Articles filed under Washington Post
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3 new smartwatches head to wristsSep 04, 2015 11:00 pm - LG, Samsung and Sony all showed off new smartwatches, taking their own approaches to the nascent category. LG went for full luxury, announcing that its new $1,200 Urbane...
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Talk to your kids about alcohol before they turn 10, doctors saySep 04, 2015 6:00 am - Having the “booze talk” with kids before they take their first sip of alcohol is crucial, according to a report released recently by the American Academy of Pediatrics. ...
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College health pop quiz: Where's the clinic?Sep 01, 2015 5:45 am - Dear Incoming College Freshmen, As you begin the next step in life, you are probably both excited and nervous, thinking about your classes, dorm setup, meal plans and ma...
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Is charring meat on the grill a cancer danger?Sep 01, 2015 5:45 am - Firing up the backyard grill to cook some juicy meat over a hot flame: It's an American tradition, especially on the coming Labor Day weekend. Charring pork, beef, fish ...
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Why your commute is showing no signs of getting quickerAug 30, 2015 6:31 am - The United States is choking on its traffic, with the average driver losing 42 hours a year in the bumper-to-bumper grind and a drain on the economy costing $160 billion...
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U.S. airlines: Persian Gulf carriers cutting into marketAug 30, 2015 5:36 am - The three big U.S. international airlines say competition from rapidly expanding Persian Gulf carriers has cut their passenger load to the Middle East and Asia by more t...
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Fewer companies are giving out bonuses to lower-paid employeesAug 30, 2015 1:00 am - The good news for workers, according to data released by Aon Hewitt, is that company spending on compensation has reached a new high. In 2015, the human resources consul...
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A growing push to document surgeries with cameras in operating roomsAug 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Chris Nowakoski's wife died in Wisconsin during what should have been a routine procedure on her pacemaker. Danny Long's wife in North Carolina suffered catastrophic neu...
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Inside the high-stakes quest to design a computer program that 'gets' sarcasm onlineAug 29, 2015 7:35 am - Sarcasm on the Internet, the old Web adage goes, is kind of like winking on the phone. It's pointless. It's invisible. It's almost always misunderstood. And for linguist...
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Review: Facetune allows users to remove imperfections, reshape their featuresAug 29, 2015 7:33 am - The social media arms race is ever-escalating. First you had to post about what you were doing (Finally visiting the Grand Canyon!). Then you had to include a picture fr...