Articles filed under Washington Post
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Analysis: Mozilla's newest app perfectly captures the ethical dilemma of ad-blockingDec 12, 2015 5:09 am - One of the world's most popular Web browser developers wants to help you block the Web. Or the parts of it, anyway, that slow down your Internet, spy on your online act...
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Shalom meets namasteDec 07, 2015 4:45 am - For most people, the word "Hanukkah" evokes images of candles burning on a menorah, Adam Sandler's song or a pile of enough presents to cover eight nights. Images of yog...
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How Seasonal Affective Disorder came to be recognized as a problemDec 07, 2015 4:45 am - A 1981 Washington Post story began: "I should have been a bear." The subject, quoted under a pseudo-name, was a young professional woman in New York suffering from depre...
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ISAs: A novel alternative to private student loans?Dec 06, 2015 5:42 am - If college is an investment, students don't have to be the only ones reaping the returns. Or for that matter, taking on the risks. In one novel alternative to private st...
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ACA coverage, drug prices push health spending to $3 trillionDec 06, 2015 5:33 am - WASHINGTON - Health spending reached $3 trillion last year, as millions of people gained insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act and prescription drug prices ro...
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How to spot a slacker before you hire himDec 06, 2015 5:21 am - Reader: I have just been promoted to manage a small group. One of the employees, "Cameron," is extremely unmotivated and lazy. He would gladly spend his entire shift eat...
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Some state and local governments aren't covered by the ADA when hiringDec 06, 2015 5:13 am - Q: A friend applied for a job with a local government. After a successful interview, but before being offered the job, he was asked to submit a lengthy health survey wit...
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What the weather makes you buyDec 06, 2015 5:12 am - As the weather turns chillier, and some areas of the country experience the year's first freezing drizzle or dusting of snow, people's buying habits tend to change, some...
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Seven money moves to make before the end of the yearDec 06, 2015 4:33 am - WASHINGTON - The end of the year is a natural time to reflect on goals and set resolutions. But some of the tasks you should get out of the way this month will have litt...
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Building a better hotel roomDec 06, 2015 4:33 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The bed is freshly made. There are drinking glasses next to the sink. Magazines are lined up on a shelf under the television. But nobody will be stayin...