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Social Security ·
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Benefits · Health · Retirement
AARP ·
UHC quietly DROPS Worldwide Emergency Care as it CANCELS most PPO Advantage plans.
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How Aging Life Care Managers Help Families
They can arrange a move to a senior living facility, deal with Medicare and Medicaid, recommend doctors, drive a client to the dentist, and much more.
Read the full storyKiplinger ·
Would You Rather Retire in Naples, FL or Palm Springs, CA?
Coastal tradition or desert cool? We break down the real cost — and culture — of retiring in two of America’s most iconic zip codes.
Read the full storyKiplinger ·
Ready to Retire? Ask Your Spouse These 3 Questions First
New York Times · Subscribers
F.D.A. Found Cyclospora During Taylor Farms Inspection in Mexico
AARP ·
IRS Launches New Mobile App, Better Outlook for This Year’s Flu Season
AARP ·
Can Vaginal Estrogen Transfer to My Partner?
Wall Street Journal · Subscribers
House Hunters Face Dwindling Financing Options
Fifty Plus Advocate ·
Little things, big memories
Worcester & Central Mass.
The city, the county, the neighborhoods
MassLive · Subscribers
Mass. reports 12th human case of West Nile virus this year
A woman in her 60s from Norfolk County became Massachusetts' 12th West Nile virus case this year, prompting elevated risk levels in Milton and Quincy.
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US Coast Guard searching for plane, carrying 6 en route to Boston, off Nantucket
The aircraft, a Gulfstream G100 registered in Canada, lost contact with air traffic controllers on its way from Bermuda, officials said.
Read the full storyBoston Globe · Subscribers
In countdown to Brigham strike on Oct. 14, nurses union and MGB prepare for long-lasting upheaval
The walkout could be potentially disruptive to patients, the hospital, and nurses, who expect to forgo paychecks.
Read the full storyMassLive · Subscribers
Fall's first real chill arrives in Mass. with 2 rounds of cold air on the way
A cold front is bringing a 10-15 degree temperature drop to Massachusetts this weekend, with a second, sharper blast of cold air expected early next week that could...
Read the full storyWorcester Telegram · Subscribers
Prosecutors: Bloodstains prove woman’s killing of boyfriend was murder
Read the full storyWorcester Telegram · Subscribers
Worcester police amended body camera policy after Toomey crash | Exclusive
MassLive · Subscribers
A car plunged into a Mass. lake with 2 people inside — then a passing stranger jumped in to help
Worcester Telegram · Subscribers
Renovated Beaver Brook dog park angers residents over stones, debris
GBH News ·
Mike Minogue makes case for Mass. governor bid: More affordability, fewer ICE raids
GBH News ·
Mass. detainees could face third-country deportations — again
Worcester Business Journal ·
Treasury issues scholarship tax credit rules as Healey weighs state’s role
Worcester Magazine ·
WoMag Rundown for Oct. 2
Worcester Business Journal · Subscribers
Students see the ‘bright’ side of manufacturing at Emuge-Franken’s West Boylston plant
Around the World
Wire reports & foreign desks
Axios ·
Trump promises $100 checks for 20 million seniors for Medicare
President Trump late Friday night said the administration would send just under $100 to more than 20 million senior citizens to help pay for Medicare benefits.
Read the full storyBBC ·
Medical plane with 6 on board missing off Massachusetts coast
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.
Read the full storyBBC ·
Flydubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe, UAE official says
The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.
Read the full storyAl Jazeera ·
G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, will it curb prices?
Global energy prices have soared due to the US and Israel's war on Iran and Russia's war on Ukraine.
Read the full storyThe Guardian ·
‘The enemy is tearing our city apart’: terror in Kyiv as Russia ramps up attacks
Mayor Vitali Klitschko says Kyivans can no longer pretend it is ‘peacetime’ amid strikes on school, hospital and bridge Valeriya Tkachenko was dropping her son off at school...
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Social Security’s 2027 COLA announcement coming soon: What to expect, Medicare costs
Boston Globe · Subscribers
US and allies agree to release diesel reserves as prices soar
The Guardian ·
North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers
Axios ·
Scoop: Trump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen
Boston Globe · Subscribers
Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot had been flagged over extremism concerns
BBC ·
US murderer Christa Pike unconscious and on ventilator after failed execution, lawyers say
The Guardian ·
Brazil’s neck-and-neck election offers test for growing pro-Trump Latin American bloc
Al Jazeera ·
‘Bordering on angry’: The state of play as US midterms enter final month
MassLive · Subscribers
Ask Mayo Clinic: New advances may make radiation therapy more precise and personalized
MassLive · Subscribers
Many churches are disappearing. What comes next may surprise you
Mother Jones ·
A New Trump Rule Could Transform Gun Sales. The President’s Son Is Poised to Profit.
HuffPost ·
Former GOP Rep. David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years For Secret Venezuela Lobbying
NPR ·
October 1 ushered in a new era in U.S. foreign aid. What's the plan? Will it work?
Mother Jones ·
The Future of Wildfire Response: AI, Drones, and Robots
NPR ·
Germany's political center fights for relevance after far-right and far-left gains
HuffPost ·