Articles filed under Washington Post
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White House explores new farmer bailout plan as US-China trade war heats upMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - White House officials are scrambling to come up with a new bailout plan to placate furious farmers after President Donald Trump's initial idea of donating u...
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Hofstra fraternity under investigation after forcing puppy to drink beerMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - The small, caramel-colored dog with floppy ears stands on a table and wags its tail. Then, a voice commands, "Go." In one swift movement, the man gripping the dog by its...
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3 women went missing in 18 days. Police blame a serial killer in a traveling carnival.May 14, 2019 1:00 am - On the morning of March 19, a 23-year-old man veered over the centerline and collided headfirst with a school bus, contorting his silver Chevy pickup truck into a collec...
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In search of edge, elite basketball prospects are repeating a grade - in middle schoolMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Melanie Williams was first approached about the possibility of having her son repeat a grade in middle school to improve his chances of earning a colle...
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Dow plunges 617 points as investors fear effects of escalating trade warMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 600 points Monday as investors sought shelter from an escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. The selling was...
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African swine fever has crept from China to Europe. Will it hit the US?May 12, 2019 6:10 am - African swine fever is decimating the world's largest hog herd in China, and that holds risk and opportunity for U.S. pork producers. Affected animals have now been repo...
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Burger King's latest plan: Whoppers delivered while you're sitting in trafficMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - You're stuck in a sea of standstill traffic when it begins: hunger pangs, the kind that unleash a steady stream of fast food fantasizing. With your grumbling stomach gro...
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Shhhhh, big dairy is in bed with almond milkMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Dairy farmers are indignant about beverages calling themselves milks when they are actually made of oats or almonds or sunflower seeds. Even worse, these impostors have ...
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Administration wants to change how often debt collectors can call, text or emailMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Christopher Fultz peered at his phone during a break at his job as a paramedic and saw an unusual text displaying his name in all caps. Click on the link, said the messa...
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In Australia, 46 million bank notes are circulating with typosMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Bank notes can have some similarities with books we put into our shelves to show off, but have never really closely examined - let alone read. Millions of copies, tucked...