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As veteran disability claims soar, unaccredited coaches profit off frustration with VA system https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070523_veteran_disability/as-veteran-disability-claims-soar-unaccredited-coaches-profit-off-frustration-with-va-system/
Companies such as Austin-based VA Claims Insider say they will aid veterans, such as Tucson resident Simon Keller, in making disability claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs - but have also touched off complaints of extortion and investigations into illegal activities.
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Shifting to EV fleets would save Arizona governments millions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070523_ev_fleets/shifting-ev-fleets-would-save-arizona-governments-millions/
Arizona governments could save almost $283 million over the next 10 years if roughly 20,000 gasoline-powered light-duty vehicles in their fleets that are due to be retired were replaced with electric vehicles, according a recent report.
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Biden censored pandemic skeptics in collusion with social media firms, judge rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070523_biden_social_media/biden-censored-pandemic-skeptics-collusion-with-social-media-firms-judge-rules/
The Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment by coercing social media companies to suppress alleged misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled.
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Study shows sharp increases in maternal deaths over two decades https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070523_maternal_deaths/study-shows-sharp-increases-maternal-deaths-over-two-decades/
Maternal mortality rates more than doubled in some states between 1999 and 2019, with sharp increases for some racial and ethnic groups, according to a report touted as the first study to provide such maternal mortality calculations for every state.
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Nogales sales tax revenues surge, shoring up city finances https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070523_agenda_nogales_op/nogales-sales-tax-revenues-surge-shoring-up-city-finances/
The City of Nogales isn't exactly swimming in funds, but a report to the city council shows the city ending the year with a healthy cash reserve thanks to booming sales tax revenues and tight spending.
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Ballots sent out as Tucson primary election gets underway https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070523_council_election/ballots-sent-out-as-tucson-primary-election-gets-underway/
Early voting is underway in Tucson's August 1 primary election for mayor and City Council candidates in wards 1, 2 and 4.
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FC Tucson beats Arizona Arsenal in 6-goal romp https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/070423_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-beats-arizona-arsenal-6-goal-romp/
FC Tucson served up a 6 - 2 win over Arizona Arsenal in a lopsided contest at Kino North Stadium on Monday night.
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Infrastructure funding is bringing zero-emission buses to communities that need them most https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070523_no_emission_buses/infrastructure-funding-bringing-zero-emission-buses-communities-that-need-them-most/
The Biden administration announced nearly $1.7 billion in grants for municipal transportation departments serving cities - including Tucson - rural areas, and Native American reservations.
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Feds move forward on introducing imperiled species outside historic habitat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070523_endangered_habitats/feds-move-forward-introducing-imperiled-species-outside-historic-habitat/
The Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a plan to introduce experimental populations of endangered and threatened species in suitable habitats outside their historic range to help them survive as climate change and invasive species make their original territories unlivable.
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New U.S. citizens sworn in during Independence Day ceremony at Saguaro National Park https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070423_citizenship_ceremony/new-us-citizens-sworn-during-independence-day-ceremony-saguaro-national-park/
A group of new U.S. citizens from multiple different countries took the Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony at Saguaro National Park West on July 4. Jeff Conn, acting superintendent of the park, said there was nothing more American than that.
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Hellertoon: Independence Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070423_hellertoon_july_4/hellertoon-independence-day/
Happy July 4: the 247th anniversary of the American experiment.
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How often do health insurers say no to patients? No one knows. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070423_insurance_denials/how-often-do-health-insurers-say-no-patients-no-one-knows/
Insurers’ denial rates - a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care - remain mostly secret to the public, and government regulators have done little to change that, though refusing payment has become a staple of the health insurance business model.
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Are the Diamondbacks poised for postseason success after strong first half? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/070423_diamondbacks_surge/are-diamondbacks-poised-postseason-success-after-strong-first-half/
National League West leaders, the Arizona Diamondbacks - with four players selected to the All-Star squad and a 50-35 record - are in position to make a run at the postseason, the first since the team clinched a wild card berth in 2017.
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Some states to landlords: You can’t evict tenants without a good reason https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070423_just_cause_evictions/some-states-landlords-you-cant-evict-tenants-without-good-reason/
Since 2019, several cities and states have adopted some form of “just cause eviction”, which requires that landlords provide a valid reason for removing tenants - though groups argue the policies could make the housing shortage worse by pushing some to stop offering rentals.
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Celebrate our free press on July 4: Give to Tucson Sentinel's nonprofit independent reporting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070423_independent_news/celebrate-our-free-press-july-4-give-tucson-sentinels-nonprofit-independent-reporting/
As you celebrate Independence Day, please support the free press that is the bedrock of our democracy, and help underwrite your local nonprofit news organization: the independent Tucson Sentinel.
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What is the difference between nationalism & patriotism? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070423_patriotism_nationalism_op/what-difference-between-nationalism-patriotism/
The words nationalism and patriotism are sometimes used as synonyms, but many don’t typically see those two terms as equivalent – or even compatible.
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'Major risk' from heat up to 115 degrees through Friday night for Tucson, Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_heat_warning/major-risk-from-heat-up-115-degrees-through-friday-night-tucson-southern-az/
Much of Arizona will again see "dangerously hot" temperatures as high as 117 degrees through Friday, with blistering temperatures meaning an excessive heat warning for Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma and elsewhere.
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Seven July 4th reasons to believe democracy may just stick around https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070323_4th_democracy_op/seven-july-4th-reasons-believe-democracy-may-just-stick-around/
Happy Declaration of Independence Day. After a week of good news on the democracy front, I figured I’d take this holiday week to lay out why this little devil thinks democracy is on firmer footing than it’s been on since before the golden escalator.
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9-year-old migrant boy died days after rescue from scorching Southern Arizona desert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070323_migrant_child_dies/9-year-old-migrant-boy-died-days-after-rescue-from-scorching-southern-arizona-desert/
A 9-year-old migrant boy died at a hospital in Mesa last month, just days after U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued him and his family from the wilderness in Santa Cruz County.
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Text of the Declaration of Independence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070323_independence/text-declaration-independence/
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness
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