Articles filed under Washington Post
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Following Walmart's lead, Kroger asks customers not to openly carry firearms in storesSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - The parent company of the Mariano's grocery chain is following Walmart in asking customers not to display their firearms in stores located in "open carry" states, becomi...
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Catholic school library removes Harry Potter books, warning against 'conjuring evil spirits'Sep 03, 2019 1:00 am - Before the new school year began, the Rev. Dan Reehil turned to several exorcists for advice. Reehil, a pastor at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville, Tennessee, was...
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Analysis: Trump's latest tariffs boomerang on consumers at a dangerous momentSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to jeopardize the expansion of the U.S. economy - and as a result, the president's own p...
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OxyContin owners may retain bulk of fortune in settlementSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - The Sackler family, which grew into one of the nation's wealthiest dynasties through sales of the widely abused painkiller OxyContin, could emerge from a legal settlemen...
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Sick as a dog? Your pet's health may tell you something about your ownSep 01, 2019 7:45 am - The last time I brought my dog in for her annual exam, the vet raised an eyebrow and double-checked the medical chart. “Same dog?” she asked, clearly surprised that Pep...
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This is the factor that's likely to determine whether there's a U.S. recessionSep 01, 2019 6:10 am - The U.S. economy is in a confusing place. The fundamentals look strong: Jobs are plentiful, inflation is tame, wages are rising and the economy continues to grow a tad a...
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Banks fire up their mortgage machine for a refinancing boomSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Lenders thought it was time to shrink their mortgage businesses. Now they're finding they were wrong. With rates for home loans sinking to their lowest levels since late...
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Paying for college comes down to managing expectations, for parent and childSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Washington-based financial adviser Lori Atwood's latest impossible mission is schooling clients on how to send their kids to college without draining their retirement sa...
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Google memo to workers: Only talk about work at work - and definitely no politicsSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Google has a message to its workers: heads down and do your job. Google issued new guidelines in a memo for how its roughly 100,000 employees ought to conduct themselves...
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Working for a friend's ex-boss can be like dating a friend's exSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have applied for a position in a group where a friend previously worked. She transferred because she could not get along with the group leader. She had approached u...