Articles filed under Washington Post
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Lightfoot promises 'reform is here' as she becomes Chicago's 56th mayorMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - Lori Lightfoot, who ran for Chicago's top job as a first-time reform candidate with few ties to the city's entrenched political structure, was sworn in as its 56th mayor...
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Review: Real potential in foldable screen on Lenovo laptopMay 19, 2019 6:22 am - The folding-screen trend just leaped from phones to laptops. On Monday, Lenovo unveiled what it's calling the world's first "foldable" laptop, and I got to spend a littl...
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How saving and sensible investing can pay for a long, active, comfortable retirementMay 19, 2019 6:20 am - Former newspaperman Gordon Eliot White wrote me a smart email a few weeks back. White had a lot to say about how to save on a relatively small salary (his peak was $42,0...
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More CEOs were forced out for ethical lapses in 2018 than poor financial performanceMay 19, 2019 6:17 am - Chief executives faced a year of reckoning in 2018 - but not for the reasons that have traditionally led to forced departures from the corner office. Last year, as board...
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She's a top manager, but to the boss, colleagues, she's a 'girl'May 19, 2019 6:10 am - Q: I'm a college-educated 30-year-old manager running the most profitable department of our company, always professionally dressed and well-mannered, but I can't seem to...
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#MeToo backlash? More male managers avoid mentoring women or meeting alone with them, survey says.May 19, 2019 6:00 am - The unintended consequence of the #MeToo movement — that men are now more fearful of working one-on-one with women — is getting worse. Much worse. Or at least, that's th...
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Medical mystery: First he was hoarse; Then he couldn't chewMay 18, 2019 7:30 am - Larry Weller didn't want to spoil the party. Surrounded by relatives gathered to celebrate his oldest granddaughter's 18th birthday at a favorite Italian restaurant, he ...
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Tech Help Desk: How to maximize laptop battery life; what to do if your device is buggedMay 18, 2019 6:23 am - It's a confusing and often scary tech world out there. "I have no idea what to do, so I'm asking you," wrote Tricia F. of Richmond, recently. She said someone had been u...
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Analysis: What Apple's Supreme Court loss could mean for Silicon ValleyMay 18, 2019 6:09 am - Apple's loss in a high-stakes Supreme Court case on Monday unsettled Silicon Valley, threatening a wave of new consumer lawsuits and other legal salvos that could challe...
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San Francisco becomes first city in US to ban facial-recognition softwareMay 18, 2019 6:00 am - San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow t...