Articles filed under Washington Post
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Inside Facebook, the second-class workers who do the hardest job are waging a quiet battleMay 11, 2019 6:20 am - AUSTIN, Texas - The thousands of people who do the bulk of Facebook's work keeping the site free of suicides, massacres, and other graphic posts are not Facebook employe...
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Google vows greater user privacy, after decades of data collectionMay 11, 2019 6:09 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google is jumping on the latest tech trend: privacy. At its annual conference for software developers, the search and advertising giant showed of...
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Video game 'loot boxes' could be outlawed in many gamesMay 11, 2019 6:00 am - Video games popular among kids would be prohibited from offering “loot boxes” or randomized assortments of digital weapons, clothing and other items that can be purchase...
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Humanoid robot easily crosses a balance beam in videoMay 11, 2019 6:00 am - At first glance, a humanoid robot walking between two platforms across several cinder blocks may look like a simple feat. How many times, after all, have you crossed a s...
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'They didn't find it funny': Florida man regrets trying to pawn his baby for laughs on SnapchatMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - Brian Slocum thought he had a pretty good idea for a joke. The 43-year-old was driving down the main commercial thoroughfare in Sarasota, Florida, on Tuesday evening whe...
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Decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. sets off a Republican firefightMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate Intelligence Committee's decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. has ignited an internal Republican firefight over the fate of the committee's Russ...
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About 5 percent of American adults consider themselves vegetariansMay 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Are the many stories about the health risks of eating meat making you think of going vegetarian? You are not alone. About 5 percent of U.S. adults these days - which wou...
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The subtle but important message Duchess Meghan is sending new moms about giving birthMay 09, 2019 1:00 am - Did you notice something in those pictures of Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor? No, not that ...
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Tornado Alley could be targeted next week. Here are 5 twister facts you might not know.May 09, 2019 1:00 am - Tornado season is in full swing across the Great Plains. More than 500 have touched down in 2019, slightly above average for this point in the year. And with more waves ...
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Meghan, Harry introduce baby Archie to the publicMay 08, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON - Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, gave the world a first look Wednesday at their son and, after introducing him to the queen, announced his name...