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A person prepares to refuel their semi-truck on August 13, 2026 in Nortrees, Texas. Diesel prices continue to climb as several international conflicts across several regions disrupt the global fuel supply chain. Tensions involving Iran have severely disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while Ukrainian attacks of Russian refineries have further strained fuel exports from the region.
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The price of diesel hits a record high
Willa Rubin
The price of diesel has reached an all-time high, a result of the war in Iran and Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries. That will matter across the supply chain.
FILE - People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.
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Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
The Associated Press
FILE - Mount Tumbledown stands tall behind Stanley on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, March 16, 2026.
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Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions
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In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, soldiers rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026.
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2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
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Texas Standard
ICE agent arrested in Texas federally charged with lying about Minneapolis shooting, AP reports
Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail last week as Minnesota continues its effort to extradite him on separate state charges.
The Rio Grande river is pictured at Old Hidalgo pumphouse Museum in Hidalgo, Texas on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Patricia Lim/KUT News
The Rio Grande is drying up. What does that mean for Texas?
A kidney disease is becoming a growing, cross-border crisis for young migrants in Texas
Millions of sea butterflies are washing up on Texas beaches
Trump’s support scrambles data center politics
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