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GameStop Shares Rise After $1.4 Billion Debt Exchange

GameStop shares rose after the video-game retailer revised the terms of a convertible-note exchange that will eliminate about $1.4 billion of long-term debt while using relatively little of the company’s cash. Under the amended agreement, noteholders will receive roughly 55.5 million shares of GameStop Class A common stock and about $358.4 million in cash. The original terms called for the exchange to be settled entirely in stock. The revised structure reduces GameStop’s debt burden but will also increase the number […]

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National

New Rule Would End Tax Breaks for Private Schools That Discriminate

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations that would end federal tax-exempt status for private schools that engage in racial discrimination, an action officials said delivers on President Trump's executive orders aimed at ending discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity. "Under President Trump, this Administration is standing up for America's students by ensuring racial discrimination has no place in American education," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. "Schools rebranding race-based preferences as equitable, inclusive, or […]

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Montana

Bobcats Picked Second in Big Sky Women’s Golf Preseason Poll

Montana State was picked to finish second in the Big Sky Conference women’s golf preseason coaches’ poll, giving the Bobcats one of the league’s highest expectations heading into the 2026-27 season. The Bobcats received 88 points and two first-place votes from the conference’s 11 head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own teams. Northern Arizona took the top spot with 97 points and eight first-place votes, while Northern Colorado was third with 84 points and one first-place […]

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O’Leary: Tariff Chaos Makes This ‘Never Been a Better Time’ to Invest in Canada

When two of the world's biggest trading partners start throwing around 50% tariffs, most investors see trouble. "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary sees a sale. The Canadian businessman said the escalating U.S.-Canada trade fight could be creating an unusually attractive entry point for investors willing to look past the political noise. Speaking on Fox Business on Aug. 31, O'Leary argued there has "never been a better time to invest in Canada" despite the chaos surrounding the tariff dispute. His thesis […]

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Montana

Bozeman-Based Snowflake Delivers One of Its Strongest Quarters

Snowflake, the cloud-data company based in Bozeman delivered one of its strongest quarters in recent years, sending shares sharply higher as investors responded to accelerating growth and stronger demand for its artificial-intelligence products. Shares of Snowflake jumped about 17% after the company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue of $1.55 billion, up 35% from a year earlier. Product revenue, the closely watched measure of customer usage, rose 37% to $1.49 billion. The results strengthened the case that AI is becoming a meaningful […]

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Illegal Alien Charged in $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged Erekle Gugava, a 33-year-old Georgian national who authorities say is in the U.S. illegally, with conspiracy to launder money in connection with what the Justice Department describes as the largest health care fraud case it has ever prosecuted. Gugava allegedly served as a money launderer for a transnational criminal organization operating from Russia and elsewhere that prosecutors say targeted Medicare and other health insurers through a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme uncovered as part of Operation Gold Rush. […]

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Regional

South Dakota State Fair Foundation Launches “Every Stall Counts” Fundraising Campaign

The South Dakota State Fair Foundation has launched the "Every Stall Counts" fundraising campaign to purchase 350 new portable horse stalls for the state fairgrounds, with a fundraising goal of $500,000. The project builds on the success of the DEX by improving the aging Hippodrome stalls and increasing portable stall capacity for larger national events. Organizers say the new stalls will enhance safety, usability and flexibility for animals, contestants and events. A sample stall will be set up at the […]

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Montana

The Hall of Famers: A trip down memory lane with Kris Nord

Kris Nord spent 42 years as a Grizzly coach. 42 years of service to one team would be a hall of fame worthy career in itself. But when you learn he spent decades coaching two and often three different programs all at once, you realize that level of dedication makes a hall of fame induction a no-brainer. Nord was hired in 1982 as Montana's head women's and assistant men's tennis coach. He became head coach for both programs in 1986 […]

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Schiess Takes Over as Space Force’s Top Uniformed Leader

Gen. Douglas A. Schiess was formally installed Sept. 3 as chief of space operations, becoming the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the U.S. Space Force and the third person to hold the post since the service was created. Schiess succeeded Gen. Chance Saltzman during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., following his Senate confirmation in August. He takes command of a force of more than 15,000 uniformed and civilian personnel at a time when the military is placing increasing […]

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