Articles filed under Washington Post
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Cancer researchers: It's time to pay more attention to 'miracle' patientsOct 16, 2016 7:30 am - Call it luck - or a medical miracle. During clinical trials for experimental cancer drugs, some patients simply respond better than others. And a tiny fraction of pati...
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In Rwanda, lifesaving blood now drops from the skyOct 16, 2016 7:21 am - Drones carrying lifesaving blood to rural medical clinics now soar through the skies over Rwanda. California-based Zipline, the company that generated buzz with its plan...
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How nonprofits use virtual reality to tackle real-world issuesOct 16, 2016 7:19 am - You meander around the supermarket loading a basket with goods - breakfast tea, sugar, milk. Along the way, though, you become befuddled. You struggle to recall the item...
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Another look at the idle American working manOct 16, 2016 7:18 am - Once upon a time, nearly every man in America worked. In 1948, the labor-force participation rate was a staggering 96.7 percent among men in their prime working years. T...
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Study: 70 percent of Americans ready to try a driverless carOct 16, 2016 7:17 am - Americans may be far more ready to hop into a driverless car than anyone thought, according to a new survey by the Consumer Technology Association. The CTA questioned 2,...
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Facebook-backed education tool tests parents' privacy fearsOct 16, 2016 7:16 am - Caroline Pollock Bilicki felt uneasy about the new education program introduced this year at her children's Chicago school. Summit Basecamp, built with the help of Faceb...
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Company's faith-based holiday policy doesn't flyOct 16, 2016 7:15 am - Q: My daughter works for a car dealership that employs 19 people. The owner, an Orthodox Jew, gives every employee two paid holidays a year: Thanksgiving and Christmas. ...
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Meet the secret network of political tweeters making debate memes go viralOct 16, 2016 7:14 am - In the aftermath of the second presidential debate, Facebook and Twitter lit up with two competing memes. One depicts a smiling Hillary Clinton, with the campaign slogan...
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Survey: Few male board members believe diversity improves firm performanceOct 16, 2016 7:11 am - The Washington Post Companies with the highest percentage of female directors have been shown to outperform on equity, return on sales and return on invested capital. Th...
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Would Trump really raise taxes on the rich?Oct 16, 2016 7:10 am - Throughout his run for the presidency, Donald Trump has frequently talked about raising taxes on rich people. He has never actually put forth a plan to do so. Every outs...