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Gas Prices Hit $4 Amid Growing Debt and Military Budget Plans
4/8/2026
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- Gasoline prices reach $4 per gallon and Americans hold credit card debt of $1.28 trillion.
- U.S. President Donald Trump plans a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027, a 40% increase.
- Citizens express that democracy and civil liberties are eroding under Trump’s leadership after Trump won the 2024 popular vote.
- South Australia reports 16-year-old surfer Oliver Tokic-Bensley survived a shark bite near Middleton and reached shore with minor injuries.
