Rising gas prices hit Kansas convenience stores
Meriden Kansas AP. Jim Zwygart's store near Topeka mirrors a nationwide trend as gas prices near $4.00 and mom and pop outlets struggle. Credit card fees squeeze margins. Visa and MasterCard rate changes promise relief, but retailers demand congressional action amid falling inside sales and higher fuel reliance.
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Helms, Veteran North Carolina Senator, Dies at 86
Former Sen Jesse Helms, longtime conservative firebrand and staunch anti liberal figure, died on the Fourth of July at age 86 in Raleigh. He served three contentious decades in Congress amid repeated clashes with liberals and sometimes fellow Republicans. He died of natural causes at a Raleigh convalescent home, surrounded by remarks calling him a patriot in the Jefferson Adams mold.
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