Articles filed under Washington Post
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Why window units could be a better way to heat apartmentsNov 18, 2025 5:43 pm - Compact heat pumps that slot into windows could be a planet-friendly way to efficiently heat and cool apartment buildings without breaking the bank, experts say.
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13 simple steps to get your home guest-ready for the holidaysNov 18, 2025 4:59 pm - Experts share 13 tips to get your home guest-ready for the holidays.
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Custom framing prices have doubled over the past decade. Here’s why.Nov 18, 2025 4:38 pm - Custom framing has never been cheap, but it’s also never been quite as costly as it is now.
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How baby boomers got so rich, and why their kids are unlikely to catch upNov 18, 2025 2:12 pm - Baby boomers hold more than $85 trillion in assets, making them the richest generation by far. New research explores the extraordinary rise in their good fortunes — one that experts say successive generations will be hard-pressed to replicate.
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Court blocks GOP-friendly map in TexasNov 18, 2025 1:16 pm - In a stinging setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, a federal court on Tuesday blocked a newly drawn congressional map in Texas that Republicans hoped would...
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6 wine menu red flags and how to avoid themNov 18, 2025 11:05 am - Whether you’re paging through a leather-bound tome in a white-tablecloth restaurant or squinting at a chalkboard in a buzzy wine bar, it’s helpful to know what to look for — and the red flags to avoid. Here are six tips to navigate a wine list with confidence.
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The best nonalcoholic red wines for holiday mealsNov 18, 2025 4:53 am - Though nonalcoholic wines aren’t a new invention, good ones are. Now there are so many choices, including sophisticated cabernets and fruity blends, it’s genuinely hard to know where to start. Here are eight that would be great at a holiday meal — or any time you want a glass of wine but not the alcohol.
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How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S.Nov 17, 2025 4:29 pm - The number of newly enrolled foreign college students in the United States dropped 17 percent this fall after the Trump administration made it more challenging to obtain student visas, data released Monday by the Institute of International Education shows.
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Patti Smith is more candid than ever in her book ‘Bread of Angels’Nov 17, 2025 9:48 am - If Patti Smith’s “Bread of Angels” lacks the strong coming-to-New York plot line of “Just Kids,” it feels more intimate than either of its predecessors, which are both graced and obscured by Smith’s enigmatic writing style.
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Trump gives second pardon to Jan. 6 participant and pardons two othersNov 15, 2025 9:26 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday issued a second pardon to Daniel Edwin Wilson, whom he had previously pardoned for participation in the breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was in prison on a separate gun charge. The action was announced Saturday morning.