内容摘要：“Feel free to open the window,” said Townsend, who is accustomed to the stench. “This is a stinky job.”

“Feel free to open the window,” said Townsend, who is accustomed to the stench. “This is a stinky job.”

The U.S. dollar retreated to 144.42 Japanese yen from 144.85 yen. The euro edged higher, to $1.1422 from $1.1399.Digital price labels, which are rapidly replacing paper shelf tags at U.S. supermarkets, haven’t led to

, according to a new study that examined five years’ worth of prices at one grocery chain.But some shoppers, consumer advocates and lawmakers remain skeptical about the tiny electronic screens, which let stores change prices instantly from a central computer instead of having workers swap out paper labels by hand.“It’s corporations vs. the humans, and that chasm between us goes further and further,” said Dan Gallant, who works in sports media in Edmonton, Canada. Gallant’s local Loblaws supermarket recently switched to digital labels.

Social media is filled with warnings that grocers will use the technology to charge more for ice cream if it’s hot outside, hike the price of umbrellas if it’s raining or toDemocratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania fired off a letter to Kroger last fall demanding to know whether it would use its electronic labels as part of a

Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Maine have introduced bills to limit the use of digital labels.

, Democratic state Rep. Cesar Aguilar recently introduced a bill that would ban them altogether.Both Bareilles and Keenan-Bolger are involved with the Gavin Creel Fellowship, an initiative that plans to provide $25,000 grants to five emerging theater actors each year.

Sarah Bareilles and host Cynthia Erivo perform “Tomorrow” during the in memoriam segment (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Sarah Bareilles and host Cynthia Erivo perform “Tomorrow” during the in memoriam segment (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

The final award had been announced— best musical to “Maybe Happy Ending” — and the audience started to disperse. But Erivo had another idea.