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Former Red Sox manager Jimy Williams, known for his excellent instruction and fiery demeanor on the diamond, has died.

When Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell trekked to Capitol Hill in June of last year, he reiterated his commitment to restoring inflation to the central bank’s 2% annual target and warned that a period of slow economic growth and a softening of the labor market lay ahead. Things didn’t quite go …