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Retirement Confidence Drops as Costs Rise, EBRI Survey Finds

Rising living costs are eroding retirement security.

California Gas Prices Near $6 as Oil Shock Collides With Refinery Cutbacks

FDNY Proposes 29% Hike for 911 Ambulance Rides, 42% for On-Scene Care

Senior Group Pegs 2027 Social Security COLA at 2.8%

L.A. County Quality of Life Hits Record Low in UCLA Survey

Karachi Gas Outages Enter Second Week as Households Queue for Food and LPG

NYC Building Workers Prepare For Possible Strike Before Contract Deadline

West Virginians Reel as Winter Power Bills Top Rents and Mortgages

Massachusetts Food Insecurity Hit 40% of Households in 2025, New Report Finds

UK TV Licence Rises to £180 Under CPI-Linked Policy

Whitmer Declares Energy Emergency, Loosens Summer Gas Blend Rules in 8 Southeast Michigan Counties

Americans Now Say They Need $1.46 Million to Retire Comfortably

Taxi Industry Signals Fare Hikes After Steep Fuel Price Jump

California Begins CalFresh Cuts for Many Non-Citizens Under Federal Law

8th Pay Commission Schedules Dehradun Hearing for April 24 With Requests Due April 10

India Moves to Digital-Only Tolling as NHAI Raises FASTag Annual Pass Price

UC Berkeley Study Ties California Exodus to Soaring Living Costs

Fuel Spike Pushes Airlines to Pare Off-Peak Flights, Putting Theme-Park Trips at Risk

UK Government Rejects Union Call to Scrap 60% Office Rule for Civil Servants

Benefits Rise 6.2% as MPs Get 5% Pay Lift and Two-Child Cap Set to End