Articles filed under Washington Post
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Your credit score is eerily good at predicting your success in loveOct 11, 2015 7:31 am - When people are looking for a significant other, they often try to find someone whose values, education, earnings, hobbies and even height match their own. But new resea...
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Workplace wellness game: Zombies can get you movingOct 11, 2015 7:15 am - Despite the years I've spent trying to lose 20 or 50 pounds, my bad habits stymie me. The sense that I was a hostage to bad habits might explain why I was so intrigued w...
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Unlimited vacation is basically a no-brainer for employersOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - It sounds like the ultimate example of corporate beneficence: Take as much vacation as you like, as long as you get your work done. And in the right company, with the ri...
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ATM fees soar to new highOct 11, 2015 6:42 am - The cost of convenience is rising. Consumers who use any ATM outside of their banks' to withdraw cash are now paying record high fees, based on a new survey from Bankrat...
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Washington, D.C., could become best place in US to have a baby, get sick, or have parentsOct 11, 2015 5:52 am - Washington, D.C., would become the most generous place in the country for a worker to take time off after giving birth or to care for a dying parent under a measure supp...
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After Internet backlash, Peeple co-founder will revise her app to make it 'positive'Oct 11, 2015 1:00 am - Four days after a wave of Internet outrage swamped her and her nascent company, Julia Cordray - CEO of forthcoming people-rating app Peeple - has decided to rethink the ...
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Why Amazon's latest Fire HD models are stuck in a tablet no-man's landOct 10, 2015 7:39 am - Amazon's newest Fire HD tablets have a problem: It's hard to be in the middle of the road when you're selling gadgets these days. At $230 and $150, respectively, the Fir...
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Microsoft is making its first laptopOct 10, 2015 7:37 am - Under the leadership of chief executive Satya Nadella, the message out of Microsoft has been one of collaboration rather than competition. Since Nadella took over last F...
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Distracted cellphone walkers create hazards as 'deadwalkers'Oct 10, 2015 7:23 am - You have seen the zombielike creatures walking among us. In fact, you may be one of them, moseying along with your eyes fixated on that tiny screen that rests in the pal...
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App reviews: Land Sliders, InkboardOct 10, 2015 1:00 am - Are you a fan of exploring? Then you'll like Land Sliders. which offers up a wacky world to explore with the gliding swipe of your finger. The game is high on quirk: You...