Billings – Governor Steve Bullock refused to answer questions about infrastructure funding from a constituent at a fundraiser. Mr. Bullock appeared at a democrat political fundraiser at a private golf club in Billings on Thursday. Bullock’s representatives told those present that the Governor would not be answering any questions on infrastructure funding. The 2017 legislative Read More…
Democrat congressional candidate Rob Quist’s venereal disease, drug use, and marriage problems were revealed to the public this week when a national media outlet uncovered documents from a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by Quist. The documents show, among other things, that Quist suffers from depression, has genital herpes, tested positive for tuberculosis, uses recreational drugs, Read More…
Helena – The tumultuous tenure of Jonathan Motl as Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices came to an end Monday with Jeff Mangan taking over. Mr. Motl’s time as Montana’s top political cop was marked by allegations of unethical behavior, partisan chicanery, and numerous lawsuits over his conduct. Mr. Motl was a controversial figure since his Read More…
Failed Democrat Presidential Candidate and United States Senator Bernie Sanders will make 4 stops in Montana to campaign for Democrat congressional candidate Rob Quist. Mr. Sanders will make stops in Missoula, Butte, and Billings on Saturday, May 20th and will be in Bozeman on Sunday. Mr. Sanders, a self-described socialist, was elected to the United Read More…
2:08 AM ET ESPN.com news services Nashville’s Pekka Rinne continues to do his best imitation of Ken Dryden, Bernie Parent, Patrick Roy and Jonathan Quick, goalies who got hot at the most opportune time and carried their teams to a Stanley Cup. Rinne stopped 38 of Anaheim’s 41 shots Tuesday night in a 6-3 victory Read More…
Seven gunmen were killed early Tuesday morning in a United States Army raid on an Al-Qaeda camp in Yemen. US officials said the purpose of the raid was to gather information about the organization, and that the gunmen were killed during an exchange of fire and precision air strikes. Click here to view the full story
1:00 AM ET OTTAWA, Ontario — It was the kind of hit players who have competed with and against Ottawa Senators defenseman Dion Phaneuf have seen countless times before. In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust was driving to the middle of the ice with the puck, and then Read More…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska authorities found one shell casing after a man tried to shoot and kill himself but the bullet passed through his head and took the life of his girlfriend, a prosecutor said Monday. Victor Sibson survived the shooting and was charged with second-degree murder in the April 19 fatal shooting of 22-year-old Read More…
It wasn’t her fault. Nineteen people were killed, and another 50 were injured by what was apparently a terrorist attack Monday evening at Manchester Arena, in England. Concert goers leaving pop star Ariana Grande’s performance were met with the blast from what some reports are saying looked to be a nail bomb. Jay Caruso covered Read More…
Social media accounts that support the Islamic State were very active leading up to the Manchester bombing that killed 19 and injured more than 50 others. According to the Daily Caller, many of these accounts were calling on supporters to “hunt your prey” in the hours leading up to the attack. The accounts provided information Read More…
The Trump administration budget proposal to be released Tuesday will have the deepest cuts to government programs in a generation, according to The Hill. “A New Foundation for American Greatness” sets out a 10-year plan to balance the budget by a mix of cuts to poverty programs – including the foodstamp program, known as the Supplemental Read More…
posted at 10:41 pm on May 22, 2017 by John Sexton It’s beginning to look like people have had enough of the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela. Protesters burned the childhood home of deceased socialist leader Hugo Chavez. From the Associated Press: Demonstrators lit the house in the city of Barinas where Chavez spent his early Read More…
(THE CONVERSATION) The first stop on Donald Trump’s first trip as U.S. president was to Saudi Arabia. That was no accident. His decision was surely based on the fact that the alliance between Saudi Arabia and the United States is one of the foundations of American foreign policy in the Middle East. The Saudi’s extravagant Read More…
(THE CONVERSATION) From 2014 to 2015, the United States experienced its largest annual increase in firearm deaths over the past 35 years, a 7.8 percent upturn in a single year. In 45 of the 50 states the rate of overall deaths from firearms increased and the firearm homicide rate rose in every state except West Read More…
(THE CONVERSATION) Editor’s note: The Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, starts Friday, May 27, 2017. Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, answers six questions about the significance of this religious observance. Why is Ramadan called Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month of Read More…
A vaccine can provide the recipient with immunity to one or two of these viruses at a time. But there’s another way to tackle these diseases: by going after the insects. Targeting the mosquito population as a whole or their ability to transmit disease takes aim at all these viruses at the same time. As Read More…
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo | TOKYO Raytheon Co and Lockheed Martin Corp are working with Japanese partners on rival projects to develop new radars that will enhance Japan’s shield against any North Korean missile strike, government and defense industry sources in Tokyo told Reuters. As nuclear-armed Pyongyang builds ever more advanced missiles with Read More…
RALEIGH, N.C., May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Trilliant and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) have formed a strategic partnership to support TNB’s nationwide plan for smart meter deployment, along with a joint go-to market strategy to drive innovation and deliver transformative smart communications solutions to utilities across Asia Pacific and other select regions. This approach, steered by Read More…
NEW YORK, May 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Highlights · Acrylic fibre, commonly used for manufacturing apparels, outdoor furniture, boat covers, awnings, carpets etc., is a synthetic fibre manufactured in various forms including acrylic staple, tow, and filament. · Major demand for acrylic fibre is expected to come from Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and Read More…
Everyone knows by now that companies can — and do — manipulate their per-share earnings to meet Wall Street expectations. But I’ve always worked on the assumption that corporate revenues were pure numbers — without much manipulation going on there. Well, it turns out that I was wrong. In the current issue of Accounting Horizons, Read More…