Articles filed under Washington Post
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Rural towns in the eclipse's path are bracing for a flood of smartphonesAug 06, 2017 6:00 am - Nestled in the southwest corner of Kentucky, about an hour west of Bowling Green, is the city of Hopkinsville. Ordinarily known for its historical landmarks and hot, hum...
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What our Google searches reveal about the drug epidemicAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - The country's ongoing drug epidemic, which claimed more than 59,000 lives last year, has left its trace on just about every aspect of American life: politics, religion, ...
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Why 75 million people have joined Credit KarmaAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - Credit Karma had a problem. How does a financial-services company win the trust of a generation that just lived through a financial crisis? And a new, online company tha...
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Some scientists have been their own guinea pigs in the labAug 05, 2017 7:30 am - Werner Forssmann had a plan - a plan he knew his superiors would never approve. The 24-year-old German surgeon was frustrated by how difficult it was to access the human...
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Think you can only get salmonella from chicken? Think againAug 05, 2017 7:30 am - A multistate salmonella outbreak tied to Maradol papayas from Mexico is just the latest example of fresh produce - and not the usual suspects, eggs and poultry - contami...
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Low-carb vs. low-fat: New research says it doesn't really matterAug 05, 2017 7:30 am - For every patient I have who comes to me believing that a low-carb diet is the way to be healthy or control weight, I have another who has been unable to shrug off the v...
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Google's new program to track shoppers sparks a federal privacy complaintAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties consumers' online behavior to their ...
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This tech entrepreneur has a novel policy to deter sexual harassmentAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - Most companies deal with sexual harassment allegations retroactively, scrambling when allegations arise and trying to fix the culture afterward with a bunch of training ...
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Why Sprint wants a merger with Charter so badlyAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - For the past few days, rumors have been swirling that Sprint wants to merge with Charter Communications. If the two got together, it could be a major deal, combining the...
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3 European countries say they're done with fossil-fueled carsAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - European moves to mark the end of the road for diesel and gas-powered cars are putting pressure on carmakers - as well as the United States - not to get left behind in t...