

Marshals is asking anyone with information to contact the agency at (804) 545-8501. Shaw was sentenced to 194 months for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute a measurable quantity of heroin. Willis was serving a 216-month sentence for possessing and concealing a stolen firearm, as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was also sentenced for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to the bureau. Graham was serving 120 months for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more and 28 grams or more of cocaine base. When it comes to going to a club or bar after work, "you've got to think about gas now, you got to decide, is it really worth it to go out there or not?" Theus said.Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons said four inmates escaped from a facility in Hopewell, Va.īranch was serving 160 months for possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute as well as felony possession of a firearm. Gas prices in California are the highest in the U.S., reaching close to $7 per gallon in some parts of the state. Leo Theus, a graphic designer from the San Francisco Bay Area city of Hayward, has to be "strategic" in budgeting gas as he heads to meet clients - he might not fill the tank all the way. Sarah Gilbert, acting vice president for news programming and operations. Stacey Foxwell, vice president of operations.


Christopher Turpin, Acting Senior Vice President, News, and Editorial Director. Howard Wollner, president of the NPR Foundation. "We will now pay attention to train tickets and use our car only for short rides." Haaga, Jr., chair of the board of directors. "My husband and I are really worried about the holidays because we used to drive our car really often while visiting our family in southern France," she said. Isabelle Bruno, a teacher in the Paris suburbs, now takes the bus to the train station instead of making the 10-minute drive. But OPEC+, which includes Russia, has been failing to meet its production targets.įor many, spending on things like nights out and, in Europe, the near-religious devotion to extended late summer vacations, are on the cutting table. Europe will have to get its supply from somewhere else, such as Middle Eastern exporters. Meanwhile, India and China are buying more Russian oil. Analysts say some Russian oil is almost certain to be lost to markets because the European Union, Russia's biggest and closest customer, has vowed to end most purchases from Moscow within six months. Is there any relief in sight? A lot depends on how the war in Ukraine affects global oil markets. "People are filling up just as much as before - they're grumbling but they're accepting it," group spokesman Herbert Rabl said. In fact, people are pumping just as much gas as they did before the pandemic, according to Germany's gas station association. But the program only lasts for three months and is of little use to people in the countryside if there's no train station nearby. Germany also has introduced a discounted 9-euro monthly ticket for public transportation, which led to crowded stations and trains on a recent holiday weekend.
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In Germany, the government cut taxes by 35 euro cents a liter on gasoline and 17 cents on diesel, but prices soon began to rise again.Ī passenger jeepney driver refuels his vehicle at a gasoline station in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday, June 20, 2022.
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Several countries have fuel price caps, including Hungary, where the discount doesn't apply to foreign license plates. and other countries also have released oil from their strategic reserves, which helps but isn't decisive. President Joe Biden has pushed for Saudi Arabia to pump more oil to help bring down gas prices, deciding to travel to the kingdom next month after the Saudi-led OPEC+ alliance decided to boost production. "But if I have a kid and I have to take him to camp? I have to do it by cutting out an extra pizza," she said. Letizia Cecinelli, filling her car at a Rome gas station, said she was biking and trying to reduce car trips "where possible." Others are doing what they can to cut back. "I practice eco-driving, meaning driving slower and avoiding sudden braking," he said. Americans have less access to public transport, and even Europe's transit networks don't reach everyone, particularly those in the countryside.Ĭharles Dupont, manager of a clothing store in Essonne region south of Paris, simply has to use his car to commute to work. People in poorer countries quickly feel the stress from higher energy prices, but Europeans and Americans also are being squeezed. So he's putting pressure on oil companies Politics Biden is under pressure on gas prices.
