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Trump announces highest civilian honor for 9/11 hero remembered as the ‘Man in the Red Bandana’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump announced during a rally in New York that he was posthumously awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to Welles Remy Crowther, the 9/11 hero remembered as the “Man in the Red Bandana” after he repeatedly led victims to safety from the burning South Tower … Read more

Mount Everest record set as 274 climb Nepal’s side of world’s highest peak in single day

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Kathmandu, Nepal —  Hundreds of climbers scaled Nepal’s side of Mount Everest in a single day, setting a record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday. It was the largest number of climbers to reach the summit on a single day from the popular route on the southern face of the world’s tallest peak. The … Read more

Highest U.S. gas prices in years expected to continue rising this summer

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American motorists, already facing the highest gasoline prices since 2022, are likely to see fuel costs rise further as the busy summer travel season heats up.   A new forecast from tracking service GasBuddy predicts gas prices across the U.S. will average $4.80 a gallon between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day.  “This is the most … Read more

Energy cost spike from Iran war sends inflation soaring to highest level in nearly 3 years

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Inflation is now at its highest level in nearly three years, in large part due to skyrocketing energy costs from the Iran war. Arjun Murti, partner at the energy sector firm Veriten and author of the energy-focused Substack newsletter “Super-Spiked,” joins with analysis. Source link

CPI surged in April as inflation soars to highest level since 2023

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Inflation accelerated in April to an annual rate of 3.8%, the highest since 2023, as the Iran war pushed up energy costs and raised prices across the economy. By the numbers Economists predicted inflation would jump to 3.7% on an annual basis, up from the 3.3% reading in March, according to a FactSet poll. The CPI, a basket … Read more

Gas prices top $4.50 a gallon, reaching highest level since July 2022

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Gasoline prices across the U.S. surged to an average of $4.54 a gallon on Wednesday, the highest since July 2022, according to AAA data. The price of regular gas has jumped 52%, or $1.56 per gallon, since the start of the Iran war in late February, as disruptions to oil flows in the Middle East drive … Read more

Oil prices hit wartime peak, pushing U.S. gas costs to highest since level July 2022

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Oil prices surged to a wartime high Thursday, with Brent crude, the international benchmark, topping $126 a barrel as concerns grew that the Iran war will drag on, tightening global energy supplies.  Gasoline prices also reached a new high since the Middle East conflict began on Feb. 28, with the average U.S. cost jumping to … Read more