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BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government on Friday denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a violation of international law and dismissed complaints of abuses against mostly Muslim minorities in the northwestern region as lies. President Joe Biden signed the measure Thursday amid mounting tension including appeals by activists for a boycott of February’s Winter Olympics in B...

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government on Friday denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a violation of international law and dismissed complaints of abuses against mostly Muslim minorities in the northwestern region as lies. President Joe Biden signed the measure Thursday amid mounting tension including appeals by activists for a boycott of February’s Winter Olympics in B...

EAST LANSING, Michigan — Bolivia adopted a new approach to environmental law in 2012, part of a movement called Rights of Nature. This move surprised several countries, considering its status as the poorest country in South America. About 39% of its nearly 11 million citizens live in poverty. Environmentalists support this law, but economists fear the possibility of it making life more challe...

Amy Dickinson writes the syndicated Ask Amy column. Dear Amy: This little thing has nagged me for many years. My son has had two marriages… both of his wives have never felt comfortable calling me “Dad,” or by my first name. Instead, they have called me “Grampa” in text messages, and even when we’re together. Or, when the grandkids are not around, my daughter-in-law might say, “Oh, what your ...

A Bigfork resident asked the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, wanting them to call his mortgage company to let them know he would be one day late. He was advised this was not something deputies could help him with. A Kalispell man allegedly beat the windows of a snow plow truck and swore at the driver because the truck beeped when backing up. The man wanted the plow to stop “scraping the sch...

News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Hopside Brewery co-owner Selina Weiland pours a craft beer on Wednesday. The Michigan legislature may lower the age of people who can sell and serve alcohol from 18 years old to 17 years old. If approved by the senate, and signed by the governor, the new law could help businesses hire more employees. ALPENA – A proposed law in Michigan could lower the age of peo...

Workers at gLeaf Medical tend to plants in a grow room at the Richmond medical marijuana dispensary. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) Most states in the U.S. are in violation of a major federal drug statute. The 1971 Controlled Substances Act lists marijuana in the most dangerous category defined in the law, on par with cocaine and heroin because of its supposed potential for abuse and lack of m...

Dear Carolyn: My husband and I live on the opposite coast from our son’s family, but we make a considerable effort to see them and be part of the grandchildren’s lives. They live in the same town as the other grandparents. Our daughter-in-law posts regularly on social media and often raves about how great her parents are as both parents and grandparents. (And they are great.) Daughter-in-law ...

My son has had two marriages … both of his wives have never felt comfortable calling me “Dad,” or by my first name. Instead, they have called me “Grampa” in text messages, and even when we're together. Or, when the grandkids are not around, my daughter-in-law might say, “Oh, what your Dad said was funny” — never using my name! What happened today was the last straw: In a group text message wi...

ROSEN, A LEADING INVESTOR RIGHTS LAW FIRM, Encourages Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investors with Losses to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action - RETA  KPVI News 6