Articles filed under Washington Post
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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...
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These undercover robot animals are helping in the hunt for poachersFeb 27, 2016 6:36 am - Two men in Maryland recently achieved Internet infamy when they were temporarily banned from hunting after they'd used crossbows to shoot a deer on state land. Or so the...
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Apple is fighting a war most Americans don't believe inFeb 27, 2016 6:35 am - Roughly half of Americans say Apple should give the government access to the contents of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, according to a new survey....