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U.S. Targets Network Moving Millions to Hizballah

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions Thursday on 10 individuals tied to a network that moves hundreds of millions of dollars in cash to Hizballah using couriers on commercial airline flights, and re-designated Hizballah itself under updated counterterrorism authority linking the group directly to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force. The network operates by sending couriers on commercial flights between Lebanon, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iran, moving large quantities of cash […]

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Labrador Appeals Ruling Blocking Idaho’s Abortion Law

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed a notice of appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and an emergency motion seeking a stay of a federal district court ruling that he says improperly overrides Idaho's Defense of Life Act and invents a new constitutional right to abortion. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled last week that parts of Idaho's Defense of Life Act are unconstitutional, finding the law impermissibly bars abortions when a physician determines continuing a pregnancy […]

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Montana National Guard Soldier Awarded Soldier’s Medal for Heroic Rescue

U.S. Army Sgt. Adam M. Lee received the Soldier’s Medal during a ceremony at the Belgrade Armory Aug. 16 for heroic actions that saved the lives of two critically injured hikers in California. Brig. Gen. Trenton J. Gibson, adjutant general of the Montana National Guard, presented the award to Lee, a combat medic specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment. Lee earned the Soldier’s Medal for his actions while volunteering as a life flight paramedic […]

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Bitcoin and Gold Surge After a Bruising Start to August

Bitcoin and gold both staged dramatic reversals this week after weeks of lackluster performance, with the cryptocurrency posting gains of nearly 24% and the precious metal climbing past $4,600 an ounce as bond market turbulence, Washington policy activity and a cascade of forced short liquidations combined to supercharge both assets. Bitcoin had spent most of early August range-bound between $63,000 and $64,500 — roughly a third below its January high near $95,000 — as investors kept their distance from speculative […]

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Sheehy Parachutes Into Yellowstone International Airshow

Sen. Tim Sheehy made a fitting entrance at the Yellowstone International Airshow in Billings on Friday, parachuting onto the grounds at Billings Logan International Airport while carrying a Montana state flag. The former Navy SEAL, FAA-certified commercial pilot and flight instructor arrived during media practice day for the show, joining the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute demonstration team and other performers as crowds gathered ahead of the weekend's main performances. Sheehy's arrival was photographed by the Billings Gazette. The airshow, […]

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Montana

Gianforte’s 56 County Tour Makes Stops Across Western Montana

HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Greg Gianforte traveled across western Montana this week, visiting agricultural producers and manufacturers, opening a new manufacturing facility in Kalispell and recognizing a dozen veterans for their military and community service. The stops were part of Gianforte’s ongoing 56 County Tour, an annual swing through Montana aimed at highlighting local businesses, workers and community organizations. “The 56 County Tour gives me the opportunity to meet with Montanans in every corner of the state,” Gianforte said. “Whether […]

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Montana DOJ Launches PSA to Help Bring Missing Indigenous People Home

The Montana Department of Justice launched a new statewide public service announcement to raise awareness of missing Indigenous persons and encourage the public to help bring them home. The 30-second spot highlights the toll these disappearances take on families and tribal communities and spotlights four Indigenous persons who remain missing in Montana: Ashley Mariah Loring Heavyrunner, a 21-year-old Blackfeet citizen who went missing from Browning in 2017; James Douglas Limberhand, a 32-year-old Northern Cheyenne citizen who went missing from Crow […]

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Tax Shelter Promoter Pleads Guilty in Scheme That Cost IRS $43 Million

WASHINGTON — A Texas tax-shelter promoter pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service through a nationwide scheme that prosecutors say concealed roughly $156 million in income and caused about $43 million in federal tax losses. Larry C. Conner, 69, of Frisco, Texas, admitted promoting and selling an abusive trust arrangement to taxpayers from at least February 2018 through September 2023, according to the Justice Department. Conner marketed the strategy through in-person seminars under the name The Business […]

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North Dakota Joins $15.5M Settlement With Mortgage Servicer Over Force-Placed Insurance

The North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions joined financial regulators from 48 agencies across 47 states in reaching a $15.5 million settlement with NewRez LLC, one of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, over the company’s improper use of force-placed insurance on borrowers who already had active homeowners insurance policies. The settlement, announced Wednesday and coordinated by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, resolves findings from a multistate examination that NewRez had imposed force-placed insurance on more than 4,200 borrowers nationwide […]

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