Articles filed under Washington Post
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Commentary: Stop freaking out about Cambridge Analytica - targeted ads are greatMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Of all the stuff to fear about social media - from outrage mobs targeting your job, to neo-Nazis harassing you, to creeps finding pictures of your family, to deranged ex...
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Could your smart watch alert you to disease lurking in your body?Mar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Imagine a smart watch that surreptitiously scans your body for telltale signs of disease. Over time, it detects a quiver in your heartbeat — the telltale pattern of a co...
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Why are Tinder and Bumble fighting?Mar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Are Tinder and Bumble essentially the same dating app? That's the question at the heart of a lawsuit that Tinder has filed this month against its dating-app competitor B...
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Commentary: Here's how to actually help stop cyberbullyingMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Melania Trump set off a nationwide eye roll when she announced she would fight cyberbullying as first lady. Taking a hammer to the Tweeter-in-chief's smartphone would ce...
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In a corner of Reddit, Robert Mueller is Yoda, Gandalf and Batman combinedMar 24, 2018 1:00 am - When the history books eventually tackle Donald Trump's surprising climb from reality television to the White House, r/The_Donald will no doubt go down as one of the odd...
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How Facebook played down ties to Cambridge Analytica figureMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - The psychologist who disseminated Facebook user data to an analytics firm working for the Trump campaign had a closer relationship with the social network than it has le...
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Workout conundrum: Is that good pain or bad?Mar 22, 2018 11:00 pm - No pain, no gain. We've all heard it, and some people wear it like a badge of honor after a hard workout. But is it true? Can pain really be a good thing? "Yes, in a way...
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Toys R Us liquidation sales delayed until Friday. Here's what you need to know.Mar 22, 2018 8:00 am - Toys R Us stores across the Chicago area and the nation should launch going-out-of-business sales Friday, a day later than initially planned. The liquidation sales come ...
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Parents-to-be with Babies R Us registries in liquidation limboMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Right after Christmas, Danielle Stevens and her husband drove an hour and half to the nearest Babies R Us to start a registry for their first child. The main draw, Steve...
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Austin bombing suspect blows himself up as police close inMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - ROUND ROCK, Texas - The suspected serial bomber who terrorized Austin with a string of exploding packages died early Wednesday after detonating an explosive device in hi...