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At gas stations around Boston, prices at the pumps have been climbing about 10 cents a day since Friday, leaving motorists like Kate Meyer concerned.
The national average for regular is about $3.54, according to AAA.
Gas is going for over $5 in California.
But gas prices are likely to shift rapidly following crude oil prices, which whipsawed yesterday from nearly $120 a barrel to end the day down at around $90.
President Trump posted on social media that a short-term hike in oil prices is a, quote, very small price to pay for USA and world safety and peace.
Authorities say the shooter was 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national and former Brown student who would have spent a lot of time in the building where the shooting took place.
His last known address was in Florida.
Officials say he also attended the same school in Portugal as the slain MIT physics professor.
Police say their case cracked open after a tip led them to a car linked to the suspect.
That brought them to a car rental company that had images of him and paperwork with the suspect's real name.
Authorities say they're still investigating motive.
Tovia Smith, NPR News, Boston.
We got him, the FBI said, and as Providence Mayor Brett Smiley put it, our Providence neighbors can breathe a little easier.
Authorities say the shooter was 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national and former Brown student who would have spent a lot of time in the building where the shooting took place.
His last known address was in Florida.
Officials say he also attended the same school in Portugal as the slain MIT physics professor.
Police say their case cracked open after a tip led them to a car linked to the suspect.
That brought them to a car rental company that had images of him and paperwork with the suspect's real name.
Authorities say they're still investigating motive.