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Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers.

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Erika McEntarfer was appointed as the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by President Biden in 2023 and confirmed in January 2024.
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Production Manager Is Killed in Accident at Jacob’s Pillow, Authorities Say

Jacob’s Pillow canceled weekend programming as staff members grieved the death of Kat Sirico, who was moving staging platforms that toppled, the authorities said.

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The Doris Duke Theater at Jacob’s Pillow, which reopened last month after being destroyed in a fire in 2020. An employee was killed while moving platforms outside.
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The Count of Monte Cristo review – you’ll have to pause every 45 seconds to shake your head at its daftness

Jeremy Irons and Sam Claflin star in this extraordinary adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ ludicrous 1844 novel. It’s full of howlers, wooden acting and terrible dialogue, but at points it’s so bad it’s fun

Are you ready for some bad, fun TV made from a bad, fun book? Of course you are! It’s high summer and the air is heavy with promise, so come inside, get comfy on the sofa and prepare to binge an eight-episode adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ ludicrous potboiler The Count of Monte Cristo.

This series from Greg Latter and Sandro Petraglia stars Sam Claflin (last seen on the small screen being very good as the main man of the sextet in Daisy Jones and the Six) as one of the most wronged men in history, Edmond Dantès. Gosh, he goes through the mill.

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© Photograph: Paolo Modugno/UKTV

© Photograph: Paolo Modugno/UKTV

© Photograph: Paolo Modugno/UKTV

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