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Gasoline prices are displayed outside of a Shell gas station in West Hollywood, California on April 14. Prices vary around the country, and are highest on the west coast; the nationwide average has risen by more than $1 per gallon since the start of the Iran War, but is expected to drop if a decrease in crude oil prices is sustained.
Patrick T. Fallon
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AFP via Getty Images
Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days
Camila Domonoske
Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.
Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen star in The Christophers.
Claudette Barius
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NEON
You can't fake this: 'The Christophers' is a witty film about forgery and friendship
Justin Chang
Lorne Michaels, the longtime creative force behind Saturday Night Live, is the subject of Morgan Neville's latest documentary Lorne.
Focus Features
A new documentary on Lorne Michaels reveals plenty — except the man himself
Eric Deggans
This is a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's a form of yeast that can harm humans — and is resistant to the most common antifungal drugs.
Shawn Lockhart
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CDC via AP
Why scientists are nervous about fungi
Gabrielle Emanuel
Texas Standard
Buck Meek melds Hill Country and Topanga Canyon sounds on ‘The Mirror’
The Wimberley native, who also plays in Big Thief, grew up swapping songs at the Kerrville Folk Festival.
Texas’ plan to meet future water demand swells to $174 billion
Big Bend residents and national environmental group sue Trump administration over border wall plan
Texas grandfather and granddaughter achieve potential Boston Marathon first
Texas Standard for April 17, 2026: Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek talks solo album
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