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Gas prices at record high for any Labor Day, as diesel hits all-time record

The average price of regular gas was $4.15 a gallon on Labor Day, well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, and diesel was at a new all-time record of $5.90.

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Gas prices at record high for any Labor Day, as diesel hits all-time record
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