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Iran conflict drives global oil prices
โOil is a globally priced commodity, so even though we won't have a physical shortage here because we've got Canada for heavy oil and we produce our own, the reality is that the price is global, and there's a real physical shortage. And so we don't escape that price impact, and that translates to what it costs a refiner to buy the crude and therefore what you pay for gasoline at the pump.โ
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Voter registration deadlines near for primary elections
โEligible voters in Indiana and Ohio who want to cast ballots in the May primaries have until the end of Monday to register. And there's still at least a week left to register in time for the primaries in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, and West Virginia.โ
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Request postmarks for mail-in voter applications
โIf you're planning to register to vote by mail, you may want to avoid waiting until the last minute to send your application by a postmark deadline. Changes at the US Postal Service mean that your mail may not get a postmark on the same day you drop it off. USPS says if you want to make sure it gets a postmark, stop by a post office and ask for one.โ
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Court blocks Trump education data collection policy
โThe states say the data collection effort threatens student privacy and could lead to baseless investigations. The judge says the government likely has the authority to collect the data, but that it was done in a rushed, chaotic manner.โ
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Blockbusters spark record 2026 box office start
โTogether, they pushed 2026 to the best start of any year since the pandemic, and if blockbusters inspire people to come back to the movies, that bodes well for the next few weeks' openings, which include Mortal Kombat 2, a Michael Jackson biopic, and the first Star Wars movie in seven years.โ
