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Jaime Geary

I’m a Boise-born writer who loves composing anything from horror screenplays to investigative news pieces. I’ve been writing movies and news stories ever since I made my first short films and news packages in 6th grade. I’m now in my junior year at Boise State University, pursuing a double major in Humanities & Cultural Studies and Film & Television Arts.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waves after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., on March 8.

Gingrich 2012 Campaign Still Owes $4.7 Million

Topping the list of the former GOP presidential candidate's creditors is an air charter company called Moby Dick Airways. The second biggest creditor? Newt Gingrich himself.

Boom: Amazing Soccer Goal Comes On Game's First Play

The ball soared through the night air and over the head of the goalie, who had been caught out near the top of the penalty area.

The NSA used a program codenamed Dishfire to collect text messages worldwide that were then used to extract location and financial data, according to <em>The Guardian</em>. Here, women use their cellphones in Los Angeles earlier this month.

NSA Reportedly Collected Millions Of Phone Texts Every Day

A presentation slide cited by The Guardian is subtitled "SMS Text Messages: A Goldmine to Exploit." The top secret Dishfire text-collection program was reportedly both global and arbitrary.

Pay up, or the bird gets it. (A hoatzin perches on a branch in Yasuni National Park.)

'Give Me The Money Or I'll Shoot The Trees'

A pristine rainforest in Ecuador sits on top of the equivalent of millions of barrels of oil. Ecuador has offered a deal to the rich countries of the world: Pay us billions of dollars, and we'll leave the rainforest untouched.

Norwegian Swimming Star Dies In Arizona

Alexander Dale Oen, 26, was training at high altitude in Flagstaff. He suffered an apparent heart attack on Monday and died. He would have been a top contender for gold in this summer's Olympic Games.

A hill covered in sagebursh in the foreground. At the top of the hill stands about a dozen pine trees, and behind those flames and smoke engulf the sky. A preparedness level 5 sticker is placed in the right top corner of the photo.

‘All Hands On Deck’: National Fire Preparedness Level Reaches Highest, Most Critical Tier

Severe wildfires across the West have prompted the nation’s top fire agency to increase its preparedness level to the highest and most critical stage — the earliest the agency has done so in a decade.

America 250: Short Histories of Boise - The Alaska Building

Each Monday on Idaho Matters, we’ll bring you a snapshot of a small corner of our Capital City and its unique past and today we head to the Alaska Building!

Airport employees, Uber and Lyft drivers, and other workers protest for a $15 minimum wage at Los Angeles International Airport in October. Increases in minimum wages contributed to bigger pay gains for lower-income workers.

Minimum Wage Hikes Fuel Higher Pay Growth For Those At The Bottom

Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market. But increases in minimum wages also contributed to the gains.

Trump sidestepped some questions in town hall with Latino voters

Former President Donald Trump faced some tough questioning from Latino voters Wednesday night. He largely sidestepped those questions in his answers and instead stuck to his broader campaign themes.

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