It’s summer & Arizona gas prices sizzle to third-highest in country https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051223_az_gas_prices/its-summer-arizona-gas-prices-sizzle-third-highest-country/
Arizona’s average price for regular gas has been third-highest in the country for at least the last month, trailing only California and Hawaii, and still $1.14 more than the national average of $3.54 as of Thursday.
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Tiny homes for trans women of color focus of Tucson's Outlaw Project https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_outlaw_project_homes/tiny-homes-trans-women-color-focus-tucsons-outlaw-project/
Volunteers will raise the walls of the first of two tiny homes planned as temporary housing for transgender women of color this weekend in Tucson.
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FC Tucson misses 2 penalty kicks, wins big anyway https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051123_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-misses-2-penalty-kicks-wins-big-anyway/
FC Arizona made the trip to Kino North Stadium on Wednesday night with a record of three wins in three league games, but they walked off the field on the wrong end of a 4 - 0 result against home side FC Tucson.
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Baby elephant watch: Tucson zoo announces pregnancy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_reid_park_elephant/baby-elephant-watch-tucson-zoo-announces-pregnancy/
In about a year, there'll be a new big baby in town — Tucson's Reid Park Zoo is expecting the African elephant Semba to give birth. Elephants gestate for 22-24 months, and the zoo's matriarch is about halfway through her pregnancy.
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Health experts urge FDA to approve over-the-counter birth control in unanimous vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_otc_birth_control/health-experts-urge-fda-approve-over-the-counter-birth-control-unanimous-vote/
Health experts unanimously voted for the FDA to immediately approve the contraceptive drug norgestrel - sold as Opill and approved by the FDA decades ago for prescription-only use - for over the counter sales, the first time a birth control pill would be available without a prescription.
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Health experts urge FDA to approve over-the-counter birth control in unanimous vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_otc_birth_control/health-experts-urge-fda-approve-over-the-counter-birth-control-unanimous-vote/
Health experts unanimously voted for the FDA to immediately approve the contraceptive drug norgestrel - sold as Opill and approved by the FDA decades ago for prescription-only use - for over the counter sales, the first time a birth control pill would be available without a prescription.
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Sinema says Arizona 'bears the brunt of the crisis' as Title 42 immigration policy ends https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_sinema_title_42/sinema-says-arizona-bears-brunt-crisis-as-title-42-immigration-policy-ends/
In a rare sit-down with reporters, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said Thursday that border states are not prepared for the end of a pandemic-era measure called Title 42 used to expel millions of migrants at the border.
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Pro-immigrant groups disappointed with Hobbs’ budget, look to the future https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_hobbs_immigrants_budget/pro-immigrant-groups-disappointed-with-hobbs-budget-look-future/
Latino voters turned out in force to help deliver the state’s top position to Gov. Katie Hobbs, but pro-immigrant groups say the newly approved budget, the culmination of her first year in office, fails to live up to their hopes.
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Low fertility rates, high housing prices mean fewer children in most states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_fertility_housing/low-fertility-rates-high-housing-prices-mean-fewer-children-most-states/
Thirty-five states have fewer children than they did five years ago, a situation caused by declining birth rates nationwide, but also by young families migrating across state borders in search of cheaper housing.
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FactCheck: Trump’s CNN Town Hall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_factcheck_cnn_trump/factcheck-trumps-cnn-town-hall/
Former President Donald Trump’s town hall event felt like a lightning round of false and misleading claims — most of which we’ve heard before - on voter fraud, immigration, classified documents and more.
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U.S. House Republicans want spending cuts — and $10B in home-state earmarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_gop_earmarks/us-house-republicans-want-spending-cuts-and-10b-home-state-earmarks/
U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
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U.S. House Republicans want spending cuts — and $10B in home-state earmarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_gop_spending_earmarks/us-house-republicans-want-spending-cuts-and-10b-home-state-earmarks/
U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
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New immigration rule limits asylum as Title 42 ends; human rights advocates warn of 'deepened crisis' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_immigration_rule/new-immigration-rule-limits-asylum-as-title-42-ends-human-rights-advocates-warn-deepened-crisis/
Migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through – or without first applying online – will largely be denied asylum under a new immigration order that’s set to go into effect when Title 42 expires.
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Arizona Legislature passes budget, but Dems blast Hobbs over negotiations with GOP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_az_budget_hobbs/arizona-legislature-passes-budget-but-dems-blast-hobbs-over-negotiations-with-gop/
The Arizona Legislature passed an almost $18 billion budget Wednesday, one that Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs negotiated with Republican leaders in the House and Senate - but Democrats excoriated Hobbs for her failure to better negotiate.
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As Title 42 ends, Biden anounces new 'transit ban' for many asylum seekers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_asylum_bar/as-title-42-ends-biden-anounces-new-transit-ban-many-asylum-seekers/
As Title 42 ends, the Biden administration announced a rule Wednesday that drastically restricts asylum claims by migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting sharp criticism from immigration advocates and civil rights groups.
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As Title 42 ends, Biden anouncees new 'transit ban' for many asylum seekers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_asylum_bar/as-title-42-ends-biden-anouncees-new-transit-ban-many-asylum-seekers/
As Title 42 ends, the Biden administration announced a rule Wednesday that drastically restricts asylum claims by migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting sharp criticism from immigration advocates and civil rights groups.
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Life of Tucson bluesman George Howard to be celebrated at Hotel Congress concert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051023_george_howard_celebration/life-tucson-bluesman-george-howard-celebrated-hotel-congress-concert/
The Tucson Musicians Museum in collaboration with the Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation and Hotel Congress will hold a celebration of life for George Howard.
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As Title 42 winds down, Gov. Hobbs sets up new bus routes for migrants in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_hobbs_title42/as-title-42-winds-down-gov-hobbs-sets-up-new-bus-routes-migrants-southern-az/
With Title 42 ending, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out new steps to manage the influx of people coming across the U.S.-Mexico border this week, including bus routes and $7 million for municipalities. The Biden administration announced new restrictions on asylum applications.
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No more silence: Indian boarding school survivor Anita Yellowhair shares her story, over 60 years later https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_boarding_school_generations/no-more-silence-indian-boarding-school-survivor-anita-yellowhair-shares-her-story-over-60-years-later/
Over 60 years later, boarding school survivor Anita Yellowhair shares her story of 10 years at the Intermountain Indian School, one of thousands of children taken from their home to one of more than 400 boarding schools, where they would learn how to live the white man’s way.
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As Title 42 winds down, Gov. Hobbs sets up new bus routes for migrants in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_hobbs_title42/as-title-42-winds-down-gov-hobbs-sets-up-new-bus-routes-migrants-southern-az/
With Title 42 ending, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out new steps to manage the influx of people coming across the U.S.-Mexico border this week, including bus routes and $7 million for municipalities. The Biden administration announced new restrictions on asylum applications.
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