Articles filed under Washington Post
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2 Chicago cops killed by 60 mph commuter train while chasing armed suspect on footDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Two Chicago police officers chasing an armed suspect were both fatally struck by a commuter train Monday evening in what officials are calling the latest "devastating tr...
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After Senate reports, Facebook and Twitter face wave of criticismDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday were under attack from an array of critics from the president to civil rights leaders, triggered by revelations from two rep...
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White House says it wants to avoid shutdown, will find other ways to fund border wallDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday retreated from his demand that Congress give him $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, backing down ami...
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Ex-Packer LeRoy Butler is the latest to ask Aaron Rodgers, 'How good are you?'Dec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Not that he needs any outside piling on this season but, after a day in which the Chicago Bears did just that, Aaron Rodgers heard about his inability to deliver in the ...
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At NPR, an army of temps and a workplace full of anxiety, insecurityDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Julia Botero was happy to catch on, and determined to stay on, at NPR. After completing an internship at the public broadcasting organization in D.C. in 201...
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In booming job market, more workers are 'ghosting' their employersDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Economists report that workers are starting to act like millennials on Tinder: They're ditching jobs with nary a text. “A number of contacts said that they had been 'gho...
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Study: Women who attended elite colleges made more money, married lessDec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Consider two young men. They're similar in every way. One chooses an elite college, one doesn't. Research has shown both end up earning the same later in life. It makes ...
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Is the office holiday party a must-do?Dec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Q Almost every year, my office's holiday party is scheduled to take place the weeknight before my biggest deadline of the year. And, as before, I'm planning on skipping ...
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Are we one step closer to space tourism?Dec 15, 2018 12:10 am - MOJAVE, Calif. - Virgin Galactic launched a spacecraft more than 50 miles high Thursday, reaching the Federal Aviation Administration's definition of space and capturing...
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In annual ranking of most common passwords, 'donald' makes its debutDec 15, 2018 12:09 am - The word "password" and the numbers "123456" are yet again the most commonly used passwords, according to an annual ranking of the worst passwords to use published by th...