Articles filed under Washington Post
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National Spelling Bee uses 'octochamps' in a sentence, crowning eight co-championsMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Pandemonium erupted - eight times - at the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee as Thursday night turned to Friday. In a stunning conclusion to the competition, event orga...
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The average millennial has an average net worth of $8,000. That's far less than previous generations.May 31, 2019 1:00 am - Millennials are doing far worse financially than generations before them, with student loans, rising rents and higher health care costs pushing the average net worth bel...
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Circus promoters abused, starved 12-year-old boy until he died, police sayMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Karen Graham and her husband sensed that the boy who lived next door wasn't being treated well. Eduardo Posso seemed terrified, too scared to even pet their dog. They he...
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JPMorgan Chase settles with dad who demanded equal parental leave for menMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Before the birth of his second son, Derek Rotondo decided he wanted to spend more time at home - both to bond with the newborn and to more evenly split up the caregiving...
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A guide to Trump's tariffs: What they are, how they work and who they'll hurtMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump is moving to impose escalating tariffs on Mexican imports to force that government to take a harder line to stem the flow of Central American migr...
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'It's in my nightmares': Mom details brutal attack at Dominican Republic resortMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - Tammy Lawrence-Daley was hungry after a night of dancing and floating on the carefree feeling that comes from a five-star Caribbean vacation. The mother of two from Wilm...
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President threatens tariffs for Mexico; what it could mean for the economyMay 30, 2019 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods entering from Mexico unless it stopped the flow of illegal immigrati...
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12 killed in Virginia Beach shootingMay 30, 2019 11:00 pm - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A longtime municipal employee in Virginia Beach shot and killed 12 people Friday afternoon and injured several others inside a public works buildin...
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How tech giant is wading into fight over Second AmendmentMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - On its website, Salesforce.com touts retailer Camping World as a leading customer of its business software, highlighting its use of products to help sale...
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Senators urge USDA to stop Trump farm bailout money from going to foreign-owned companiesMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A group of senators is urging Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to ensure a bailout program intended to help American farmers weather President Donald Trum...