Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues
Gas prices in the U.S. have hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, averaging $4.14 per gallon
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Sep 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 27m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 2h 54m
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Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Labor Day weekend gas prices hit record high(opens original report in a new tab)Labor Day weekend gas prices have never been higher, and Californians are feeling the sticker shock more than most in the U.S., as prices regularly top $6 per gallon. Mark Strassmann is in Los Angeles with the latest. — CBS News
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CurrentWire ranked this story 79.1 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 31.6 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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