Suresh Garimella confirmed as new University of Arizona president https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080924_ua_president_announced/suresh-garimella-confirmed-as-new-university-arizona-president/
Suresh Garimella is the new president of the University of Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents Friday announced Friday morning.
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Trump agrees to Sept. 10 debate with Harris, claims 2 more upcoming https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080824_harris_trump_debate/trump-agrees-sept-10-debate-with-harris-claims-2-more-upcoming/
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday he has agreed to debate Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Sept. 10, a reversal from his position last week that he would not participate in the ABC News event.
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PACC holding 'Mega Adoption' event this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080824_pacc_adoption/pacc-holding-mega-adoption-event-this-weekend/
Pima Animal Care Center will host a weekend-long "Mega Adoption" event Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10-11, for all pets – cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies — featuring extended hours, free adoptions and giveaways.
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Tucson drops $200k in rocks at Downtown underpasses frequented by homeless https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080124_underpass_rocks/tucson-drops-200k-rocks-downtown-underpasses-frequented-by-homeless/
The city spent $192,107 placing riprap rocks at two underpasses near Downtown — activists say it is the work was meant to push out homeless people.
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Single candidate for UA president to interview with Regents on Friday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080824_ua_president/single-candidate-ua-president-interview-with-regents-friday/
The Arizona Board of Regents will interview a single candidate to potentially serve as the president of the University of Arizona president, officials said Thursday. Suresh Garimella, the current president of the University of Vermont, will be interviewed by the board.
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Jacobs Park to get $2.9M revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_park_grant/jacobs-park-get-29m-revamp-with-federal-grant-palo-verde-park-closing-construction/
Updated: Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.
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Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080824_rez_dogs_heat/rez-dogs-are-feeling-heat-from-climate-change/
As temperatures rise and events like wildfires become more extreme, the stakes are rising for Indigenous communities and their animals, and a lack of animal shelters and foster homes are driving higher euthanasia rates while intense heat puts homeless dogs and cats in serious danger.
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New data shows just how little single moms make compared to other parents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080824_single_mom_wages/new-data-shows-just-how-little-single-moms-make-compared-other-parents/
August 7 is Moms’ Equal Pay Day, and as many as 28 percent of single mothers live in poverty — a statistic that towers over the poverty rate for single dads and married couples.
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Native American public health officials stuck in data blind spot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080824_native_health_data/native-american-public-health-officials-stuck-data-blind-spot/
It’s not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data., and epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they’re often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.
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Congress limps toward the end of a disappointing session, with just 78 laws to show https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080824_congress_session/congress-limps-toward-end-disappointing-session-with-just-78-laws-show/
Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the end of the year in the nation’s capital, a fitting end to one of the least productive sessions in decades that so far has placed just 78 public laws on the books, a fraction of the hundreds enacted during prior sessions.
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Jacobs Park to get $2.9M revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_park_grant/jacobs-park-get-29m-revamp-with-federal-grant-palo-verde-park-closing-construction/
Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.
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Jacobs Park to get $2.9 revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_interior_dept_grant/jacobs-park-get-29-revamp-with-federal-grant-palo-verde-park-closing-construction/
Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.
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EPA emite prohibición de emergencia del pesticida Dacthal por amenazas graves a la salud fetal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_epa_pesticide_ban_esp/epa-emite-prohibicion-de-emergencia-del-pesticida-dacthal-por-amenazas-graves-la-salud-fetal/
El químico DCPA, cuyo cual se ha descubierto que causa riesgos para la salud de los fetos es utilizada en Arizona para controlar las malezas en los cultivos. La decisión es la primera prohibición de emergencia por la EPA en casi 40 años. 'La DCPA es tan peligrosa que debe ser retirada del mercado inmediatamente,' dijeron los funcionarios.
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EPA issues emergency ban on pesticide Dacthal over serious fetal health threats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_epa_pesticide_ban/epa-issues-emergency-ban-pesticide-dacthal-over-serious-fetal-health-threats/
The chemical DCPA, which has been found to cause health risks to unborn babies, is used in Arizona for weed management in crops. The decision is the first emergency EPA ban in nearly 40 years. "DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately," officials said.
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2 Tucson men guilty of attempting to join ISIS, were intercepted by FBI in 2019 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_isis_tucson_plead_guilty/2-tucson-men-guilty-attempting-join-isis-were-intercepted-by-fbi-2019/
Two Somali men arrested at the Tucson airport as part of an FBI sting five years ago pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to provide material support for a terrorist organization.
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Tucson writer Paar debuts essay collection 'The Exit is the Entrance: Essays on Escape' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080624_paar_essay_book/tucson-writer-paar-debuts-essay-collection-the-exit-entrance-essays-escape/
Lydia Paar's first essay collection "The Entrance is the Exit: Essays on Escape" is an exploration of her personal life experiences, weaved into reflections about the workforce, class and other topics.
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Parents of Arizona ‘Gilbert Goon’ deny responsibility for suspected beating https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_gilbert_parents/parents-arizona-gilbert-goon-deny-responsibility-suspected-beating/
The father and stepmother of a teenager accused of threatening and orchestrating an assault on another teenager last May in Gilbert argued before an Arizona judge Tuesday that they shouldn’t be held liable for their son’s violent behaviors.
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Az Justice Montgomery says ‘strong feelings’ on abortion don’t make him biased, won’t recuse in initiative case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_montgomery_recusal/az-justice-montgomery-says-strong-feelings-abortion-dont-make-him-biased-wont-recuse-initiative-case/
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bill Montgomery, who once accused Planned Parenthood of committing genocide, has refused to recuse himself from a case that will decide whether “unborn human being” is used in the state’s abortion rights initiative in an election information pamphlet.
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Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_heat_officers/can-chief-heat-officers-protect-us-cities-from-extreme-heat/
Governments rarely have someone dedicated solely to the issue of heat, despite the fact that urban centers bear the brunt of extreme warmth, but now there are more heat officers around the globe, including a chief heat officer in Arizona — the first-ever position covering an entire state.
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GOP ballot measure to curb emergency powers will have real life consequences https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080724_emergency_powers_op/gop-ballot-measure-curb-emergency-powers-will-have-real-life-consequences/
The overall purpose of an emergency declaration at the state level is to provide the government with the authority and resources needed to respond to crises that threaten public safety and health, and Prop. 135 would significantly limit the governor’s ability to respond to emergencies.
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