Netflix–Warner Bros. merger is bad for consumers

America’s entertainment industry has long thrived on competition, innovation, and creative freedom. From independent filmmakers to major studios, the success of this sector has depended on a marketplace where ideas compete on merit and consumers benefit from choice.

Netflix, Warner Bros. merger bad for Montanans

America’s entertainment industry has long thrived on competition, innovation, and creative freedom. From independent filmmakers to major studios, the success of this sector has depended on a marketplace where ideas compete on merit and consumers benefit from choice.

40 Under 40: Mariah Williams

If she could give her younger self one piece of advice, it would be that you can do hard things — and it’s OK to change direction.

40 Under 40: Mariah Williams

If she could give her younger self one piece of advice, it would be that you can do hard things — and it’s OK to change direction.

Telehealth services are closing the rural healthcare access gap

Telehealth services are reaching rural patients who face documented provider shortages. The modality closes gaps in primary, mental, and specialty care.

Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus

LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, washes his hands more often and hopes for the best. A parcel delivery driver in Britain worries about getting sick from the people who sign for their packages.

Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus

LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, washes his hands more often and hopes for the best. A parcel delivery driver in Britain worries about getting sick from the people who sign for their packages.

With spy series 'Tehran,' Israelis reach out to an enemy

NEW YORK (AP) — Things are not as they seem in the new Apple TV+ series “Tehran” — as it should be in a spy thriller.

With spy series 'Tehran,' Israelis reach out to an enemy

NEW YORK (AP) — Things are not as they seem in the new Apple TV+ series “Tehran” — as it should be in a spy thriller.

With spy series 'Tehran,' Israelis reach out to an enemy

NEW YORK (AP) — Things are not as they seem in the new Apple TV+ series “Tehran” — as it should be in a spy thriller.

With spy series 'Tehran,' Israelis reach out to an enemy

NEW YORK (AP) — Things are not as they seem in the new Apple TV+ series “Tehran” — as it should be in a spy thriller.

AP Entertainment Digest for Monday, July 27, 2020

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Horizon hosts identity theft workshop

Identity theft declining

MOSES LAKE — With awareness training, identity theft declined by about 2 million cases over the past four years, said Winnie Hillock, Horizon Credit Union’s director of education.

Daines touts tax cuts during Kalispell visit

A custom-printed sign and line of local dignitaries greeted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., when he walked into Kalispell’s Best Buy store Tuesday morning.

Town marks centenary of Twain's death

HANNIBAL, Mo. - When Ron Powers was growing up in Hannibal in the 1940s and '50s, he would walk to the town's historic district with a friend and marvel at the variety of license plates on visitors' cars.

Report: Medicaid expansion bolsters state’s behavioral health system

A new report from the Montana Healthcare Foundation underscores the important role Medicaid expansion plays in helping improve the state’s behavioral health system, including increasing its capacity to prevent and treat certain mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

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The Latest: Clyburn calls on Trump for national virus plan

WASHINGTON — A top Democrat lawmaker is calling on the Trump administration to release a comprehensive plan to combat the coronavirus, blasting the national response effort as the U.S. death toll recently surpassed 150,000

Get in the holiday mood with Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton

Here’s a collection of 2020 holiday albums reviewed by The Associated Press.