Articles filed under Washington Post
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DOJ fires officials who worked on Jack Smith’s Trump investigationJan 27, 2025 7:40 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department fired more than a dozen officials who worked on the special counsel team that investigated Donald Trump in two separate criminal cases...
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This date nut bread lightens up an old-school coffee shop favoriteJan 27, 2025 11:58 am - This tender, moist date-nut bread gets most of its sweetness from pureed dates and a touch of maple syrup — with no refined sugar. Studded with chopped walnuts and plump fruit, it’s especially satisfying with a schmear of whipped cream cheese.
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How much is a serving of pasta? It’s not always 2 ounces.Jan 27, 2025 10:24 am - People have lots of thoughts on what constitutes a single serving of pasta. Nutritional labels on packages of dried pasta call 2 ounces one serving. It amounts to about 1 cup when cooked — and strikes plenty of people as stingy.
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Carolyn Hax: Long-distance breakup leads to an infidelity revealJan 27, 2025 9:29 am - Woman asks if she should get back with ex who revealed he kissed two women while they were in a long distance relationship. Carolyn Hax says take time to heal and reflect before deciding to reconcile.
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Fed expected to pause rate cuts as it begins to weigh Trump policiesJan 27, 2025 8:18 am - Donald Trump’s return to the White House is overshadowing the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, as policymakers begin to grapple with the way the president’s policies on trade, immigration and spending could reshape the economy and potentially stoke inflation.
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‘Money is freedom’: Older women face hurdles with investing; these savers figured it outJan 26, 2025 5:54 am - According to a recent study by Fidelity Investments, two-thirds of women in the boomer generation started investing in their 50s or later. These late starts, combined with the persistent gender wage gap over the course of a career, result in women having roughly 30% less income in retirement than men, according to a 2020 Brookings Institution study.
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When the rest of the NFL fumbled, the Eagles scooped up Saquon BarkleyJan 25, 2025 3:20 pm - You really haven’t seen a bargain until you watch one take a backward leap to hurdle a human being. Saquon Barkley, a 2,000-yard wonder and creator of inconceivable feats, is the personification of a damn good deal.
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Trump ousts at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purgeJan 25, 2025 2:10 pm - The White House removed the independent inspectors general of nearly every Cabinet-level agency in an unprecedented purge that could clear the way for President Donald Tr...
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A piano at O’Hare was filthy and out of tune. He fixed it during a layover.Jan 25, 2025 11:30 am - Josiah Jackson was on his way to Florida with friends three years ago when he spotted a baby grand piano at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. “It was a public piano a...
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Meta courted Trump; now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram usersJan 25, 2025 12:19 am - If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media...