Articles filed under Washington Post
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Don Jr. reminds us: Don't email anything you don't want to see in The New York TimesJul 16, 2017 7:20 am - Experts on leadership communications call it The New York Times rule or the "front page test." It's one of the most common aphorisms of advisers and attorneys who counse...
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Survey: Women of color face staggering harassment in space scienceJul 16, 2017 7:19 am - When anthropologist Kathryn Clancy saw the results of her recent survey on harassment in the space sciences, she burst into tears. Forty percent of women of color said t...
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How our online shopping habits are hurting American jobsJul 16, 2017 7:19 am - More and more Americans are embracing a trend that labor groups have come to fear: We are shopping online now about as often as we take out the trash. About a third of a...
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Wait a minute. What do you mean 'we,' boss?Jul 16, 2017 7:17 am - Q: It drives me batty any time a supervisor says, "We should ..." or "Have we done such and such?" when I am the one doing the work. I find it strange and annoying - imp...
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From Illinois to South Carolina, where to see the total-eclipse crossingJul 16, 2017 7:00 am - Michelle Nichols speaks with such passion and poetry about the moon passing in front of the sun that she can inspire someone with even the smallest sliver of astronomica...
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More U.S. counties are finding Zika-carrying mosquitoesJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes c...
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You know soda is bad for you; kick the habit with these tipsJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - It's no secret that we shouldn't be drinking so much soda. Study after study has linked the sweet drink with obesity and Type 2 diabetes, spurring many to switch to arti...
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Much shorter chemo works for many colon cancer patients, study saysJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - Many colon cancer patients can cut their chemotherapy regimen in half, improving their quality of life and reducing their chances of having debilitating side effects, ac...
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Not quite half of American teens have had sex by 18Jul 15, 2017 7:30 am - American teens may be becoming more conservative about sex. According to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report reflecting data from 2011 to 2015, about...
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3 things to consider before buying an electric carJul 15, 2017 7:22 am - This summer has had a lot of news about electric vehicles. Tesla announced last week that it plans to deliver its first mass-market car to customers this month. Volvo sa...