Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Facebook controversies could spark support for privacy bills in CongressJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook may soon face a reckoning in Washington. The social media giant has been in an uncomfortable spotlight for months since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but Con...
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What's a seven-letter word for money at the New York Times? PuzzlesJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - The New York Times' online puzzle offering has surpassed 400,000 paying subscribers, roughly double the number from two years ago. In June 2016, the Times had 212,000 on...
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Flu killed 172 kids this season, the highest death toll in nearly a decadeJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Flu killed 172 children between October and May, making this season one of the deadliest since federal health authorities began tracking pediatric deaths 14 years ago, a...
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Facebook changed a setting and 14 million users' private posts were made publicJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook has another apology for you. The company on Thursday asked 14 million users to review posts made between May 18 and May 22. During that time, a bug in its syste...
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'Brilliant, fearless spirit': Fans and friends mourn Anthony Bourdain, dead at 61Jun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Anthony Bourdain, the chef who became a world-traveling storyteller, has died at age 61, according to CNN. He died in France while working on an episode of his CNN show,...
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'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines fined by EPA for lead paint violationsJun 07, 2018 1:00 am - For five seasons, Chip and Joanna Gaines were the darlings of HGTV with their popular home-improvement show "Fixer Upper." It turns out the Environmental Protection Agen...
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Getting a Chick-Fil-A franchise is harder than getting into HarvardJun 07, 2018 1:00 am - Three months into his new role as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt wanted to help his wife find a job, too. At Chick-fil-A. And so, as The Washi...
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A Texas man decapitated a rattlesnake. It bit him anyway and he nearly died, his wife says.Jun 07, 2018 1:00 am - For Jennifer and Jeremy Sutcliffe, it was supposed to be a relaxing day at home. A daughter and granddaughter were coming to visit. A family barbecue was planned for lat...
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GOP investigation: Obama administration misled Congress on efforts to help Iran recoup oil moneyJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration went out of its way in early 2016 to help Iran recoup previously sanctioned oil revenue stranded in an overseas account after the n...
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D-Day: How American and British technology helped win the battle and World War IIJun 06, 2018 1:00 am - "I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle." - General Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a message to troops before D-Day. - - - Courage. De...