Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Fed chair Powell offers opaque message to investors - and they like itSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has left everyone guessing about what the central bank will do next. And that's exactly what investors wanted. The Fed m...
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What to know before refinancing your home loanSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Mortgage rates have hovered near three-year lows recently, leading many homeowners to wonder if now is the time to refinance. I asked Craig Strent, CEO and co-founder of...
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New Zealand worker feared he might lose his job. So he brought an emotional support clown to work.Sep 22, 2019 6:00 am - A man in New Zealand was called into a work meeting and feared the worst. So he hired an emotional support clown to join him. For Joshua Jack, the suspicion he might los...
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Only 22 percent of bicyclists in severe accidents were wearing helmetsSep 21, 2019 7:30 am - Although head injuries from biking accidents can be severe, most adults don't wear helmets. Only 22 percent of adults seriously injured while biking were using a helmet...
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Millions of Americans take aspirin daily, but some probably shouldn'tSep 21, 2019 7:30 am - At least 29 million Americans take low-dose aspirin every day in hopes of preventing a heart attack or stroke, according to a report by Harvard Medical School researcher...
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Apple's iOS 13 adds enough features that you may not need an iPhone 11Sep 21, 2019 6:24 am - If your relationship with your iPhone feels stale, like it's lost some of its spark, you have an option other than forking over $1,000 for a new one: iOS 13. Apple's lat...
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Facebook's 'Supreme Court,' where users can go to contest the company's decisionsSep 21, 2019 6:19 am - Facebook on Tuesday unveiled its blueprint for an independent oversight board to review the company's decisions about the posts, photos and videos it takes down or leave...
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You watch TV. Your TV watches back.Sep 21, 2019 6:00 am - Wrapped in a Snuggie, I like to binge on reruns of “The Golden Girls” all by myself. Except I'm not really alone. Once every few minutes, my TV beams out a report about ...
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Facebook is still trying to make the Portal happenSep 21, 2019 6:00 am - Facebook isn't giving up on its dream of putting a camera in everyone's home. A year after the privacy-challenged social media company released the first Portal — its sm...
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More states are trying to protect black employees who want to wear natural hairstyles at workSep 21, 2019 6:00 am - In 2017, at a gala luncheon hosted at the opulent Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, Minda Harts found herself seated next to a recruiter for corporate board positions. O...