and Type 2 diabetes, spurring many to switch to arti...
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Much shorter chemo works for many colon cancer patients, study saysJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - Many colon cancer patients can cut their chemotherapy regimen in half, improving their quality of life and reducing their chances of having debilitating side effects, ac...
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Not quite half of American teens have had sex by 18Jul 15, 2017 7:30 am - American teens may be becoming more conservative about sex. According to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report reflecting data from 2011 to 2015, about...
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3 things to consider before buying an electric carJul 15, 2017 7:22 am - This summer has had a lot of news about electric vehicles. Tesla announced last week that it plans to deliver its first mass-market car to customers this month. Volvo sa...
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Thanks to social media, are we down to four degrees of separation?Jul 15, 2017 7:20 am - The great American road trip is woven deep into the country's cultural fabric. Just think of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley," and T...
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Everyone's playing a lot more video games (not just young men)Jul 15, 2017 7:20 am - The amount of time Americans spend playing video games and board games has risen by 50 percent since 2003, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...
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Why you should change your Verizon PIN right nowJul 15, 2017 7:20 am - Verizon confirmed Wednesday that data belonging to 6 million customers was leaked online in June. News of the incident was first reported by ZDNet. In a statement on the...
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Car technology gets a big upgrade thanks to FCCJul 15, 2017 7:19 am - Federal regulators have approved a big swath of new airwaves for vehicle radar devices, opening the door to cheaper, more precise sensors that may accelerate the arrival...