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Malaysia tumbles down global property rights index
The latest International Property Rights Index shows a steep decline in Malaysia’s physical property rights protection. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has dropped 11 spots down the 2025 International Property Rights Index (IPRI) to 41st...
States jostle over $50 billion health fund as Medicaid cuts trigger scramble
Washington — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea. Rather, states should submit applications that "rebuild...
Ep. 776: Sea Otters, Skunks, and Brain Matter | MeatEater Radio Live!
00:00:04 Speaker 1: Smell us now, lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia. 00:00:09 Speaker 2: Podcast. 00:00:26 Speaker 3: Hey, everybody, welcome to Media to Radio Live. It's eleven am here at Meat Eater HQ and Bozeman, Montana. That's nine a m. On...
A guide to the 2025 Missoula ballot
Stay up-to-date on the latest breaking news. Get MTFP's in-depth, independent reporting sent directly to your inbox. Missoula voters will weigh in on the upcoming municipal election that includes a race for mayor and seven city council seats, as...
Deer, winter, and wolves
Marshall Helmberger ELY— University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Tom Gable, on Tuesday, waded deeply into northern Minnesota’s hottest wildlife management debate— the connection between wolves and the recent struggles of the region’s white-tailed...
HBS Professor Kent Bowen Remembered for Academic Achievements, Commitment to Family and Faith
When MIT Sloan School of Management professor Zeynep Ton was a first-year professor at HBS, she was eager to go over her teaching plans with Harvard Business School Professor H. Kent Bowen. Bowen, the course head of HBS’ Technology and Operations...
U.S. Senators Propose "MIND Act" to Study and Recommend National Standards for Protecting Consumers' Neural Data
Several weeks ago, U.S. Senators Cantwell (D-WA), Schumer (D-NY), and Markey (D-MA) announced plans to introduce the Management of Individuals' Neural Data Act of 2025 (the "MIND Act" or "Act") which would direct the Federal Trade Commission...
No Kings Day protests: Should people worry about violence?
Hundreds of thousands of No Kings Day demonstrators are expected to take to the streets for what some believe will be the largest day of protest in modern U.S. history. Will historians remember it as peaceful or could violence make the day even...
Chris Judd: Surprise District 6 — October newsletter
By Chris Judd | Surprise city councilmember There’s a lot to look forward to in Surprise this October! Whether you’re enjoying local gatherings, family-friendly events like the Desert Fall Festival and Surprise Festa Grande, or evenings out with...
Earle Greenberg: Surprise District 2 — October newsletter
By Earle Greenberg | Surprise city councilmember Our City has put together a lot of exciting events to kick off the start of the holiday season. This month we have something happening almost every weekend that any family member can enjoy. Please...
Barry Beach recounts his road to freedom as probation nears ends
Barry Beach, the man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he says he didn’t commit, will soon finish the commuted probationary sentence issued by a former Montana governor who once argued for his lifetime imprisonment. Speaking last week at a...
Why You Should Leave The City This Week As Aurora, Meteors And Comets Peak
The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight on Tuesday, Oct. 21, through Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, just as Comet Lemmon gets closest to Earth on its journey through the inner solar system. getty Light pollution is a scourge and, this...
Former GM vice chair and lawyer dies at 83
Former General Motors Vice Chairman Harry J. Pearce, best known for successfully proving in 1993 that “Dateline NBC” falsified a crash test to ignite a massive fuel-tank fire in a GM pickup truck, died on Oct. 14. He was 83. GM CEO Mary Barra, who...
Iowa Ranks Among the Top States That Love Halloween the Most
Iowa is proving it’s one of the top states in the country when it comes to Halloween spirit. According to a new nationwide survey by Talker Research, Iowans scored an impressive 4.1 out of 5 when asked how much they love the spooky season —...
Walmart Looks to Tighten Its Grip On Beef Supply Chain
This story was originally published on Investigate Midwest. To Mike Schultz, Kansas ranchers are stuck in velvet handcuffs. Walmart, the nation’s largest grocery retailer and private employer, recently expanded into the U.S. beef industry with its...
A carnival of animals comes through Bozeman via music
Composer Stephanie Boyd modeled her new work Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals after a nearly 100 year old French work titled Carnival of the Animals. The 13 animals in the new piece include a broad range of creatures , some that have gone...
Senator Daines Says Solution is There to End Shutdown
Senator Steve Daines says the best thing to do to make sure furloughed government workers receive their pay and avoid layoffs is to end the shutdown of the federal government. I asked Daines yesterday what he would like to say to federal workers,...
Big Sky Resort, Spanish Peaks approved to make snow with ‘highly treated’ wastewater
Program will discharge up to 44 million gallons per year of recycled effluent, enhance base layer on ski slopes EBS STAFF On the heels of a similar 2021 approval for the Yellowstone Club, Big Sky Resort is the first public Montana ski area...
Qunnect announces Air Force contract for quantum networking over conventional fiber
WASHINGTON — New York City-based startup Qunnect has won an award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to refine its quantum networking technology, the company announced today. Awarded in May for an undisclosed amount, the 18-month...
Four Democratic Socialists on Missoula ballot as political movement aims to expand in Montan
MISSOULA — With growing membership rolls, Missoula’s Democratic Socialists of America chapter is fielding four city council candidates on the November ballot, with its leaders hoping to harness frustration over housing costs, low wages and the...