Articles filed under Washington Post
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Making your bed may have a small effect on dust mitesJan 16, 2025 3:05 am - There’s no clear winner in the case against making your bed in the morning. The protagonist are dust mites, who love a well-made bed. But there’s easy step to take if you want to have a tidy bed and discourage the little critters.
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Gatekeeping the ‘Sex and the City’ stoopJan 16, 2025 2:02 am - It seems the interest in the “Sex and the City” stoop in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village historic district is endless. After years of tourists flocking to the stoop for pictures, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is allowing the building’s owner to install a steel and iron gate at the foot of her brownstone stoop to prevent lookie-loos from climbing the stairs and bothering the building’s residents.
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Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to CaliforniaJan 14, 2025 4:29 pm - Leading congressional Republicans say they want to place conditions on aid for California’s wildfire victims, trying to force the state to fix what one lawmaker called “b...
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Here’s who is performing at Trump’s inaugurationJan 14, 2025 8:37 am - President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural schedule features a fireworks show at Trump’s Washington-area golf club and a lineup of performers including country music star Carrie Underwood.
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The best ways to cook broccoli, beyond roasting floretsJan 14, 2025 5:04 am - Cooks love easy roasted broccoli florets. But that method is just one path to broccoli bliss. Here are other techniques and recipes to try for different textures and preparations.
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This roasted vegetable bibimbap brings balance to every biteJan 14, 2025 4:54 am - A sheet pan and a hot oven do most of the work for these Korean vegetable bibimbap bowls. While a medley of vegetables and mushrooms soften and brown, make a pot of rice and mix together a simple sweet-and-spicy gochujang sauce.
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If Dry January is too daunting, try drinking less but betterJan 13, 2025 2:07 pm - Dry January isn’t for everyone. Fortunately, another movement is rumbling throughout the wine world: Drink less, but better.
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Carolyn Hax: Retired parents won’t ask for help from nearby familyJan 13, 2025 10:03 am - Retired parents won’t ask for help from nearby relatives and no one is offering to lend a hand. Carolyn Hax says don’t suggest to family members that parents need help. If the parents moved with the intent to lean on the cousin network for care, then they needed to say so to the cousin network beforehand.
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Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson will take the MVP debate to the fieldJan 12, 2025 7:43 pm - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A grinding, struggle of a playoff game had cracked open into full-fledged celebration, and the chants cascaded from the Highmark Stadium stands. “M-V...
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I’m a doctor. Here are 5 ways to hack the 15-minute clinic visit.Jan 12, 2025 8:47 am - Many patients lament how hurried their doctors’ appointments feel. As a doctor, I hate it, too. If you’ve only got 15 minutes with your doctor, here are a few tips to help you get the most out of the brief visit.