Articles filed under Washington Post
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Novel program gives homeless people jobs in apartment buildings - and housing, tooApr 28, 2019 6:12 am - WASHINGTON - In a past career, Daniel Stover worked in construction. He was assigned to the night shift but had to resign when he couldn't find anyone to watch his 6-yea...
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How billionaires are battling capitalism's criticsApr 28, 2019 6:10 am - =PALO ALTO, Calif. - A perfect California day. The sun was shining, a gentle breeze was blowing and, at a Silicon Valley coffee shop, Rep. Ro Khanna was sitting across f...
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Analysis: Is forcing students to study personal finance a waste of time?Apr 28, 2019 6:10 am - It's post-tax/pre-graduation season, when articles about making better financial decisions crop up faster than spring flowers. Each year around this time, you can expect...
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Lululemon sold women on $100 leggings. Now it's coming after men, with $68 boxers.Apr 28, 2019 6:00 am - Lululemon, the purveyor of $100 yoga pants, is setting its sights on a growing market: Men. The Vancouver-based chain said Wednesday it plans to double its men's busines...
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Saving for retirement is hard. Knowing how to spend it down is harder.Apr 28, 2019 6:00 am - One of the biggest things on my mind these days is retirement. I am a few months from turning 64, so I'm not putting in my notice anytime soon. But 25 million or so Amer...
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Long overlooked by science, pregnancy is finally getting attention it deservesApr 27, 2019 7:30 am - For two years, a group of world-class scientists pitched their idea for a hot new biotech company to investors: a startup focused on a promising therapy for pre-eclampsi...
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Analysis: On 5G, the US is building Betamax while China builds VHSApr 27, 2019 6:17 am - When President Donald Trump unveiled his administration's plan for "winning the race" to 5G, he neglected to mention that the United States is building its network using...
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Here's how to get the most out of online reviewsApr 27, 2019 6:16 am - In the world of online shopping, often buyers will purchase an item only after they see that other people also like it. And the easiest way to find out consumer sentimen...
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Fudged data and fake names: The low-tech ways women protect their privacy on pregnancy appsApr 27, 2019 6:14 am - When Heather Irvine used the Ovia apps to track her trying-to-conceive months and first pregnancy, she logged pretty much everything going on with her body, from the loo...
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The data is in: More Americans received tax refunds in 2019, but checks were leanerApr 27, 2019 6:10 am - The first tax filing season under President Donald Trump's new tax law is over and the results show that slightly more Americans received tax refunds, but the checks wer...