Articles filed under Washington Post
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For many older Americans, the rat race is over - but income inequality isn'tOct 22, 2017 7:18 am - While the rat race ends with retirement, one of its principal features extends well past a person's last day of work. Income inequality in the United States spills over ...
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This sales pro needs to perfect personal pitchOct 22, 2017 7:16 am - Q: Three and a half years ago, I was laid off, along with others, from a job in sales. I'd been with the company for 15 years, successfully nurturing a prestigious terri...
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What would happen if Amazon brought 50,000 workers to your city? Ask Seattle.Oct 22, 2017 7:00 am - SEATTLE - Amazon has driven an economic boom in Seattle, bestowing more than 40,000 jobs upon a city known for Starbucks coffee and Seahawks fandom. Its growth remade a ...
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Boo! The best ghost stories you probably haven't heard yetOct 22, 2017 7:00 am - As the March sisters of “Little Women” might have said, “It wouldn't be Halloween without any ghost stories.” Below are six recent books to help you get in the holiday s...
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Breast cancer death rate drops almost 40 percentOct 21, 2017 1:00 pm - Breast cancer death rates declined almost 40 percent between 1989 and 2015, averting 322,600 deaths, according to a recent report by the American Cancer Society. Breast ...
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How Boeing is investing in the future of autonomous flightOct 21, 2017 7:23 am - Years after Detroit's auto companies joined the race to develop self-driving cars, the world's biggest plane-makers now say they see a coming revolution in autonomous, o...
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Review: Google's Pixel 2 offers best of Android - if you can find itOct 21, 2017 7:20 am - Google's Pixel 2 is the company's second try at a branded smartphone that it hopes can take on Apple's iPhone, as well as a variety of smartphones running Google's own A...
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Essay: R.I.P. AIM, 1997-2017Oct 21, 2017 7:20 am - An internet era will end Dec. 15 when AIM, the instant messaging program started in 1997 by AOL, will sign off permanently. The service is stopping because the "way in w...
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Waiting to upgrade to Apple's iPhone 8? You're not aloneOct 21, 2017 7:19 am - We all know the drill: Every year, Apple introduces a new iPhone, and eager buyers rush to pick it up. At least, that's how it normally goes. But this year, the older mo...
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Analysis: Microsoft's Windows update adds stuff you may never useOct 21, 2017 7:17 am - Microsoft wants to set the agenda for the future of computing, with a new set of devices and a new Windows update released this week. For the tech giant, that future mea...