Articles filed under Washington Post
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How robocall moguls wrecked the Do Not Call listJan 13, 2018 12:13 am - On the morning of Oct. 1, 2015, a middle-aged telemarketer arrived at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission. His name was Aaron Michael Jone...
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The new home for your phone's fingerprint scanner: inside the screenJan 13, 2018 12:10 am - LAS VEGAS - As smartphones go all-screen, one design problem has bedeviled everyone from Samsung to Apple: Where to put the fingerprint scanner? At CES, a big tech compo...
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Some bitcoin investors are in for a rocky tax seasonJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - Sean McAuliffe doesn't have much background in investing, aside from a couple of retirement accounts. But over Thanksgiving, as the price of bitcoin blew past $8,000 as ...
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Test driving the Nissan that can 'read your mind'Jan 13, 2018 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Might the car of the future be able to read your mind? At CES, the big tech trade show, cars dominated much of the conversation. But one experience stood...
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New robotic maid takes us one step closer to 'The Jetsons'Jan 13, 2018 12:00 am - Imagine this: You're rushing to get ready for work — juggling emails, kids and lunches — and your home is a disaster, with toys on the floor, a carpet that needs of vacu...
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Amazon's Jeff Bezos donates $33M to scholarship fund for 'dreamers'Jan 12, 2018 12:00 am - Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, announced Friday that he is donating $33 million to a scholarship fund for young "dreamers," immigr...
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Trump administration opens door to let states impose Medicaid work requirementsJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration issued guidance to states early Thursday that will allow them to compel people to work or prepare for jobs in order to receive Medi...
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This fit 21-year-old tried to push through the flu - and it killed himJan 11, 2018 12:00 am - Kyler Baughman seemed to be the face of fitness. The 21-year-old aspiring personal trainer filled his Facebook page with photos of himself riding motorbikes and lifting ...
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Immigration agents target 7-Eleven stores in nationwide sweepJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at dozens of 7-Eleven stores before dawn Wednesday to interview employees and deliver audit notifications, carr...
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Ready to ask Alexa to flush? CES 2018's wildest gadgetsJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Are you ready to talk to your toilet? Or cuddle with a robot? Those are just a few of the ideas we've seen at CES 2018, the annual consumer technology co...