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(CAMARILLO, Calif.) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell half a penny over the past two weeks to just under $2.25 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday prices may change a little in the coming days as hurricanes pummel the Gulf Coast, impacting oil production. Still, a decline in demand for gasoline because of the pandemic means there is plenty of petroleum available for motorists. Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas is in the San Francisco Bay Area at $3.36 per gallon. The lowest average is in Houston at $1.78 per gallon. The average price of diesel in the survey taken Friday was $2.50 a gallon, down a penny from two weeks earlier.

(DENVER) — A private security guard working for a local TV station was jailed for investigation of first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of another man during dueling right- and left-wing protests in downtown Denver, police said Sunday. Matthew Dolloff, 30, was taken into custody in connection with a clash that took place Saturday afternoon in Civic Center Park. A man participating in what was billed a “Patriot Rally” slapped and sprayed Mace at a man who appeared to be Dolloff, the Denver Post reported, based on its photographs from the scene. The man identified by the newspaper as Dolloff drew a gun from his waistband and shot the other person, according to the Denver Post journalist who witnessed the episode. The shooting victim was not named by authorities and died at a nearby hospital. But his son identified the man on Sunday to the Denver Post as Lee Keltner, a 49-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who operated a hat-making business in the Denver area. “He wasn’t a p

In the 1993 romcom Dave, the President of the United States suffers a stroke while in flagrante delicto. His chief of staff, attempting to seize power from the comatose President, finds a POTUS doppelganger, the titular Dave. A principled mensch, Dave bucks the malevolent chief of staff and promotes his own policies to help the masses whence he hails. Meanwhile, the President remains on life support in a secure room on the White House’s third floor. Dave is obviously not a documentary—but it’s accurate in at least one aspect: throughout American history, Presidents who have suffered health crises , even in the mass media era, have tended to conceal what’s occurring. The unprecedented Trump Presidency, made more surreal with his being whisked to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday after a COVID-19 diagnosis, as he tries to assure the nation in a Twitter video that he thinks he is “doing very well,” proves that this is the rare Presidential norm that Trum

The President of the United States has been hospitalized with a virus that has already killed more than 200,000 Americans , 31 days before an election, as the country faces a sputtering economy , racial justice protests and wildfires in the West. Every detail about President Trump’s health is a matter of urgent national and international concern. But there is a lot the public doesn’t know about Trump’s current health and how he got sick. As an overweight 74-year-old male, Trump is particularly susceptible to the ravages of COVID-19 , which can trigger a supercharged immune response that can damage the lungs and cause a person to effectively drown on dry ground. According to his doctors, President Trump’s condition had improved on Saturday. He didn’t need supplemental oxygen, his fever had subsided, and he was not having trouble breathing. He’s been told to stay hydrated and walk around while he can, because, given the usual course of COVID-19, his condition could get a lot wo

As President, Donald Trump has cast China as a global villain: a malevolent actor that all but launched a worldwide pandemic on an unsuspecting world, robbed Americans of their jobs and stole U.S. business secrets. He has made the Chinese Communist Party a catch-all enemy that pulls puppet-like strings to make international organizations like the World Health Organization work at cross-purposes with Washington, all charges Beijing vigorously denies. At the same time, Trump has presented himself to the world—and to U.S. voters—as the only person capable of pummeling Beijing into submission, chiefly through a landmark trade deal. Democrats, the President and his allies say, are the willing patsies who bow to Beijing, as when former Vice President-turned-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sought closer ties to the growing superpower in his multiple visits there. “A rising China is a positive, positive development, not only for China but for America and the world writ la

The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards took place Sunday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles—and the living rooms of dozens of nominees . The socially distant ceremony was hosted by veteran Jimmy Kimmel with DJ’ing from DJ D-Nice. The show started off with five wins in a row for Schitt’s Creek , easing into the broadcast with welcome speeches from the stars and creators of the fan-favorite comedy. Succession, Watchmen, Ozark and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel headed into the night with the most nominations, while Netflix outpaced competitors with a record total of 160 nominations. Below, see all the winners at the 2020 Emmys. Read More: Limited Series Are Now the Best Thing on TV—and 7 More Takeaways From the 2020 Emmy Nominations Drama Series Better Call Saul The Crown The Handmaid’s Tale Killing Eve The Mandalorian Ozark Stranger Things Succession Comedy Series Curb Your Enthusiasm Dead to Me The Good Place Insecure The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs.