Articles filed under Washington Post
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More seniors are taking out reverse mortgages - and it's costing themSep 03, 2017 7:21 am - As she was getting on in years and her resources dwindled, Virginia Rayford took out a special kind of mortgage in 2008 that she hoped would help her stay in her three-b...
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Two key signs the economy really is getting betterSep 03, 2017 7:19 am - Forget the soaring stock market. Here's the real evidence the U.S. economy is getting better: Food stamp usage is down, and spending on entertainment - everything from N...
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Trump administration's move on gender wage gap prompts outrageSep 03, 2017 7:18 am - The Trump administration has halted a rule that would have required large companies to report to the government what they pay employees by race and gender - an Obama-era...
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When you both get your dream job - but in different citiesSep 03, 2017 7:16 am - Q: My fiance was just offered his dream job, which would require us to move to another state - but I just got hired at my dream job two months ago. My new job is everyth...
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Analysis: GOP needs to pay for tax cuts; your 401(k) may helpSep 03, 2017 7:16 am - I gasped when I read this week that House Republicans may tinker with the hugely popular 401(k) retirement benefit as part of their tax reform package. Politico reported...
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They offered to pay people to go to the gym. Guess what happened?Sep 02, 2017 7:30 am - Have you ever thought, "You couldn't pay me enough to go to the gym"? You're not alone. When researchers offered new gym members $30, $60 or a gift worth about $30 for ...
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How the walkie-talkie app Zello helped rescuers find Harvey survivorsSep 02, 2017 7:22 am - For so much of our moment-to-moment communication, texting fits the bill. Quick and convenient, tapping out a few words with your thumbs cuts through the pleasantries th...
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Here comes the $1,000 smartphoneSep 02, 2017 7:21 am - As we gear up for another smartphone battle between Samsung and Apple this fall, there is a new wrinkle for the average smartphone customer to consider: prices that edge...
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Electric cars are taking off. Why not electric pickup trucks?Sep 02, 2017 7:20 am - Americans no longer face a lack of choice when choosing an electric car - unless, that is, they want a pickup truck. Although sales of electric vehicles are soaring, wit...
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Samsung has a smarter digital assistant than Bixby; so where is it?Sep 02, 2017 7:20 am - Samsung made more announcements about its voice assistant Bixby last week, showing off cool features including image recognition: In a demo at the Note 8 launch event Au...