Articles filed under Washington Post
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Comcast wants to sell your Web historyAug 06, 2016 7:10 am - Did you know that in some parts of the country, internet providers such as AT&T offer a special deal on broadband prices? The plans lower your monthly payments, but ther...
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AbbVie sues to fend off copy of Humira drugAug 05, 2016 1:00 am - North Chicago-based drugmaker AbbVie Inc. filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to block Amgen Inc. from selling a copy of the arthritis medicine Humira, its top seller. Amgen'...
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Samsung uses Brazil Olympics to break VR content conundrumAug 05, 2016 1:00 am - Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium is huge, with more than 78,000 seats from which lucky fans will watch the 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremonies Aug. 5. Samsung Electronics C...
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All about Instagram's new Stories feature - which is basically a Snapchat cloneAug 02, 2016 1:00 am - Instagram on Tuesday announced a feature called Stories - which will look very familiar to anyone who uses Snapchat. Instagram Stories, as revealed in a company blog pos...
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How Alzheimer's turned a daughter into her mom's momJul 31, 2016 7:30 am - Loretta Veney remembers with perfect clarity the moment the word “dementia” was spoken by her mother's doctor in 2006. “My heart really sank, but I tried to put on a bra...
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Dying is hard: Death doulas want to help make it easierJul 31, 2016 7:28 am - Before he enters the room, Craig Phillips pauses for a deep exhale. "Just to let everything go," he says. "And to remember that I'm here for them." Until he walks in, he...
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Some advice for caregivers taking care of a parent with Alzheimer'sJul 31, 2016 7:25 am - One in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Association, and nearly 16 million family members and friends are caregi...
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Could this computer game delay Alzheimer's symptoms? A new study suggests it couldJul 31, 2016 7:20 am - You're staring at a computer screen. Two objects flash before your eyes, one directly in front of you, and the other off to the side, barely in view. In a split second, ...
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When it comes to paying for college, be realistic and do your homeworkJul 31, 2016 7:17 am - It's that time of year when families are mentally processing their high school senior's college financial aid award and quietly freaking out. I know I was doing that las...
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Why getting stuck without a job is just bad luckJul 31, 2016 7:12 am - There's nothing worse than losing your job when everyone else does. That bit of bad luck can be all it takes for someone who might have found a new position in four or f...