Articles filed under Washington Post
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5 simple things to do before Jan. 1 to make your donations go furtherDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Most charities are bracing for a significant decrease in giving next year because of the new tax law. Some experts estimate people will drop their giving by $13 billion ...
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Library of Congress is about to stop archiving every public tweetDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - For the past six years, the Library of Congress has been collecting every single tweet that's been published on Twitter. Celebrity feuds, political campaigns and mundane...
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How virtual reality is giving people a feel for what dementia is likeDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - The worst part was the spikes inside my shoes. Or maybe the worst part was the dimness, my world reduced to shadows. Or the prickly static and loud banging that crowded ...
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Trump tweets U.S. could use some 'Global Warming' as temperatures plungeDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - In the years before moving to the White House, Donald Trump used Twitter to call climate change "nonsense" peddled by "con artists" and "created by and for the Chinese."...
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The tax bill has turned America's accountants into 'rock stars'Dec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Richard M. Prinzi Jr., CPA, was back at his childhood home in Staten Island for a Christmas party when he noticed something strange. He had, through no concerted effort ...
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10 ways tech will shape your life in 2018, for better and worseDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Is the outlook for technology in 2018 exciting - or slightly terrifying? Flip a coin, you'd be right either way. As I look into my crystal ball at what new technologies ...
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2018's challenge: Too many jobs, not enough workersDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Employers nationwide are grappling with a problem that threatens to stall economic growth: vacancies - and lots of them. In Maine, where flurries can fall as late as Apr...
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6 essential questions and answers about prepaying your property taxesDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - People around the country are rushing to prepay their property taxes ahead of Jan. 1, when the tax overhaul enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Donald T...
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Woman gets $284 billion electric bill, wonders whether it's her Christmas lightsDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - What can you buy with $284 billion? You could own all of Netflix. Or purchase 747 Boeing 747s, with change to spare. Or erase the national debts of Venezuela, Nigeria, P...
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Will the rapidly-shrinking store save retail?Dec 26, 2017 12:00 am - With holiday shopping in full swing, Sears decided it was time to host a "grand reopening" for its department store at Fair Oaks Mall in northern Virginia, complete with...