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The New York Yankees, meanwhile, dealt with frequent bullpen meltdowns, incomprehensible lapses in fundamentals and frustrating stretches of inconsistency that frequently left them searching for answers.

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His reputation made him out to be the natural talent, who played with irrepressible joy and boundless creativity, but sometimes fell victim to lapses in concentration.

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The federal subsidies now cover the full premium for the couple’s ACA health insurance, which is roughly $700 a month, but the support would shrink significantly if the enhanced federal payments lapsed.

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But the lapse in federal government funding last week has postponed major data reports, including the September employment report that had been set for release last Friday.

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But investors continue to shrug off the funding lapse, perhaps because there have been few real-world disruptions so far.

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