Articles filed under Washington Post
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These occupations get the most right swipes on TinderMar 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Tinder is built around the profile photo. You make snap judgments - aka left or right swipes - about someone based on their cute, kooky or creepy snapshots. But since th...
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Mitt Romney: 'Trump is a phony, a fraud' who is 'playing the American public for suckers'Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY - Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, delivered a sharp broadside against Donald Trump on Thursday, slamming the GOP's leading candidat...
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The recovery is generating more high-wage jobs - but does that matter?Feb 28, 2016 6:38 am - A couple of weeks ago, some economists from Goldman Sachs came out with a rosy pronouncement: "Millions of new jobs and plenty of good ones," read the headline on a note...
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Study: Bernie Sanders's health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poorFeb 28, 2016 6:36 am - Millions of families among the working poor and lower-middle class would be substantially worse off under the health care plan proposed by Bernie Sanders, according to a...
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The IRS has improved but still provides bad customer serviceFeb 28, 2016 6:34 am - WASHINGTON - From the customer care the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides, you wouldn't know it collects $3.3 trillion every year. Even with some improvements this...
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Attention, deal hunters: You're not saving much by buying onlineFeb 28, 2016 6:32 am - There are plenty of reasons to do your shopping online instead of in stores: Maybe you can find a deeper selection of merchandise on digital shelves. Or maybe you just p...
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5 ways you can trick yourself into becoming a better saverFeb 28, 2016 6:31 am - For many people, the biggest hurdle to saving is creating the habit. While many financial advisers often recommend that clients take the work out of the process by havin...
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These NASA innovations could cut carbon emissions and save airlines billionsFeb 27, 2016 6:40 am - NASA research aimed at cutting fuel consumption, pollution and noise from airplanes could pay off for the nation's airlines to the tune of more than $250 billion dollars...
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How Stolen - that app for 'buying' people - is trying to find redemptionFeb 27, 2016 6:38 am - Few stories at the intersection of startups, harassment and media attention seem to have happy endings. Siqi Chen is optimistic that his new app, Famous!, might be one o...
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App reviews: Serial Reader, TwistFeb 27, 2016 6:37 am - Trying to knock some classic books off your bucket list? Try Serial Reader, an app that delivers literature to your phone in daily snippets that you can read in 20 minut...