Articles filed under Washington Post
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Is Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' getting boring?Jun 04, 2019 2:00 pm - The headlines keep providing all the context Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale" will ever need: There's a notable drop in birthrates; Bible classes are offered in public schoo...
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Trump dismisses London protests, says he would have sued EU over BrexitJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - In a joint news conference on Tuesday with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Brexit would eventually...
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Meet Emma Boettcher, the Chicago librarian who dethroned 'Jeopardy!' champ James HolzhauerJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Emma Boettcher has spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a “Jeopardy!” clue difficult. The 70-page final paper she wrote in 2016 as the capstone for her master's...
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Virginia governor will convene special session of legislature to take up gun controlJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday he is calling lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session of the General Assembly to take up a package of gun contro...
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A paramedic dad punched a shark '5 times' to save his daughter, who lost a leg in attackJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has undergone surgery to amputate her leg and "some fingers" after a terrifying shark attack in which her paramedic father fended off t...
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As states try to restrict abortion, access in some parts of the South expandsJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For nearly three years, Jill Dinwiddie worked quietly. She talked to potential donors about how desperately Planned Parenthood needed a new health cent...
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Trump arrives in London amid war of words with mayorJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - President Donald Trump met Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on Monday, beginning three days of royal feting and carefully calibrated d...
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Spoiler alert: Did James Holzhauer break the 'Jeopardy' record today? Here's what happened.Jun 03, 2019 1:00 am - Spoiler Alert --- In a twist that could rival a great TV drama, "Jeopardy!" powerhouse James Holzhauer lost on Monday - falling just shy of previous champion Ken Jenning...
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Dissecting brains to find the biological answers for mental disordersJun 02, 2019 7:30 am - About noon most days, the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in East Baltimore gets a case — that is, a brain. It arrives in an inconspicuous red cooler. Almost imme...
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4 tips for starting in real estate investingJun 02, 2019 6:20 am - If you're eager to jump into real estate investing, look before you leap, recommends Oliver Somoza, the founder of Turnkey Property Pro in Philadelphia. The best thing y...