Gas Prices Edge Up As Summer Driving Nears
In Los Angeles, the Lundberg Letter reports gasoline prices rose about 1.95 cents to an average 117.38 cents per gallon on May 5. Seasonal driving demand and higher refinery costs drive the uptick, with volatility from new clean-air rules adding pressure as the summer driving season approaches. Self-serve regular unleaded averages 108.13 cents, premium 123.19, regular leaded 106.60, and full-serve regular leaded 132.39.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Trilby Lundberg
Lundberg
Exxon
Zorro actor Guy Williams dies at 65
American actor Guy Williams, famed as Zorro, was found dead in his Buenos Aires apartment at age 65. Police say he likely died of natural causes, with the death believed to have occurred about five days earlier. The Don Diego de la Vega star became known for the Walt Disney series which aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
UPI
Guy Williams
Zorro
Williams
Don Diego de la Vega
ABC
California
California voters face plan to double business taxes with $500 cut for families
A new Voter Revolt ballot drive would roll back much of Proposition 13 tax relief for businesses while keeping homeowner and renter provisions, offering a $500 homeowner bill cut and a $500 renter credit. The group claims $9.4 billion in new taxes, to fund cuts and state local needs, drawing swift business backlash.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Los Angeles Times
Bill Zimmerman
Voter Revolt
Zimmerman
Alaska Enviro Chief Blames Exxon Over Valdez Spill
Alaska’s top environmental official told a congressional hearing that the Exxon Valdez spill got out of control due to the inertia and incompetence of Exxon Corp and Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. Dennis Kelso accused Exxon chairman Lawrence Rawl of misinformation and said Alyeska undermined the cleanup, citing inadequate spill response and readiness since the pipeline’s construction.
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Valdez, Alaska
UPI
Alaska
Exxon
Kelso
House
Subcommittee On Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources
Alyeska
Lawrence Rawl
Exxon Valdez
Bligh Reef
Prince William Sound
Valdez
Killer bees trap effort escalates at Miami seaport
UPI reports USDA agents at Miami’s seaport and airport doubled bee traps to four dozen after a 500 strong killer bee swarm aboard a Suriname freighter arrived April 21. Agents destroy the bees and monitor traps daily while Mexico teams replace queens to dilute the strain before crossing the Rio Grande.
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Miami
UPI
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Mexico
Rio Grande
Suriname
Janna Evans
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Hyattsville
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Tampa
Panama City
California
Latin America
Lynn Oglesby
Country
Chicago
Oglesby
Brazil
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New York
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Charles
Maggie
UPI Photo
David Letterman
Raw
Centel
Aow
Wien
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