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Red Scares-era law is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants & noncitizens tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Trump administration is citing the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, a restrictive measure written by nativist members of Congress decades ago when fears of communism were rampant, to sharply restrict the rights of noncitizens.

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Tomato prices expected to jump as U.S. imposes duty on Mexican exports tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tomato Suspension Agreement that regulated Mexican tomato imports into the U.S. since 1996 came to an end Monday and was replaced by a 17% duty the Trump administration says is due to price dumping, or selling products far below U.S. market prices.

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ACLU: AI poses threats of discrimination & violations of civil liberties tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The proliferation of decision-making artificial intelligence systems into consequential facets of life is posing threats to Americans and increasing racial biases, as imperfect training practices and deployment of these AI tools can create discriminatory outcomes.

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Travel time after Dobbs spiked in states that curbed abortion access, with Az seeing surge from Texas tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In 14 states that made abortion all but impossible to obtain after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women seeking to end a pregnancy had to drive four times further on average – 11.3 hours, up from 2.8 hours.

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Federal disaster aid is uncertain for states even as Texas floods underscore need tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With hurricane and wildfire season well underway across much of the country, state and local emergency managers say they have little idea how much support the federal government will provide if disaster strikes.

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Polls open 6 am - 7 pm Tuesday for CD 7 special primary election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Southern Arizona voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the special primary election in Congressional District 7.

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Top solutions reporting in U.S.: Sentinel journalists recognized with trifecta of national awards tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson Sentinel journalists Natalie Robbins, Paul Ingram and Cris Seda Chabrier were recognized with national reporting awards from AAN Publishers, with Robbins taking first place for solutions journalism.

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Tucson deal: 'Project Blue' data centers would thirst for water & electricity tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: A pair of data centers proposed for Tucson would use more water than four golf courses when fully built out, and be energized with more power than any other TEP customer, according to new city documents. Councilmember Cunningham blasted the "cloak-and-dagger" secrecy of the project.

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Az AG Mayes, other states sue Trump over last-minute freeze on $6 billion in education funds tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A coalition of Democratic officials from 24 states and the District of Columbia, including Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, sued the Trump administration after it froze more than $6.8 billion in federal education funding just a day before it was set to be distributed.

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UA's Center for Creative Photography celebrates 50 years with a picture party tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Center for Creative Photography turns 50 this year and the exhibit titled “Picture Party: Celebrating the Collection at 50” commemorates the half-century milestone of photography and research.

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Supreme Court lets Trump take sledgehammer to Education Dep't, for now tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump’s bid to halt pay for 1,400 Education Department employees while his administration pushes forward with plans to dismantle the agency amid a legal showdown with Democratic states.

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Kelly: Republicans cut health care & food for Az families so wealthy could pay lower taxes tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Congressional Democrats - including Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly - have wasted no time in going after Republicans who voted for the federal tax and spending bill that will cut health insurance and food benefits for the impoverished and disabled to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

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U.S. hospitals see stark decline of obstetric services tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
At least a quarter of hospitals in seven states closed their obstetric services between 2010 and 2022 - and in six states, more than 60% of hospitals lacked obstetrics by 2022, according to a study that sheds further light on the nation’s growing maternity health care deserts.

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New national school voucher program included in ‘big, beautiful’ law, with no cap on cost tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A national private school voucher program that offers $1,700 tax credits - while withholding $6.8 billion from public schools - is now law, though the school choice initiative comes with a huge caveat. States also choose — whether or not to participate.

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Cochise County asks insurer to cover indicted supervisor’s legal bills in Arizona election case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cochise County wants an insurer to cover $300,000 in legal bills for county supervisor Thomas Crosby, charged with trying to delay certification of the 2022 midterm election results.

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Why the federal government is making climate data disappear tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
For 25 years, a group of the country’s top experts has been fastidiously tracking the ways that climate change threatens every part of the United States, but a lot of information about the changing climate has disappeared under President Donald Trump’s second term.

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Congressional hopeful Goldman speaks to Dems of Greater Tucson on Monday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Immigration lawyer discusses congressional campaign; CD7 primary Election Day is almost here; early voting underway in Tucson City Council election; voters will decide Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

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Draw, schmaw: Scoreless contest bumps FC Tucson into playoffs tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson celebrated Fan Appreciation Night at Kino North Stadium Sunday night with a scoreless draw against Surprise-based Stars FC.

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Pima County emergency voting sites open Monday ahead of Tuesday CD7 election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Emergency voting sites are opening in Southern Arizona's special Congressional District 7 primary election on Monday ahead of Tuesday's special congressional election

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One ‘big, beautiful’ reason why Republicans in Congress just can’t quit Donald Trump tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Critics are wondering how the president retains the loyalty of so many congressional Republicans, but increasingly, politicians are voting in line with the president because their political futures are as tied up with the president’s reputation as they have ever been.

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