Title IX regulations on sex discrimination can be Trump-era or Biden-era, depending on your state or school https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083024_title_ix_regs/title-ix-regulations-sex-discrimination-can-trump-era-or-biden-era-depending-your-state-or-school/
Title IX regulations that took effect this month were meant to replace Trump-era rules set in 2020, but 26 states sued to halt the Biden administration rules, and the result is a messy legal landscape that, in some cases, have schools in the very same district subject to different rules.
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Apps, 911 services & mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/083024_deadly_border_policies_op/apps-911-services-mobile-phones-dont-offset-deadly-consequences-more-restrictive-border-policies/
The U.S.-Mexico border is once again dominating a U.S. presidential election, and while the need and desire to migrate to the U.S. has only grown in recent decades, the U.S.’s embrace of immigration has waned, with deadly consequences.
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Wife of polygamist church leader sentenced for obstruction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/083024_polygamist_wife_sentencing/wife-polygamist-church-leader-sentenced-obstruction/
An Arizona woman and member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was sentenced Thursday to house arrest and probation for her role in protecting the leader of a child sex ring from FBI investigation.
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Are Republicans 'dragging' down small business revenue? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/083024_drag_revenue/are-republicans-dragging-down-small-business-revenue/
The economy of drag isn’t well known, but there is no questioning the money involved, and yet still, drag shows continue to be frequent targets of far-right lawmakers in Arizona — a state with a strong history of championing small business.
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Republicans defend Trump amid Arlington Nat'l Cemetery campaign fracas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083024_trump_arlington/republicans-defend-trump-amid-arlington-natl-cemetery-campaign-fracas/
As Donald Trump’s campaign came under fire this week over an incident at a ceremony honoring the victims of a 2021 terrorist attack in Afghanistan, Republican lawmakers worked to shift focus away from the former president and onto the White House.
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CatFoot drops home opener 28-21, giving up 4th-quarter touchdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/083024_catfoot_football/catfoot-drops-home-opener-28-21-giving-up-4th-quarter-touchdown/
The Catalina Foothills Falcons football team dropped their home opener to the Combs Coyotes on Thursday night, giving up a touchdown in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to make the final score 28-21.
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McReynolds has 15 kills as Pima volleyball beats Williston State in straight sets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/082924_pcc_volleyball/mcreynolds-has-15-kills-as-pima-volleyball-beats-williston-state-straight-sets/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (3-4) opened play in the Aztec Classic on Thursday against Williston State College (N.D.).
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Arthur Vint & Associates sending musical love letter to the 'Copper State' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082924_arthur_vint/arthur-vint-associates-sending-musical-love-letter-copper-state/
Recorded in 2019 in New York City, the pandemic and a return to his Tucson roots delayed the release of the third record from Arthur Vint for years.
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Tucson Comic Con hits 15th anniversary on Labor Day weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082924_tucson_con_24/tucson-comic-con-hits-15th-anniversary-labor-day-weekend/
The Tucson Comic Con celebrates 15 years with all sorts of geeky fun and community.
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Dog bites down 22% in Pima County despite fewer euthanizations at PACC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082924_pacc_dog_bites/dog-bites-down-22-pima-county-despite-fewer-euthanizations-pacc/
Dog bites in Pima County have decreased 22 percent in Pima County since 2010, according to a new report from Pima Animal Control Center, despite a dramatic reduction in euthanasia at the shelter.
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Az Supreme Court ignored 80 years of precedent & its own rules, Prop. 140 backers argue https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082924_partisan_primaries/az-supreme-court-ignored-80-years-precedent-its-own-rules-prop-140-backers-argue/
The committee behind a proposition to end partisan primaries is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to reconsider its order allowing a challenge to the initiative’s place on the ballot to move forward, calling the court’s action “unprecedented” and contrary to more than 80 years of case law.
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A lifeline? Rumors of RTA's death may have been premature https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082924_rta_tax_op/a-lifeline-rumors-rtas-death-may-have-been-premature/
The Regional Transportation Authority is suddenly undead as the Tucson City Council entertains a compromise under a time crunch. If the Council goes for RTA Next, then they can move ahead with a city tax plan to deal with other needs.
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Policy, shmolicy: Election Day weather & football victories could decide 2024 races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082924_election_decisions_op/policy-shmolicy-election-day-weather-football-victories-could-decide-2024-races/
The current presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is shaping up to be an extremely tight contest, and there are factors that have absolutely nothing to do with the candidates themselves, but can affect a close election
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Sharad Desai, Phoenix lawyer tapped by Biden, would be 2nd South Asian federal judge in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082924_judge_nomination/sharad-desai-phoenix-lawyer-tapped-by-biden-would-2nd-south-asian-federal-judge-arizona/
President Joe Biden will nominate Phoenix lawyer Sharad Desai to the federal bench, the White House said Wednesday, making him the second South Asian federal judge in Arizona – after his older sister.
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Judge gives OK: Az Gov. Hobbs agrees to nominate new state agency directors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082924_hobbs_directors/judge-gives-ok-az-gov-hobbs-agrees-nominate-new-state-agency-directors/
A judge signed off on an agreement between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican legislative leaders, in which she consented to nominate directors for several state agencies early next year.
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Supreme Court keeps lock on Biden’s student loan repayment plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082924_scotus_student_loans/supreme-court-keeps-lock-bidens-student-loan-repayment-plan/
After an extended delay, the Supreme Court kept President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan on pause, rejecting a pair of emergency applications to the court.
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Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey gets 5 years in prison for money laundering https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082924_lacey_backpage/backpage-co-founder-michael-lacey-gets-5-years-prison-money-laundering/
Co-founder and former owner of Backpage.com Michael Lacey was sentenced to five years in federal prison Wednesday morning for his role in operating the controversial classified advertising website that hosted thousands of prostitution ads featuring underage girls.
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Mexican man who shattered leg in border-wall fall near Sasabe waits for rescue https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082824_migrant_injured_sasabe/mexican-man-who-shattered-leg-border-wall-fall-near-sasabe-waits-rescue/
U.S. and Mexican officials have yet to take a 60-year-old Mexican man to a hospital after he was seriously injured when he plummeted from the border wall in the remote desert nearly a dozen miles west of Sasabe, Ariz., aid workers said.
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Crawford goes for 34 assists, 2 blocks & 2 aces as Pima volleyball bounces back at Phoenix https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/082824_pcc_volleyball/crawford-goes-34-assists-2-blocks-2-aces-as-pima-volleyball-bounces-back-phoenix/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (2-4, 1-1 in ACCAC) hit the road for the first time in ACCAC conference play on Wednesday at Phoenix College (1-2, 0-2).
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Facing staff shortage, Pima County Public Library checks out closing multiple locations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082824_library_closures/facing-staff-shortage-pima-county-public-library-checks-out-closing-multiple-locations/
The Pima County Public Library system is experiencing a staffing shortage so great that it is having difficulty meeting the needs of a community that is, with increasing frequency, dealing with homelessness, substance abuse, and mental illness, officials said.
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