Articles filed under Washington Post
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Man confronted teenage neighbor over fireworks - then shot him to death, police sayJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - In the earliest hours of the Fourth of July, Austin police received a 911 call about an escalating argument on the southeast side of the Texas city. A man was pointing a...
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Catholics on the court: The historical struggle between canon and constitutional lawJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - In late 1972, while drafting the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Justice Harry Blackmun asked fellow Justice William Brennan to review...
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Trump weighs top picks for Supreme Court amid last-minute maneuveringJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Sunday after a weekend weighing the strengths and weakness of four leading candidates for the Supreme Court...
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Democrats focus on abortion in court fight, sensing Republican jittersJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - PEWAUKEE, Wis. - The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy has given conservatives their first hope in decades for a court that would strike down Roe v. Wade. At the mom...
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Giuliani advises Trump not to pardon Cohen, says 'it would just confuse everything'Jul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Rudolph Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, said Sunday that he has counseled the president against granting a pardon to his longtime fixer Michael Cohen, ...
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Why people in the wealthiest states get more exerciseJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Just 23 percent of American adults age 18 to 64 meet federal guidelines for weekly physical activity, according to a report released last week by the Centers for Disease...
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These future phones fold up, have 9 cameras and charge over thin airJul 07, 2018 1:20 am - Your next smartphone might just throw you a curve. Picture this: You pull your phone out of your pocket and unfold it like a napkin into a tablet. You press your finger ...
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Could driverless cars dramatically improve traffic in the suburbs?Jul 07, 2018 1:17 am - As the era of driverless cars looms, a new Boston-based study suggests the vehicles may increase traffic congestion in downtown areas as more people embrace ride-hailing...
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Why commercial rockets are making life complicated for airlinesJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - On Feb. 6, Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its largest rocket into the blue Florida sky. Onboard was "Starman," a dummy strapped into the billionaire's cherry red Tesla road...
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DNA cops make sure deadly viruses don't get rebuiltJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - Genetic engineering could help produce more resilient crops and more effective vaccines. Some fear that it could also be used to make a biological weapon. In January, a ...