Articles filed under Washington Post
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Authorities: Attorney Michael Avenatti tried to extort NikeMar 25, 2019 1:00 am - Michael Avenatti, the high profile critic of President Donald Trump, was charged Monday by federal prosecutors with trying to extort Nike by threatening to issue damagin...
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Do fake situations during job interviews reveal candidates' true selves?Mar 24, 2019 6:09 am - While browsing Twitter recently, I came across a post that suggested an innovative interview technique: Take a job candidate out for a lunch interview, then secretly ask...
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White economic anxiety evaporated after the 2016 election. Now black economic anxiety is on the rise.Mar 24, 2019 6:08 am - New data show economic anxiety among white Americans has evaporated in the age of Donald Trump, falling to levels last seen during the George W. Bush administration. Whi...
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A sartorial double standard in the workplaceMar 24, 2019 6:00 am - Goldman Sachs, one of the last bastions of crisp-collared, bespoke-suited workplace attire, has loosened up. It announced an official “firm-wide flexible dress code” ear...
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Who is Attorney General Barr, the man deciding what parts of the Mueller report to release?Mar 24, 2019 1:00 am - On Friday, special counsel Robert Mueller III finished his report on President Donald Trump and Russia and submitted it to Attorney General William Barr. The Trump admin...
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Backlash to Big Tech surges across the political spectrumMar 23, 2019 6:15 am - WASHINGTON - Democrats have so far been loudest on the campaign trail and in Washington in their calls to crack down on Silicon Valley. But the mounting criticism this w...
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Her image had been buried near a Civil War battlefield for 100 years. Adobe Photoshop let me see her face.Mar 23, 2019 6:15 am - My metal detector gave a loud signal as I swept its coil over the freshly cleared earth. I had just dug up several Civil War bullets a few feet away, but this signal sou...
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Analysis: Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and a satirical cow over mean tweets. Does he have a case?Mar 23, 2019 6:14 am - Rep. Devin Nunes filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming Twitter, two parody accounts and a Republican political consultant violated the First Amendment and defamed him. In...
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Loss of old Myspace artifacts highlights the impermanence of the WebMar 23, 2019 6:05 am - The most surprising thing people may learn about Myspace this week is that it still exists. But the old social network's accidental purge of 12 years' worth of its users...
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How spam robocalls turned our phones against usMar 23, 2019 6:00 am - The phones have turned on us. Our little pocket pals seduced us with cheap long distance, unlimited texts, endless apps. Now they beep and shudder and flash with strange...