Articles filed under Washington Post
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Essay: Why I stopped apologizing to my daughter for going back to workApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - My 9-year-old daughter has been engaging in psychological warfare since I returned to work. For eight years, I freelanced from home. I never missed a class holiday party...
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'They are so underpaid': School support staff scrape by on meager earningsApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY - Jessica Morales gets to Prairie Queen Elementary before the bell rings. In class, she is a lifeline for recent immigrant students, translating lessons th...
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Looking for a bigger salary? These are the companies with the highest median payApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Most of the attention that's been paid to new rules requiring companies to publish a comparison between CEO and worker pay has focused on one number: The pay ratio. Head...
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Why E. coli keeps getting into our lettuceApr 28, 2018 7:30 am - Consumers have grown to love convenience salads, from tubs of pre-washed baby spinach to bags of chopped romaine. There's only one problem with these modern-day convenie...
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How merchants use Facebook to flood Amazon with fake reviewsApr 28, 2018 1:16 am - SAN FRANCISCO - On Amazon, customer comments can help a product surge in popularity. The online retail giant says that more than 99 percent of its reviews are legitimate...
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6 ways to get around Amazon Prime's new $119 feeApr 28, 2018 1:13 am - Amazon is justifying Prime's 20 percent price hike, to $119 a year, by saying it is more a valuable service than when the fee last rose four years ago. "The value of Pri...
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Want to work for Ikea? Your interview could be conducted by Russian robot.Apr 28, 2018 1:06 am - A Russian startup has created a new way to help companies connect with jobseekers and interview them. Her name is Vera, and she's able to interview as many as 1,500 job ...
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6 things to know about Labo, Nintendo's cardboard video game accessory kitApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - I built a car today. And it only took me 10 minutes. A remote-controlled car is the first project you make as part of the Nintendo Labo, a new type of build-it-yourself ...
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Analysis: Facebook's handpicked watchdogs gave it high marks for privacyApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook's mishandling of its users' personal information prompted stiff penalties from the U.S. government in 2011 - including a requirement that the social giant submi...
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If Amazon is building a home robot, how close are we to 'The Jetsons'?Apr 28, 2018 1:00 am - Robots are already being used to build cars, perform surgeries and look after the elderly, but domestic robots may be coming to a home near you faster than you imagined....