Articles filed under Washington Post
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Pack these 8 things in your carry-on bag for the best plane sleepSep 29, 2019 7:30 am - When trying to sleep on a plane, the obstacles are stacked against you. The environment is loud, bright, crowded and uncomfortable. But while it most likely won't be th...
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Make under $35,500 a year? You may be owed mandatory overtime pay soonSep 29, 2019 6:10 am - Workers making less than $35,500 are now entitled to mandatory overtime pay from their employers, under new rules announced by the Department of Labor Tuesday. The new r...
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When companies improve their diversity, stock prices jumpSep 29, 2019 6:00 am - In 2014, the big U.S. tech companies did something surprising: They told the world how few women they employed. Men comprised 70% of Google's workforce; Facebook, Apple,...
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Snarky comments on age deserve a ready retortSep 29, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I am an older woman working in a field among predominantly younger workers and would love insight on how to deal with frequent references to my age. I love what I do ...
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Three years ago it could barely walk. Now Atlas the humanoid robot is doing gymnastics.Sep 28, 2019 6:15 am - The internet gawks each time Boston Dynamics releases a video showing its eye-catching humanoid robot, Atlas, performing newly acquired acrobatic tricks. But until now, ...
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The hottest job in China's hinterlands: Teaching AI to tell a truck from a turtleSep 28, 2019 6:12 am - JIAXIAN, CHINA - Yi Yake and his boyhood friends grew up in a farming village in central China, swinging sickles to harvest the family wheat crop. As young adults, they ...
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The newest hope to beat the traffic: a 'flying' water taxi that glides across townSep 28, 2019 6:00 am - Oblong and glassy, with the ability to glide across water without making a sound, the SeaBubble looks like a vehicle straight out of a James Bond flick. Despite resembli...
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New Call of Duty esports league to begin play in home markets, including ChicagoSep 28, 2019 6:00 am - The new, yet-to-be-named Call of Duty esports league has officially capped its Season 1 membership at 12 teams and will begin play in teams' home markets in 2020, furthe...
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Trump calls for Schiff's resignation, as Pelosi says Barr has 'gone rogue'Sep 27, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called Friday for the resignation of the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ac...
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The creator of the labradoodle says he made 'Frankenstein's monster'Sep 26, 2019 1:00 am - They're cute and curly-haired. They don't shed much. They come in multiple colors. Aficionados see a lot to love in the labradoodle, the Labrador retriever-poodle mix th...