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At the Center for Human Reproduction in New York, half the patients last year were older than 45, including many who underwent failed IVF procedures elsewhere, said Dr. Norbert Gleicher, a fertility specialist there.

Six months out from graduation season, more than half of 183 employers surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers rate the job market for the Class of 2026 as poor or fair.

Rachel Schwartz, a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, said the funds she’ll receive from her insurance company will cover only about half of what she needs to rebuild her home of 25 years.

“American people are going to start feeling better” by the first half of next year, Mr. Bessent said.

About 80% of Massachusetts’s electricity is generated by natural gas, and about half of households also rely on gas for heating.