Whitefish speech and debate kicks off season with second place finish

The Whitefish speech and debate team kicked off the season last weekend in Missoula, nabbing a solid second place finish.

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Betty Vanderkin

1941 – 2025

Betty Rose Vanderkin (née Coles), 84, passed away on July 20, 2025, in Beaverton, Oregon. Born in 1941 in Olympia, she lived a life defined by faith, compassion, humor and a love for family and community.

Boundary County hosts its second annual Winter Craft Fair

Guest opinion: Thank you for Whitefish Woody Weekend XIV

Thank you, Flathead Valley, for helping to make Whitefish Woody Weekend XIV a huge success.

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo

MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo

MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo

MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo

MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.

Venezuela sanctions set off fight for 'plundered' oil cargo

MIAMI (AP) — For two months, the Malta-flagged oil tanker Alkimos has been quietly floating off the Gulf Coast of Texas, undisturbed by the high-stakes legal fight playing out in a federal courtroom as a result of American sanctions on Venezuela.

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FRUITS OF LABOR - PALM OIL — Chart. Global demand for palm oil, which is found in half the items on supermarket shelves and in most cosmetic products, has skyrocketed over the past few decades. An AP investigation into the invisible workforce of millions of laborers toiling in the palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia found many of them suffering from various forms of exploitation. This digital embed shows the fast rising production of palm oil. This chart is current as of Sept. 24, 2020 and will not be updated. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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AP POLL-RACIAL INJUSTICE-PROTESTS-DEADLY FORCE BY RACE — Chart. This AP-NORC poll chart shows the share of Black and white Americans who say police are more likely to use deadly force against a black person than a white person. This chart is current as of Sept. 23, 2020 and will not update. Source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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VIRUS-OUTBREAK-RESTAURANTS-SALES — Chart. The National Restaurant Association says nearly 100,000 U.S. restaurants have shut their doors since the pandemic began. Monthly U.S. restaurant sales hit their lowest point in April, when they plunged to $30 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That was less than half the amount restaurants made a year earlier. Chart shows sales with food services and bars since 2006. This chart is current as of Sept. 29, 2020 and will not update. Source: U.S. Census Bureau; National Restaurant Association

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BRAZIL-PANTANAL WILDFIRES — Map. Preliminary figures from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, based on satellite images, indicate that nearly 5,800 square miles (1.5 million hectares) have burned in Brazil's Pantanal region since the start of August. This map is current as of Sept. 29, 2020 and will not be updated. Source: Laboratory for Applications of Environmental Satellites (at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

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EUROPE-MIGRANTS CROSS ATLANTIC - Map. More than 250 people are known to have died or gone missing on the Atlantic route so far this year, according to the International Organization for Migration. Many more are thought to have gone underreported. This digital embed shows maritime routes frequented by migrants headed to the Canary Islands from West African countries. This map is current as of September 1, 2020 and will not be updated. Source: International Organization for Migration.

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US--NET WORTH-WEALTH — Chart. Americans’ household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plunge in March. Yet Fed data shows that the richest one-tenth of Americans owned more than two-thirds of the nation’s wealth. This chart is current as of Sept. 21, 2020 and will be updated. Source: Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System.

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AP POLL-STATE OF THE COUNTRY-COVID ECON — Chart. This AP digital embed shows the results from an AP-NORC poll on the percentage of people in the US who approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy from March to September. This chart is current as of Sept. 16, 2020 and will not update. Source: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.