Articles filed under Washington Post
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How Powerball manipulated the odds to make $700 million jackpotAug 23, 2017 1:00 am - At $700 million, Wednesday night's Powerball prize is the second-largest lottery jackpot in its history, and the math is working out in favor of lotto commissions. Two y...
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Eclipse moments from across the United StatesAug 22, 2017 1:00 am -
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Fact Checker: Trump's list of false, misleading claims tops 1,000Aug 22, 2017 1:00 am - We have been tracking President Donald Trump's false or misleading claims for more than seven months. Somewhere around Aug. 4 or Aug. 5, he broke 1,000 claims, and the t...
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Why Carbondale is the eclipse capital of the United StatesAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - At first, Bob Baer thought it had to be a hoax. A man identifying himself as an astronomer had emailed to let him know about two eclipses that would cross t...
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Is America becoming a nation of renters?Aug 20, 2017 7:21 am - A big Wall Street firm is betting that America is likely to become the United States of Renters. Recently, private equity behemoth Blackstone announced a major merger of...
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Maternal depression is getting more attention - but still not enoughAug 20, 2017 7:20 am - Shelane Gaydos always wanted a big family. The Herndon, Virginia, woman and her husband, both Fairfax County police officers, had three little girls and were expecting t...
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Sequoia Fund's epic winning streak on Wall Street - then one ugly lossAug 20, 2017 7:19 am - The financial whizzes cocooned in the serene offices of the Sequoia Fund atop one of New York's iconic office buildings seem far removed from the noise of the city far b...
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Americans are buying more food at WalmartAug 20, 2017 7:17 am - Competition is heating up among U.S. grocery chains, but Americans are increasingly buying their food at Walmart. The retailer on Thursday said food sales had grown to t...
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When CEOs sound more like the president than the actual presidentAug 20, 2017 7:15 am - The statements came in first with a bang, then a softening - and finally an implosion. One by one, the nation's corporate titans weighed in on President Donald Trump's r...
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What you need to know about NAFTA as it goes through a quarter-life crisisAug 20, 2017 7:15 am - NAFTA: The trade pact has stirred debate and controversy for more than two decades. President Donald Trump used the North American Free Trade Agreement as a lightning ro...