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Refinery woes push up Midwest gas prices

You think gas prices are high in New England?

The Midwest is getting pounded by big jumps in gasoline prices — so big that they have pulled the collective U.S. average back above $3 even though prices elsewhere are lower and often still falling, according to the Associated Press.

Statewide averages in the Midwest zipped 5 cents to 7 cents a gallon overnight, travel organization AAA reported Thursday. Prices usually move less than 1 cent.

Problems at refineries in and near the Midwest have tightened supplies enough to drive up wholesale prices, which kicks up prices at the pump.

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