Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Iowa caucus app is latest example of politicos building faulty tech with disastrous resultsFeb 08, 2020 5:18 am - The Iowa caucus debacle is just the latest example of politicos building faulty technology - with serious political consequences. Professional technologists shuddered at...
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A man walked down a street with 99 phones in a wagon. Google Maps thought it was a traffic jam.Feb 08, 2020 5:15 am - The streets were shaded the dreaded dark red on Google Maps, warning drivers of a traffic nightmare. In reality, though, almost no one was on the road - except for a lon...
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For Xbox, it's time to ditch the 'console wars' narrativeFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Phil Spencer, Microsoft's head of Xbox, hasn't been worried about the “console wars” for some time. In a recent interview, he made clear who Microsoft views as its compe...
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An engineering student is helping envision a self-driving future for people with disabilitiesFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - The weekend she was supposed to be presenting a plan to improve transit service for people with disabilities using self-driving shuttles, Jen Schlegel was confronting he...
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Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump's propertiesFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's company charges the Secret Service for the rooms agents use while protecting him at his luxury properties - billing U.S. taxpayers ...
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It's hard to improve on a one-pan chicken thigh dinner, but honey and citrus do the trickFeb 05, 2020 5:00 am - Chicken thighs are so forgiving. Overcook them and they remain loyally succulent. Even reheated, they deliver on the promise of juiciness and flavor. That's why they are...
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How to choose the right type of salt for your recipeFeb 05, 2020 5:00 am - In a world history of food and cooking, salt is the most universal ingredient. Sweet, savory, meat, vegetable, in the background or in your face, there is salt. “Salt is...
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Leave those bottled dressings behind and make your own vinaigretteFeb 05, 2020 5:00 am - I am the kind of person who buys a bottle of salad dressing, uses it once and then promptly forgets about it in a jumble of other condiments until well after the expirat...
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Democrats use State of the Union rebuttal to pivot from impeachmentFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON -- Democrats used a rebuttal to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night to refocus the national spotlight on the party's policy plat...
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The cultural significance behind Shakira's unusual cry at the Super BowlFeb 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The head-turning moment came minutes into Sunday's Super Bowl LIV halftime show. Grammy Award-winning singer Shakira had just launched into her hit song "Hips Don't Lie"...