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Consumer prices in August were up 2.5% from a year ago — the smallest annual increase since February 2021. Falling inflation clears the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates next week — likely by a quarter percentage point.
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Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty ImagesSwift wrote on Instagram, "I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter." How much sway do stars really have when it comes to putting the next president in the White House?
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- Theater Talk: Shaw Festival continues well into the fall, Buffalo's season starts next week with THE PROM, MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA, and WIPEOUT. Anthony talks about his class in script analysis.
- Theater Talk: Shaw Festival continues to delight, this time with ORPHAN OF CHAO and COTTON CLUB in the Spiegeltent. Anthony anticipates Charo at the Riviera in the fall, and loved OH, MARY! on Broadway
- Theater Talk: CANDIDA at Shawfest delights, Kerrykate Abel to portray Mae West at Lily Dale, Shakespeare in Delaware Park's final 3 nights, Desiderio's Dinner Theater continues
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