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u.s news Diabierna 12 augustus 2022

Armed man tries to breach FBI office, is injured in standoff

(AP) — An armed man warned they are preparing for
decked out in body armor an armed revolution. The FBI on Wednesday also
tried to breach a security warned its agents to avoid
screening area at an FBI Federal officials have also protesters and ensure their
field office Thursday, then been tracking an array of oth- security key cards are “not
fled and was injured in an er concerning chatter on Gab visible outside FBI space,”
exchange of gunfire in an and other platforms threat- citing an increase in social
hourslong standoff with ening violence against federal media threats to bureau per-
law enforcement that per- agents. FBI Director Chris- sonnel and facilities. It also
sisted into late afternoon, topher Wray denounced the warned agents to be aware of
authorities said. threats as he visited another their surroundings and po-
FBI office in Nebraska on tential protesters.
The confrontation that began Wednesday.
at the FBI’s Cincinnati office The warning did not spe-
came as officials warned of “Violence against law en- cifically mention this week’s
an increase in threats against The suspect left the inter- helicopter flew over the area. forcement is not the answer, search of Mar-a-Lago but at-
federal agents in the days fol- state north of Cincinnati and no matter who you’re upset tributed the online threats to
lowing a search of former abandoned his car on rural Officials in Ohio have locked with,” Wray said Wednesday “recent media reporting on
President Donald Trump’s roads, where he exchanged down a mile radius near the in Omaha. FBI investigative activity.”
Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. gunfire with police. The man interstate and urged residents
has “unknown injuries,” but and business owners to lock
Federal officials said the man no one else was hurt, the pa- doors and stay inside. The
“attempted to breach” the trol said. interstate has been reopened.
visitor’s screening area at
the FBI office and fled when The standoff remained in There have been growing
agents confronted him. Af- progress as of midafternoon threats in recent days against
ter fleeing onto Interstate 71, Thursday near roads bor- FBI agents and offices across
he was spotted by a trooper dered by woods and farm the country since federal
and fired shots as the trooper fields just off I-71 and about agents executed a search war-
pursued him, said Lt. Nathan 45 miles (72 kilometers) rant at Mar-a-Lago. On Gab,
Dennis, a Ohio State High- northeast of Cincinnati. State a social media site popu-
way Patrol spokesperson. highway workers blocked off lar with white supremacists
roads leading to the scene as a and antisemites, users have

Gas prices dip just below $4 for the first time in 5 months

(AP) - Gasoline prices growth around the world. in November. ting up any time soon.” since early March. Prices
dipped to just under the U.S. benchmark crude oil topped out at $5.02 a gal-
$4 mark for the first time has recently dipped close to Republicans blame President Biden has also sparred with lon on June 14, according to
in more than five months $90 a barrel from over $120 a Joe Biden for the high gaso- oil companies, accusing them AAA. They declined slowly
— good news for consum- barrel in June. line prices, seizing on his de- of not producing as much oil the rest of June, then began
ers who are struggling cisions to cancel a permit for and gasoline as they could dropping more rapidly.
with high prices for many High prices also may be caus- a major pipeline and suspend while posting huge profits.
other essentials. ing U.S. motorists to drive new oil and gas leases on fed- “Exxon made more money Motorists in California and
less. Gasoline demand in eral lands. than God this year,” he said Hawaii are still paying above
AAA said the national aver- early August was down 3.3% in June. $5, and other states in the
age for a gallon of regular was from the same week last year Biden said over the weekend West are paying close to that.
$3.99 on Thursday. after tracking more closely to that a family with two cars is Exxon said it has increased The cheapest gas is in Texas
2021 numbers earlier in the saving $100 a month because oil production. The CEO of and several other states in the
Prices have dropped 15 cents summer. prices have dropped from Chevron said Biden was try- South and Midwest.
in the past week and 68 cents their peak in mid-June. ing to vilify his industry.
in the last month, according Prices at the pump are likely A year ago, the nationwide
to the auto club. to be a major issue heading “That’s breathing room,” he The nationwide average for average price was around
into the mid-term elections tweeted. “And we’re not let- gas hasn’t been under $4 $3.20 a gallon.
The shopping app GasBuddy
reported that the national
average was already down to
$3.98 on Wednesday.

Falling prices for gas, airline
tickets and clothes are giving
consumers a bit of relief, al-
though inflation is still close
to a four-decade high.

Oil prices began rising in
mid-2020 as economies re-
covered from the initial
shock of the pandemic. They
rose again when the U.S. and
allies announced sanctions
against Russian oil over Rus-
sia’s war against Ukraine.
Recently, however, oil prices
have dropped on concern
about slowing economic