Articles filed under Washington Post
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Watching for signs of dementiaJul 21, 2019 7:30 am - Julie Staple was a child when her dad, Mark Womack, began exhibiting odd behavior. An award-winning violin, viola and cello maker, Womack was not following through for c...
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Doing these five things could decrease your risk of Alzheimer's by 60 percent, study showsJul 21, 2019 7:30 am - Here's a to-do list for preventing dementia, new research suggests: Ditch red meat, take a brisk walk to the grocery store, do the Sunday crossword and stick to one glas...
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Easy elevator fix was avoided as kids diedJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - It was lunchtime when 2 1/2-year-old Fletcher Hartz opened the door to the elevator at his grandparents' home in Little Rock, Arkansas. His mother, Nicole Hartz, stood a...
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'Smelly' co-workers give their side of storyJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - In last week's column about dealing with a co-worker's personal odor, I asked for comments from readers who have been on the receiving end of such complaints. Reader 1: ...
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Analysis: What the FaceApp freak-out really tells usJul 20, 2019 6:23 am - Thank God for technology. How else would we know what Gordon Ramsay would look like at 92? Or the Jonas Brothers as septuagenarian has-been heartthrobs. Or Ludacris, sti...
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How quickly can AI solve a Rubik's Cube?Jul 20, 2019 6:19 am - Few things reveal the limits of someone's problem-solving skills faster than a Rubik's cube, the multicolored, three-dimensional puzzle that has befuddled so many since ...
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Tesla's plan to deliver fully self-driving cars this year worries regulators, expertsJul 20, 2019 6:18 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla is racing to be first to the market with a self-driving car made for the masses, promising to send as soon as this year an over-the-air software up...
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Emoji are — finally — becoming more diverseJul 20, 2019 6:15 am - Silicon Valley is notoriously lacking in diversity. But tech giants are making major progress in at least one area of inclusivity: emoji. On Wednesday, Apple and Google ...
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Your data is for sale online, and software you installed yourself is to blameJul 20, 2019 6:00 am - I've watched you check in for a flight and seen your doctor refilling a prescription. I've peeked inside corporate networks at reports on faulty rockets. If I wanted, I ...
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He was deemed too old to be dangerous. Now, at 77, he's been convicted of another murder.Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Albert Flick was supposed to be too old to pose a threat to anyone. When he came before a judge in Portland, Maine, in 2010, he was in his late 60s, and had spent roughl...