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When the Great Depression hit, Route 66 served as an escape route, escorting desperate families out of the Dust Bowl to the promise of a better life. This purpose is what prompted author John Steinbeck to give Route 66 its beloved nickname: the Mother Road.

The open enrollment period for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace begins on Nov. 1 in most states. Many enrollees can expect an increase in their monthly premiums for 2027 health plans. The health policy nonprofit KFF reports that insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15 percent for next year, which, according to Matt McGough, an ACA policy analyst at KFF, “represents the second straight year of double-digit premium increases.”

The number of gamers 50-plus who play at least once a month is estimated to reach 60.2 million in 2026, up from 52.4 million in 2023.

About 544,000 hip replacements are performed each year in the United States, according to the American College of Rheumatology.