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In Russia, effort underway to curb upcoming Navalny protests

Published on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 4:29pm
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Russia have taken elaborate measures to curb protests against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, planned by his supporters for Saturday in more than 60 Russian cities. 

Navalny’s associates in Moscow and other regions have been detained in the lead-up to the rallies. Opposition supporters and independent journalists have been approached by police officers with official warnings against protesting. 

Trump impeachment headed to Senate, triggering trial

Published on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 4:14pm
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the former president’s trial on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. 

School provides ‘blessing bottles’ for those in need

Published on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 4:12pm

Students at Educatio, an alternative school in downtown Livingston, have placed “blessing bottles” — water bottles filled with toiletries, socks, mittens, chapstick and other items — at a station in the alley behind Educatio, located at 129 S. Main St. next to the Pickle Barrel, for those in need to take.

Emily Post, the school’s founder, said Wednesday the kids have been studying sustainable development goals, particularly with regard to health and poverty, and they wanted to do something to help the community.

The public can replenish the bottles if they want, Post said.

Bill advances to ban transgender confirming health care in Montana

Published on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 4:11pm

HELENA (AP) — The Montana House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to advance a bill that would ban gender-confirming health care for transgender minors. 

Proponents of the bill say it would defend trans children from life-altering medical procedures they cannot fully consent to. Opponents say it would harm trans youth.

The bill passed mostly along party lines, with Republican Rep. Mallerie Stromswold, a recent high school graduate, joining all committee Democrats in opposing the measure.

THE LAST VIDEO STORE

Published on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 3:43pm
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Anyone looking to satisfy an itch for nostalgia better hurry into Dillon’s Video before it’s too late. 

Livingston’s only video store, an icon of a bygone era, will be shutting its doors for good Feb. 1.

The video store is another casualty of COVID-19. According to Tim Henson, owner of Dillon’s Video, business dropped off 80% since the pandemic hit last spring. 

“All of the new movies are being released online,” Henson explained. “I just can’t keep putting a band-aid on a wound.”

Cooke City locals clash over ‘plug’

Published on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 3:41pm
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As the Cooke City Chamber of Commerce plays with the idea of opening “the plug,” an 11-mile stretch of highway between Cooke City and Cody, locals are beginning to clash. 

The plug closes each year from November through May. Once it is closed, the only way in or out of the small community of Cooke City is through a remote corner of Yellowstone.

Opening the plug is a contentious topic in Cooke City, with camps on either side of the issue holding firm opinions on the matter. 

Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 32 dead

Published on Thu, 01/21/2021 - 3:36pm
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said in what was the first massive bombing in years, harkening back to darker days of rampant militant attacks. 

Biden revokes pipeline permit

Published on Thu, 01/21/2021 - 3:35pm
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TORONTO (AP) — Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted Wednesday as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office.

The 1,700-mile pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. 

“The Permit is hereby revoked,” Biden’s executive order says. “Leaving the Keystone XL pipeline permit in place would not be consistent with my Administration’s economic and climate imperatives.” 

Montana Republican lawmakers revive vetoed bills, focusing on abortion, guns

Published on Thu, 01/21/2021 - 3:33pm

HELENA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Montana are pushing a series of bills that would limit abortion access and remove gun restrictions, hoping to capitalize on GOP control following the November election. 

Montana has a Republican governor for the first time in 16 years, opening the door to pass into law bills previously vetoed by Democratic governors. 

Republican lawmakers, who increased their majorities in the Senate and House in November, have promised to take advantage of their mandate to advance a conservative agenda.

Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows ‘Help is on the way’

Published on Thu, 01/21/2021 - 3:29pm
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WASHINGTON — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that America’s war on COVID-19 is under new command, promising an anxious nation progress to reduce infections and lift the siege it has endured for nearly a year.

At the same time, he tried to manage expectations in his second day in office, saying despite the best intentions “we’re going to face setbacks.” He brushed off a reporter’s question on whether his goal of 100 million coronavirus shots in 100 days should be more ambitious, a point pressed by some public health experts.