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Oil prices fell for a fourth straight session as improved traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and prospects for renewed diplomacy over the Iran conflict reduced supply risk. Brent and WTI both dropped in early European trading.
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Record diesel prices, driven by disruptions from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, are squeezing farmers during harvest. John Boyd Jr. of the National Black Farmers Association describes paying about $7 a gallon and shifting money from other farm expenses to fuel. He warns many Black farmers are at risk and says the administration has offered no help.
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Shipping data shows a sharp decline in vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing Middle East tensions and a US-Iran stalemate. Saudi crude exports have partially recovered by routing more oil through Hormuz after Houthi attacks disrupted the East-West pipeline.
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A shortage of oil tankers, worsened by drone attacks on a Saudi pipeline and more crude moving through the Strait of Hormuz, is pushing shipping rates to records. The logistics crunch could keep gasoline prices high even as crude prices fall.
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Alberta will hold a vote next month on a possible referendum that could lead to the province breaking away from Canada. Alberta is a major supplier of oil and natural gas to the U.S.
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A 60 Minutes transcript examines the nationwide backlash against data centers, focusing on Texas residents who worry about water, power, land, noise, and local-government secrecy. It also presents industry arguments about AI benefits, national security, economic gains, and water-use comparisons.
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A Texas county commissioner says a data center developer pitched big benefits while withholding specifics and requesting up to 90% property-tax rebates, as local resistance to data centers grows over transparency, water, and power costs. The report describes the AI-driven data center boom and notes both parties are increasingly questioning incentives and grid impacts.
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Labour is under pressure to scrap planned fuel duty increases that would add about 7p per litre and nearly £4 to filling a family car. Campaigners and opposition figures warn the rises will hit household budgets during a cost-of-living crisis, while Treasury insiders say no decision has been made.
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A CBS Weekend News index page with navigation links and featured headline snippets about global threats affecting the U.S. economy as midterms approach, and record diesel prices squeezing farmers. The page contains no substantive article body.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged President Trump to place an embargo on diesel exports to lower high fuel prices and aid farmers. The article notes diesel prices have risen sharply and could create political problems for Republicans ahead of the midterms.
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California gas prices have surged above $6 a gallon after weeks of increases, but a seasonal switch to winter-blend gasoline in late October could cut prices by 10 to 30 cents per gallon. Analysts also warn that Middle East escalations and high diesel costs could keep upward pressure on prices and eventually raise retail goods costs.
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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Trump’s handling of the Iran war, saying the president “had to act” to prevent dire global consequences. The report also highlights rising U.S. gas and diesel prices and the political difficulty the costs pose for Republicans ahead of the midterms.