Articles filed under Washington Post
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Tempted by a caloric-restriction diet? Not so fast - until you answer these 9 questionsJan 06, 2019 6:30 am - Fasting is an ancient practice sparking new interest in both pop and scientific culture. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and a variety of celebrities have extolled i...
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19 states are raising their minimum wage Jan. 1. Progressives plan even more for 2020.Jan 06, 2019 5:25 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Nineteen states will raise their minimum wage on New Year's Day, delivering relief to low-income workers and validating liberal efforts to bypass Con...
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'They destroyed me.' Wells Fargo's mistake forced her to sell her homeJan 06, 2019 5:15 am - Michaela Christian lost a long battle with Wells Fargo in 2013 to save her Las Vegas home, a defeat she says changed the course of her life. When the bank refused to mod...
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Survey: Millennial renters plan to wait to buy a homeJan 06, 2019 5:05 am - While 89 percent of millennial renters say they plan to buy a home someday, just 4 percent expect to buy in 2019 and 30 percent say they will wait at least five years, a...
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Psychedelics, Ferraris and art: An alternative investment guideJan 06, 2019 5:00 am - When money and connections mean you can invest in just about anything, anywhere and over any time frame, what winds up in your portfolio? Yes, the rich are buffeted by t...
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This startup's new passenger drone is 'like a flight simulator that you can ride in,' CEO saysJan 05, 2019 5:20 am - If Matt Chasen gets his way, there will be a time - in the not-so-distant future - when commuters are able to order an air taxi that whisks them across town in minutes, ...
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These are 2019 court fights that will decide future of net neutralityJan 05, 2019 5:15 am - The battle over net neutrality is far from over. Although the Federal Communications Commission last year officially nixed the Obama-era rules governing the conduct of i...
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The end of upgrades? Apple's iPhone problem goes beyond China.Jan 05, 2019 5:10 am - Shares of Apple plummeted more than 8 percent in early trading Thursday after chief executive Tim Cook said the company lowered quarterly sales estimates for the first t...
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Porsche's electric Taycan is its most important car of 2019Jan 05, 2019 5:00 am - The year 2018 was very good for the car industry. According to Cox Automotive, U.S. auto sales are expected to total 17.2 million units in the year, which is more than 2...
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How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018Jan 05, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you're trying to recall what your members of Congress accomplished in 2018, the answer is: They grew older. The 115th Congress was already one of the old...