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04/29/2020

COVID Sinks Gas Prices

This photo shows the price for a gallon of unleaded 87 octane gasoline in west Wichita, Kansas. With COVID-19 driving people indoors and lockdowns shutting down businesses, fuel prices plummeted as a result of both reduced demand and an international oil glut.
04/29/2020

A Convenience Store to Go

Reduced-contact service hits the gas stations like this Quik Trip in west Wichita, Kansas, whose storefront conveys yet another manifestation of the "new normal." Aaron Peterka, Northeastern University