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Remains of thousands of Native Americans returned to tribes this year tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
American museums and universities repatriated more ancestral remains and sacred objects to tribal nations this year than at any point in the past three decades, and more are forthcoming, but about 180 museums that have reported holding ancestral remains have not begun repatriating at all.

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Pima County Justice Court offers chance to get right with the law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Those with misdemeanor warrants can get them quashed and avoid the threat of arrest by stopping by Pima County Consolidated Justice Court this week.

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What Kwanzaa means for Black Americans tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa, beginning on Dec. 26 this year, are a time of communal self-affirmation for the African-American community and a recognition that knowledge of Black history is worthwhile.

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States, Biden administration push efforts to aid renters, keep people housed tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Legislators, state agencies and the Biden administration this year proposed a raft of legislation and programs to tackle the problem of people struggling to find a home they can afford - but advocates say states need to do even more to prioritize housing needs.

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Millions in opioid settlement funds sit untouched as overdose deaths rise tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nationwide, state and local governments have received more than $4.3 billion as of Nov. 9. How much of that has been used remains uncertain due to states’ lack of public reporting. But from what is known, it varies.

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Beyond the draft: Inside the dynamics of Daily Fantasy Sports in a surging market tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Daily fantasy sports, a subset of the the fantasy sports betting market, is a booming industry that could reach $56.36 billion by 2030 - but while its growth has brought many great entertainment, it also has brought changes, challenges and concerns. And for some, great opportunity..

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Gaps in social services are leaving homeless youth with 'no good choices' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As the nation continues to deal with the homelessness crisis, and billions are spent on the shelter system that spans the country, there’s little age-appropriate support for unaccompanied teens and young adults experiencing homelessness.

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Billions in student loan debt canceled through a public service program tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Government and nonprofit workers are getting billions in student loan debt canceled through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, created in 2007 during the George W. Bush administration, to encourage people to work for the government and nonprofits.

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As foundation for 'excited delirium' diagnosis cracks, fallout spreads tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Over the past 40 years, the discredited, racially biased theory of excited delirium has been used to explain away police culpability for many in-custody deaths, amidst a long-standing, nationwide effort to discard the use of the debunked cause of death in official proceedings.

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Hellertoon: Christmas joy tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Wishing you joy this Christmas!

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Claytoonz: Trump's white Christmas tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Donald Trump said immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” and Texas Republicans are making it legal to arrest people for being brown. Chances are they would deport Jesus.

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No More Deaths volunteers evacuate migrants from 'dire' cold as Christmas nears in remote Az desert tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite repeated requests, Border Patrol agents didn't respond to aid workers caring for hundreds of migrants exposed to wet, frigid winter weather at the Southern Arizona border.

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Happy holidays, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Tucson Sentinel! tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Whether you celebrate a specific holiday or prefer to mark the longer nights and chillier days of winter in some other way, as we near the end of the year, you have the best wishes of all of us at the Tucson Sentinel.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Written in response to a letter by eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon asking whether Santa Claus was real, an editorial written by Francis Church in The Sun on September 21, 1897, provides the answer.

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Join the Sentinel Watchdog Club & TRIPLE your donation to real local news! tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: Give to real local journalism that matters — your donation TRIPLED before Dec. 31! Support the watchdog reporters of the nonprofit independent newsroom at the Tucson Sentinel.

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Baseball’s finishing school: How the Arizona Fall League shapes the destiny of MLB’s best tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
While the NFL, NBA and NHL dominate major news outlets headlines during the fall months, a diamond in the rough sits in the Arizona desert: the Arizona Fall League. Some of baseball’s best players have competed in the league for the past 30 years.

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The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke - and haters and disrespect aside, fruitcake is still a robust American tradition: The website Serious Eats reports that over 2 million fruitcakes are still sold each year.

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'Twas the night before Christmas' helped make the modern Santa – and led to a literary whodunit tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known as “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has inspired the modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly old man sporting red and a round belly - but the poem has been steeped in controversy, leading to a literary whodunit.

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Biden extends federal pardon for marijuana possession to those never prosecuted tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden expanded on last year's pardons for marijuana possession, issuing a federal pardon to every American who has used marijuana in the past, including those who were never arrested or prosecuted.

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Cochise County supervisors plead not guilty in Arizona election interference case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Cochise County supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd pleaded not guilty in Arizona state court to charges of conspiracy and interfering with an elections officer after being are accused of conspiring to prevent canvassing the county’s votes cast in the 2022 general election..

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