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Women May Need More Cooling During Or After Exercise

Health | Marlene Cimons, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Athletes who perform multiple bouts of high intensity exercise, which result in compounding increases in core temperature, may benefit greater from recovery periods that utilize cooling modalities, and females may benefit even more

TomTom Sells Telematics Unit to Bridgestone for $1 Billion

Wout Vergauwen, Ma Jie, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

The sale is a big step in TomTom's shift to location technology as customers ditch personal navigation devices.

Drone Activity Halts Air Traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport

Lori Aratani, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Drones can cause severe damage to aircraft and distract pilots. The drones in the Newark incident were flying at 3,500 feet, officials said.

She Had Her Leg Amputated By Age 3. Now She Plays Varsity Basketball

Offbeat | David J. Kim, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Amanda Merrell went through 14 rounds of chemotherapy and had her leg amputated by the age of three. Today, she is a bench player for Huntingtown, a public high school with an enrollment of about 1,400 in Calvert County, Maryland.

Construction Worker Destroys Hotel Lobby In Viral Video. The Reason...

Offbeat | Michael Brice-Saddler, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Police are investigating after a construction worker used a construction vehicle to destroy the reception area of a newly built hotel in Liverpool, U.K. - reportedly because his pay was overdue.

This Start-Up Is Launching Remote-Controlled 'Grocery Store On Wheels'

World News | Peter Holley, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

At first glance, the black and white Robomart vehicle, with its minimalist design and rounded body, looks like a vision of the future.

Trump Prepares 2 Versions Of State Of Union Speech Amid Shutdown Tensions

World News | Seung Min Kim, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

The White House is forging ahead with State of the Union preparations despite no commitment from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to hold the annual address at the Capitol, further escalating the political tit-for-tat between the two leaders as the federal government remains partially shuttered.

Drone Activity Halts Air Traffic At Newark Liberty International Airport

World News | Lori Aratani, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport was temporarily halted early Monday evening after two drones were spotted in the area.

Directed Sarah Sanders "Not To Bother": Donald Trump On Press Briefing

World News | John Wagner, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he directed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders "not to bother" with press briefings because he believes that reporters are rude to her and that most members of the media will not cover the administration fairly.

"All I Wanted Was A Girlfriend": Man Threatens To Kill Girls, Arrested

World News | Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

A 27-year-old Colorado man has been arrested on a terrorism charge after he posted messages on social media, citing his virginity as the reason he said he was planning to carry out a mass shooting, "killing as many girls as I see," authorities in Utah said.

Saudi Sisters Found Dead In New York Committed Suicide: Official

World News | Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 23, 2019

Saudi sisters who were found dead and bound with duct tape on the shore of the Hudson River in New York in October committed suicide, the city's medical examiner announced Tuesday.

WhatsApp Trying To Curb Viral Misinformation With Messaging Limit

World News | Hamza Shaban, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 22, 2019

Over the past two years, at least two dozen people in India have been killed in violent mobs incited by rumors on WhatsApp, the global messaging service with 1.5 billion users.

Google Fined $57 Million by France for First Major Violation of EU's GDPR Data Privacy Rules

Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 22, 2019

France's top data-privacy agency, known as the CNIL, said Monday that Google failed to fully disclose to users how their personal information is collected and what happens to it.

Secret North Korean Missile Site, One Of 20, Found: Report

World News | Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 22, 2019

Days after the White House announced plans for a second nuclear summit between the United States and North Korea, a new think tank report has identified a secret North Korean ballistic missile base about 160 miles northwest of Seoul

Martin Luther King Was Stabbed By Mentally Unstable Woman. He Almost Died

World News | DeNeen L. Brown, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 22, 2019

On the afternoon of Sept. 20, 1958, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was autographing books in the shoe section of Blumstein's Department Store in Harlem when a well-dressed woman wearing rhinestone glasses stepped out of the long line and shouted: "Is this Martin Luther King?"