SC lawmakers propose pause on state’s gas tax
Two SC lawmakers are proposing bills to suspend the state’s gas tax as fuel prices surge during the ongoing Iran conflict.
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Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan, issues counterproposal as strikes land across the Mideast
Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.
Trump administration offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, a person briefed on the contours of the proposal said late Tuesday, even as the U.S. military prepared to send at least 1,000 more troops to supplement some 50,000 troops already in the Mideast.
US stocks give back some of the rally sparked by Trump’s talk of negotiations with Iran
With airstrikes still battering Iran and missiles still targeting sites across the Middle East, some of the optimism that sent stocks rallying the day before drained out of Wall Street on Tuesday.
Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace
Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.
Gas nears $4, highest since August 2022
Regular gas now averages $3.96 a gallon, according to AAA.
ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump’s direction, while long wait times at airports persist
Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel nationwide.
US won’t strike Iran’s power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait
President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Monday that the U.S. would hold off on threatened strikes against Iranian power plants for five days.
Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war
With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide on Thursday.
US says it destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels as Iran threatens to block Gulf oil exports
The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.
