Articles filed under Washington Post
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Selfie sticks banished from Walt Disney WorldJul 04, 2015 7:00 am - Disney tourists are being forced to rely only on their arms for taking photos. The selfie stick has been banned from the land of Mickey Mouse. Tragic, we know. “We striv...
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Why bicyclists blow through red lightsJul 04, 2015 7:00 am - There are times when, as a cyclist, I blow through a red light. I've got momentum, I don't feel like stopping, I'm running late. I'm not alone. In America, about 865,00...
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Tips for making your move easierJul 04, 2015 6:42 am - It's that time of year: For-rent and for-sale signs are sprouting like spring flowers and people are madly searching for movers. If you are moving, whether to an apartme...
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Millennials shun work charities, donationsJul 04, 2015 6:32 am - We know that millennials are different. They're not working the same way as their parents. They aren't marrying in the same way. And they aren't motivated by work to giv...
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Apple loses appeal on e-book pricing caseJul 03, 2015 7:16 am - A federal appeals court on this week sided with regulators who said Apple was guilty of conspiring to drive up the price of e-books. Calling Apple's transgressions, "the...
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Why 'Fifty Shades' author should have seen Twitter fail comingJul 03, 2015 6:55 am - Twitter is a scary place. Trolls and bullies and public shammers are lurking in every dark corner. Everyone knows that - well, everyone except celebrity publicists, who ...
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Strong housing market makes it tough to find dealsJul 03, 2015 6:32 am - The housing market has resumed its strongest growth in years, according to industry data released this week, pointing to a continuing tough market for homebuyers looking...
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IBM Watson's next feat? Taking on cancerJul 03, 2015 6:22 am - HOUSTON - Candida Vitale and the other fellows at MD Anderson's leukemia treatment center had known each other for only a few months, but they already were very tight. T...
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Summer reading: 10 transformative books about businessJul 03, 2015 5:30 am - Summer reading doesn't have to be limited to trashy novels. Download one of these books to your e-reader at the suggestion of the experts at the University of Maryland's...
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Why raises for lowest-paid workers could lead to interest rate hikesJul 03, 2015 5:30 am - ATLANTA - From the drive-through clerk at McDonald's to the greeter at Wal-Mart, unskilled workers are getting raises, signaling a broadening of labor market gains that ...