Articles filed under Washington Post
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Pay people to lose weight? Won't workFeb 06, 2016 6:21 am - Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds, a recent study found. At the end of a year, obese work...
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Study finds few negatives for new doctors working long shiftsFeb 06, 2016 6:00 am - Allowing surgeons in training to work extremely long shifts without breaks had no effect on patient outcomes and created only minor dissatisfaction among the young docto...
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Study supports practicing yoga in late pregnancyFeb 01, 2016 5:00 am - Yoga is widely recommended as a good exercise for pregnant women: It keeps the body limber, tones muscles and can relieve stress. But it comes with caveats, warnings th...
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Politicians are so predictable, a robot can literally write their speechesJan 31, 2016 6:14 am - Spend enough time watching politicians talk, and pretty soon you'll have a good idea of how to address the public like a seasoned elected official. No matter the topic, ...
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You should file your tax return as soon as possibleJan 31, 2016 6:12 am - Taxpayers have a few extra days this year - until April 18 - to file returns and pay taxes. But many taxpayers may actually want to file their returns as soon as they ha...
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Meet the adorable 90-year-old who has become a Reddit guruJan 31, 2016 6:11 am - WASHINGTON - He slides the foam headphones over his drooping ears and fixes his pale blue eyes at the computer. Reddit.com is pulled up on the screen. The site is "one o...
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Insurance: Lump-sum payments can help, but check detailsJan 31, 2016 6:00 am - Insurance policies that pay a lump sum if workers get cancer or another serious illness are being offered by employers in growing numbers. Companies say they want to he...
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Obama seeks to expand 401(k) use by employers pooling plansJan 31, 2016 5:44 am - President Barack Obama will propose allowing small businesses to more easily pool 401(k) plans, in the hope that more Americans will adopt a crucial tool to save for ret...
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Must I take lunch, and more legal puzzlersJan 31, 2016 5:22 am - Q: I work at a desk job for a small contractor at a federal facility on a task that has no immediate impact on health, safety or security. We are required to take an...
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How to use the process method of investingJan 31, 2016 4:09 am - Sports fans and investors tend to make similar errors. Perhaps the biggest is focusing on outcomes rather than process. Sports fanatics are all Monday morning quarterbac...