Articles filed under Washington Post
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Senate passes spending bill after shutdownFeb 08, 2018 10:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan spending bill Friday morning, but not before the federal government shut down when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., delayed th...
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After losing coin toss, speedskater Shani Davis rips US Olympic flag-bearer pickFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Erin Hamlin would seem to be a fine choice to lead the U.S. Winter Olympic team into Friday's opening ceremony as its flag-bearer. The first U.S. athlete to medal in sin...
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How to watch figure skating at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is figure skating? A: Arguably the marquee sport at the Winter Olympics, figure skating needs little introduction. With grace, grit and often controversy, a...
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What to watch: Thursday's Olympic highlightsFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Thursday's Olympic schedule What to watch: Figure skating gets underway with the team competition, which provides an early look at the performers and routines that ...
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2018 Winter Olympics TV schedule and highlightsFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - More than 90 countries will send roughly 2,900 athletes to compete in the Pyeongchang Olympics. There are 102 events - most in Olympic history - including four making th...
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What to watch: Friday's Olympic scheduleFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Friday's Olympic schedule What to watch: Easy choice. The quandary comes in choosing how to watch the opening ceremony: via live streaming at 6 a.m. or as a prepackaged,...
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Everything you need to know about the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Q: When do the Games begin? A: Competition gets underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Thursday, Feb. 8, but the official start is Friday, Feb. 9, with the Openin...
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Dow plunges more than 1,000 points on specter of higher interest ratesFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - U.S. stocks gave up even more ground Thursday, as volatility kept the markets in its grip. The Dow Jones industrial average tipped 1,032 points into the red, down 4.2 pe...
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Retired couple keep getting free items from Amazon. They want it to stop.Feb 08, 2018 12:00 am - The first items to arrive were the plastic fan — which plugs into your computer's USB port — and the phone charger that doubles as an electric hand warmer. It was Octobe...
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How to watch curling at the 2018 Winter OlympicsFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Q: What is curling? Curling is contested on ice - called a sheet- with targets at either end, referred to as the house. The house is made up of 12-, 8- and 4-foot r...