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Showing posts with label Washington Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington Post. Show all posts
Friday, October 11, 2024

Washington Post: "Social Security issues 2.5% COLA increase"

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"Social Security recipients will see a 2.5 percent increase in their monthly checks next year, the federal government announced Thursd...
Friday, September 13, 2024

A study of five states’ food waste bans found that most were ineffective. - The Washington Post

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"Nearly every state-led effort to ban food waste analyzed by researchers appears to be failing — except one, according to a new study. ...
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Washington Post has a "Deep Read" on Norfolk and the State prison shelter situation

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"Here was the town where Kevin Roche grew up: empty sidewalks, a coffee shop, a pharmacy, two pizza parlors, two ambulances, two rounda...
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Deceptive framing happens. We all need to be aware of it!

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Deceptive framing happens. We all need to be aware of it! via the Washington Post: "A particularly effective attack on a political cand...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Democracy, Refreshed: Increase the membership of the House

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By Danielle Allen , Contributing Opinions columnist As I wrote in the first part of this course, we desperately need to renovate our democra...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Sign up for the Democracy, Refreshed, newsletter from Post Opinions - The Washington Post

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Danielle Allen writes: "Over the past year, I focused my columns and my public speaking on how we can renovate our democracy so it wor...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Washington Post: "Are home prices still rising? See how prices have changed in your area"

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"Many first time home buyers are struggling to break into the U.S. housing market as prices continue to rise.   Since 2019, home prices...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Washington Post: "Are you ready to buy a house? Take our quiz and find out"

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"Homeownership is how many Americans accumulate wealth, and it’s an important life goal for millions. But affording a home is a growing...
Friday, March 1, 2024

Washington Post: "Ultra-processed foods linked to 32 health problems"

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"A review of research involving almost 10 million people has found a direct association between eating too many ultra-processed foods —...
Friday, November 17, 2023

When the subject is tough how do you handle it? Poynter Institute Shares insights on what the Washington Post did

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"Today (11/16/23), The Washington Post went further than any mainstream news organization has ever gone before in showing the brutality...
Saturday, October 14, 2023

Vaccines and what they do "reduce your risk of hospitalization and death"

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"Rick from Maryland is among the many readers who expressed bewilderment about becoming infected despite vaccination. “My wife and I ar...
Thursday, October 5, 2023

Investigation on school shooting hoax calls continues

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Over the past year, more than 500 schools in the United States have been subjected to a coordinated campaign of fear that exploits the all-t...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Disability: visible, or invisible, or in-between

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"Disabilities are usually categorized as visible or invisible — but what about the in-between? I was born with a congenital foot deform...
Saturday, July 29, 2023

Tick borne disease creates meat allergy; raises need for reminders on tick bite prevention steps

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"Up to 450,000 Americans may have been affected by a potentially life-threatening red meat allergy caused by ticks as many doctors rema...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Yes, there is such a thing as "Walking Soccer"

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"The physical demands of soccer — a fast-paced, high-intensity sport known for lots of running — prevent people such as Clark from part...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

New AI development "still makes many of the errors of previous versions"

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"The artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI on Tuesday launched the newest version of its language software, GPT-4, an advanced to...
Friday, February 24, 2023

challenges to democracy round up

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Former Proud Boy Says Group Prepared for ‘All-Out Revolution’ on Jan. 6 - The New York Times    (subscription maybe required) https://www.ny...
Thursday, February 9, 2023

Elderly are targets of scammers, be aware!

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"My 78-year-old mother-in-law handed an envelope containing $25,000 cash to a Florida Lyft driver who showed up one morning on her door...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Washington Post: On TikTok "is no more risky than Facebook. That’s not entirely a compliment"

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"As calls to ban TikTok grow, should you quit the app? For the average user, TikTok is no more risky than Facebook. That’s not entirely...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Debunking some appliance use myths, some practical info on energy savings

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"When I was a kid, my dad followed behind me, shutting off the incandescent lights I left burning around the house. “You’re wasting ene...