solve her own problems with spending cuts, tax hikes, and other budgetary modifications.

In a gesture of goodwill to Moscow, the government of Kyrgyzstan decided to name a 14,587-foot mountain, located in the Tian-Shan range in northern Kyrgyzstan, the Putin Mountain in honor of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The announcement was made by Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev, “who signed the bill to rename the peak,” according to the Telegraph.

The second half of the 20th century was defined by the military and ideological rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. While Russia still maintains a Cold War posture, bearing little difference to its Soviet predecessor, a new Cold War is quickly brewing on the horizon as a new superpower emerges in the East — the People’sThe nation's longest active bowl run was snapped Wednesday when 10th-ranked Boise State blasted the 20th-ranked Utah Utes, 26-3 in the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas.

"In order to win a football game like this we had to be opportunistic," said Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. "We had to make plays and we were unable to do that."

Utah entered the game with nine consecutive bowl victories, a streak that matched the second-longest string of success in NCAA history.

"It's disappointing, not just for me but for everyone who has been in this program the last 11 years," said senior center Zane Taylor. "It's not the way you want to end your career. It's not the way you want to leave the program. It's hard and it hurts. It hurts bad."

The Utes (10-3)