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Maggie Smith Reminded Me It’s Not My Destiny to Be Invisible

The news of Dame Maggie Smith’s death was fresh in my mind last weekend when I went to see The Substance, a film about a “fading” movie star, played by Demi Moore, who turns to a black-market drug that promises to create a “younger, better version of herself.” I talked my mom, 72, into coming with me without telling her …

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Japan and Australia PMI expected; yen weakens, Hang Seng Index

Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg via Getty Images Japan stocks led most Asian markets higher Thursday, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slipped as the China stimulus rally appeared to ease. Japan’s Nikkei 225 …

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