Articles filed under Washington Post
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Official: 4 more boys brought out of flooded Thailand caveJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - MAE SAI, Thailand - Four more of the boys trapped for over two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand were brought out on Monday, an official said, bringing to eig...
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Starbucks will stop handing out plastic straws by 2020Jul 09, 2018 1:00 am - Starbucks, which doles out more than 1 billion straws a year, says it will phase out single-use plastic straws from its stores by 2020. The coffee giant said Monday ...
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11 states launch investigation targeting fast-food hiring practicesJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - Eleven state attorneys general are launching an investigation of contracts at fast-food chains that prevent their workers from switching franchises, targeting a practice...
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Boris Johnson and 'Brexit minister' resign, leaving Theresa May's government in disarrayJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May struggled Monday to keep her government from imploding after the resignations of Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, a prominent face of ...
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An oxygen machine was keeping an ailing woman alive. Then the power company shut off her electricity.Jul 09, 2018 1:00 am - The diagnosis for Linda Daniels was not good. Congestive heart failure struck in mid-April, and the Newark woman was waiting for the inevitable. A hospice nurse told the...
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The numbers that matter most in staying healthyJul 08, 2018 7:30 am - Health often seems like a numbers game. What's your blood-sugar level? How many calories are you eating? And are you getting the right percentage of macros (or macronut...
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Yard sale tips: How to get rid of your stuff and make more moneyJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - We've reached prime yard sale season, when people are looking to declutter their homes, kill lazy afternoons and hunt for exciting deals. That means it's a glorious time...
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House hunting? Tips for winning a tough bidding warJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - If you've been looking for a house to buy, you probably already know this, but the market is tight. The limited choice of homes for sale, while disappointing for buyers,...
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Man confronted teenage neighbor over fireworks - then shot him to death, police sayJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - In the earliest hours of the Fourth of July, Austin police received a 911 call about an escalating argument on the southeast side of the Texas city. A man was pointing a...
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Catholics on the court: The historical struggle between canon and constitutional lawJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - In late 1972, while drafting the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Justice Harry Blackmun asked fellow Justice William Brennan to review...