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Food & Cooking How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press
Personal-finance Michigan haunted house teaches actors to 'scare the pee out of' guests MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press
Movies & TV What to Stream: 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' Florence + the Machine, &TEAM, 'Sorry, Baby' and 'Hedda' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vermont town draws 'Beetlejuice' fans to iconic horror movie site  East Corinth with its population of 1,500 has become a hot spot for spooky-themed road trips.
