U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday.The May figure was 84% higher than a year earlier. Airlines spent $6.47 billion on fuel in April, the Bureau of Transportation Statistic...
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U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday.The May figure was 84% higher than a year earlier. Airlines spent $6.47 billion on fuel in April, the Bureau of Transportation Statistic...
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Robert Gulley, 59, of Pecan Grove attended shows off the trophy he won by eating 10 hot dogs the fastest during Foley’s Freedom Fest 250. The event included music, fireworks, car show and libations on Friday.
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