Articles filed under Washington Post
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How politicians target you: 3,000 data points on every voter, including your phone numberOct 31, 2020 6:20 am - The campaign messages are coming fast and furious now. "Hi Geoffrey, I'm Jess w/ People's Action," reads one. "Voter Alert for Geoffrey Fowler!" says another. And the we...
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AP Explains: Section 230, the rule that made the modern internetOct 31, 2020 6:18 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the g...
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College students and safe holiday travelOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Just months after deciding to send their children to college campuses amid the coronavirus pandemic, many families are now facing another difficult dilemma: How to safel...
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Making life at home more palatable, one purchase at a timeOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - We are now seven months into the pandemic, and many of us are still spending much of our time at home. Stay-at-home orders have eased in many states, but schools have la...
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What to look for when you want a food-friendly wineOct 29, 2020 6:00 am - The language of wine can be poetic, perplexing or nonsensical - sometimes all at once. The oenoscenti extol their favorite vino in flowery verbiage that can leave more p...
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Halloween at home? Here are some tricks for making treats with kidsOct 28, 2020 6:00 am - Halloween falls on a Saturday this year. That's every kid's dream, right? No school the next day, so they can trick or treat, go to haunted houses and ... But this is 20...
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Chop your way to dinner with this flexible, Italian-inspired saladOct 28, 2020 6:00 am - Chopped salads live in a kind of no man's land. There is an ambiguity about them, so many varieties and approaches. If there are any rules that govern what goes into the...
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Can an air purifier help save you from the novel coronavirus?Oct 26, 2020 6:00 am - As evidence mounts that the novel coronavirus can be spread through airborne particles as well as infection-laden respiratory droplets, people have been wondering whethe...
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Beyond 'The Shining': Our favorite scary stories that take us inside unusual hauntingsOct 25, 2020 11:00 pm - As the leaves fall and pumpkins decorate porches, is there anything more Halloweeny than haunted houses? Literature is full of abodes fit for the creepy, from Shirley Ja...
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Sandra Oh celebrates Asian culture in film 'Over the Moon'Oct 25, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Sandra Oh's role in the new animated feature "Over the Moon" may not be her largest, but it has deep meaning. The story is set in China and Oh voices the step...