Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Why Twitter is now profitable for the first time everFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Twitter posted a surprise profit in its Thursday earnings report - marking the first time it's ever made money as a public company. The company attributed its improved f...
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How to watch short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is short-track speedskating? Short-track speedskating is a high-octane sport in which passing and crashing are common. It's also relatively new to the Olymp...
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Breaking up with your smartphone is really hard (just ask these people)Feb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Maya Oren wants to dial back her dependence on her smartphone. She plans to do it slowly by getting a new phone - a simple one that doesn't download apps or take photos ...
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How to watch cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is cross-country skiing? A: Everyone recognizes traditional cross-country skiing when they see it. In the Olympics, the races are much faster, of course, an...
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Why McDonald's role in Olympics will be the smallest in decadesFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - McDonald's has long been a fixture at the Olympic Games, mobbed by hungry athletes and promoted in flashy ads reserved for the Games' corporate partners. But for the fir...
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What to watch: Saturday's Olympic scheduleFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Saturday, Feb. 10 What to watch: American Red Gerard was atop the snowboard slopestyle World Cup rankings in 2017, and he's there again going into Pyeongchang: The ...
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Lindsey Vonn is skiing for more than herself in PyeongchangFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - Lindsey Vonn is a grown woman of enormous professional accomplishment and a personal life that has played out in public over the past decade-a...
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Five myths about figure skatingFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Another Olympics is here, and it's time for that American ritual: becoming an armchair expert in sports you haven't watched in four years. Figure skating is one of the m...
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A witness drew a terrible sketch to help police identify a suspect; it actually workedFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Objectively, the sketch is bad. The thick lines look like an inverted triangle with hair, or a strawberry wearing a tiny cap. The two dot eyes are inexplicably paired wi...
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U.S. men's hockey team: Welcome to the Olympics. Now meet your teammates.Feb 09, 2018 12:00 am - GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The members of the U.S. men's hockey team skated onto the ice at the Gangneung Hockey Center a few at a time, emerging from the first locker roo...