Why it's so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices
Source: NPR Topics: News · Bias: Center
Summary
From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices are still rising.
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