Articles filed under Washington Post
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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...
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Eight rewards card pitches that travelers should ignoreSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - If you're like me, your inbox (and perhaps your mailbox) is overflowing with credit card offers. Maybe you already have a travel rewards credit card or one affiliated wi...
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Large waist size linked to increased health risks in older womenAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - A woman's body shape, and not just her weight, may have an impact on her health. Women with a waist circumference of 35 inches (88 centimeters) or more face an increased...
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'Hey, Google! Let me talk to my departed father.'Aug 31, 2019 6:25 am - When Andrew Kaplan reminisces, his engrossing tales leave the impression that he's managed to pack multiple lives into a single existence: globe-trotting war corresponde...