Articles filed under Washington Post
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Review: Apps that can help you eat sustainableMar 05, 2016 4:40 am - When I abruptly decided on New Year's Eve to try to eat more sustainably, I assumed there would be loads of apps to help me along. Alas, this isn't so. NoshPlanet (free,...
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New drone can follow our every footstepMar 05, 2016 4:38 am - The world's leading drone company announced a new version of its flagship drone Tuesday, including a feature that allows it to trace the path of a moving object. DJI's P...
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Honoring my daughter's 'last' request in the age of digital mediaMar 04, 2016 10:00 pm - While I was driving my thirty-something daughter to her surgery the other day, she looked at me with her jaw firmly set and her eyes displaying a fierce intensity and sa...
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These occupations get the most right swipes on TinderMar 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Tinder is built around the profile photo. You make snap judgments - aka left or right swipes - about someone based on their cute, kooky or creepy snapshots. But since th...
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Mitt Romney: 'Trump is a phony, a fraud' who is 'playing the American public for suckers'Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY - Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, delivered a sharp broadside against Donald Trump on Thursday, slamming the GOP's leading candidat...
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The recovery is generating more high-wage jobs - but does that matter?Feb 28, 2016 6:38 am - A couple of weeks ago, some economists from Goldman Sachs came out with a rosy pronouncement: "Millions of new jobs and plenty of good ones," read the headline on a note...
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Study: Bernie Sanders's health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poorFeb 28, 2016 6:36 am - Millions of families among the working poor and lower-middle class would be substantially worse off under the health care plan proposed by Bernie Sanders, according to a...
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The IRS has improved but still provides bad customer serviceFeb 28, 2016 6:34 am - WASHINGTON - From the customer care the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides, you wouldn't know it collects $3.3 trillion every year. Even with some improvements this...
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Attention, deal hunters: You're not saving much by buying onlineFeb 28, 2016 6:32 am - There are plenty of reasons to do your shopping online instead of in stores: Maybe you can find a deeper selection of merchandise on digital shelves. Or maybe you just p...
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5 ways you can trick yourself into becoming a better saverFeb 28, 2016 6:31 am - For many people, the biggest hurdle to saving is creating the habit. While many financial advisers often recommend that clients take the work out of the process by havin...