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Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89Sep 27, 2024 8:28 am - Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" in 1969 and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey," has died, her publicist said Friday. She was 89.
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Fed's favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cutsSep 27, 2024 8:22 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure on Friday provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel furthe...
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Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?Sep 27, 2024 8:18 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States. The ...
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Lady Gaga draws inspiration from her ‘Joker’ sequel character to create ‘Harlequin’ albumSep 27, 2024 8:08 am - Lady Gaga knew the recipe to keep her Las Vegas shows electric: start in the studio. The energy from her studio time flowed into Gaga’s performance and fueled the creation of her new album “Harlequin,” out Friday.
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Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticismsSep 27, 2024 7:36 am - PHOENIX — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to confront head-o...
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Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 35 in 4 statesSep 27, 2024 7:09 am - Emergency crews rushed Friday to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane in Florida, generating a massive storm surge and knocking out power to millions of customers in several states.
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7 Mountain West schools agree to stay, steadying the conference amid realignmentSep 26, 2024 8:25 pm - Seven Mountain West schools have agreed to remain in the league amid overtures by the Pac-12 to lure away at least one more of its teams, the conference announced Thursda...
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White Sox stay at 120 losses as Flexen shines in 7-0 victory over AngelsSep 26, 2024 7:08 pm - The Chicago White Sox averted a record-breaking loss for the third straight day, beating the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 on Thursday behind Chris Flexen's sharp pitching perfo...
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Southwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats and premium perks in 2026Sep 26, 2024 4:08 pm - DALLAS — Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats, charge...
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Native sports drama ‘Rez Ball’ follows formula but wins out with heart and poignancySep 26, 2024 1:59 pm - A scrappy young team of underdogs — in both sports and life — must find a way to unite and win that big championship in Netflix’s “Rez Ball.” While formula, that doesn’t mean your heart won’t be caught up in this deeply felt, poignantly told story from Navajo country.