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Cost of Living

Inflation where people actually meet it — in bills, subscriptions, benefits and the prices that decide what a household can afford.

Trending·Mohak Chutani·16 Sept 2026·11 min read

2026 Emmys: ‘Widow’s Bay’ Broke the Record. The Audience Was Watching Something Else.

Apple’s cursed-town comedy took 14 awards, the most any comedy has ever won. The most-watched comedy nominee that night pulled 181.4 million viewing hours and went home without the top prize. In drama, the same night produced the opposite result.

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Finance·Mohak Chutani·16 Sept 2026·13 min read

Social Security COLA 2027: The Biggest Raise in Three Years, and What Medicare Takes Back

Forecasts now cluster around 3.5% to 3.7%. The headline figure is real — but the number that lands in a bank account depends on a Medicare premium that has not been set, and on a projection whose authors have a documented habit of aiming low.