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Flint sells populist view during GOP debate, Olszewski says federal government the issue

BOZEMAN — For an hour-and-a-half during a Tuesday night Republican primary debate, Aaron Flint, a former talk show radio host running for the state’s Western Congressional district, sounded like he was back on the air. Flint debated Dr. Al Olszewski, the only other Republican running for the

Debate divide: Aaron Flint attacks 'Dr. Al' as undermining Trump on Iran War in debate

Radio host Aaron Flint attacked orthopedic surgeon Al Olszewski for undermining President Donald Trump’s war goals in Iran during a GOP primary debate for Montana’s 1st Congressional District at Calvary Church in Bozeman on Tuesday evening. Iran and the Affordable Care Act were rare subjects where Flint positioned

India strangles final Maoist bastion as mining looms

India strangles final Maoist bastion as mining looms

The Maoist rebellion that once held sway over nearly a third of India is being bulldozed into submission in its final forest fortress. Thick clouds of red dust billow skyward as earthmovers cut roads through the Abujhmad hills of India's central Chhattisgarh state, the last holdout of a

Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike

Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike

One hundred and ten Turkish coal miners who had marched 200 kilometres (125 miles) to stage a hunger strike for their unpaid wages were arrested on Tuesday morning, their union said. After a nine-day march to Ankara from the neighbouring province of Ekisehir, the miners arrived on Monday for

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions

1914 Ludlow Massacre took lives of 25 miners and family members during bitter strike for fair wages and conditions

(LOWELL, MASS.) On a spring morning in 1914, miners in Ludlow, Colorado, were celebrating Greek Easter when the Colorado National Guard and a private security agency opened fire on their camp with a machine-gun-equipped armored car called the Death Special. The miners waged a pitched battle with the

‘Gold Rush’: Tony Beets Targets Parker Schnabel Amid Record-Breaking Season

When the season of Gold Rush began, Tony Beets had a 6,500-ounce goal. It wasn’t long before that number appeared conservative under the current conditions. So much in fact the veteran miner looks within striking distance of Parker Schnabel’s 10,000-ounce aspiration. The race is

Gianforte: Leveraging the support from Trump, other Republicans for Montana mining is key

Critical minerals supply a true 'crisis' in the U.S. or overstated?