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5 lessons from ancient civilizations for staying cool in hot, dry climates that today’s builders often ignore tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted, and when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat wave, these buildings can become unbearable - yet, for millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates.

Marissa Gatrate scores twice & has an assist as Pima women's soccer moves to 3-0 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (3-0) played its first game at the West Campus Aztec Field on Saturday against Paradise Valley Community College (0-2).

PCC's Castaneda nets 2, Ruiz & Montilla each score & lend assists tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (3-0) played its first home match at the West Campus Aztec Field on Saturday against Paradise Valley Community College (1-2).

Pima Supes to vote on new debt to fund needed upgrades; Marana looks at streets plan tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County is seeking creative investment solutions to pay for capital projects, a Marana transportation plan is set for a vote, PCC readies for accreditation visit, and more from government meetings around Tucson.

Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society & culture tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Since technology tends to be expensive at first, the early adopters of AI kitchen technologies are restaurants and other businesses, but over time, prices are likely to fall enough for the home market, possibly changing both home and societal dynamics.

Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society & culture tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Since technology tends to be expensive at first, the early adopters of AI kitchen technologies are restaurants and other businesses, but over time, prices are likely to fall enough for the home market, possibly changing both home and societal dynamics.

Advocates: Anti-trans violence is coming for cisgender women of color tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The anti-transgender hatred directed at Imane Khelif, a long-time competitor in women’s boxing — and the narrow beliefs about femininity being projected onto her — are part of how anti-trans rhetoric fuels violence towards women of color, including cisgender women.

Photos: Tucson Comic-Con brings out heroes & villains tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
And there came a day unlike any other when Earth's mightiest heroes found themselves gathered at the Tucson Convention Center... for the 15th annual celebration of Tucson Comic-Con.

Border Patrol tactical team raids human-smuggling stash house in Bisbee tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two U.S. citizens face federal charges after Border Patrol's elite tactical team raided a home in Bisbee, Ariz., in mid-August, arresting 10 people, including seven in the country without authorization.

McMillan's receiving record lifts Wildcats over Lobos, 61-39 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Arizona secured a 61-39 victory over New Mexico, powered by a record-breaking performance from Tetairoa McMillan, who set a new Arizona single-game mark with 304 receiving yards on 10 catches.

Trump & Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, both courting union voters tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count – including members of labor unions and other people in their households.

Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the first Monday every September. Unlike most U.S. holidays, it is a strange celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing - but the holiday’s founders envisioned something very different from what the day has become.

Gilleland combines for 38 kills in 2 matches as PCC volleyball goes 1-1 at Aztec Classic tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (4-5) played two matches on Friday as part of the Aztec Classic Invitational. The Aztecs went 1-1 on the day.

Luck runs out: Marana ends Salpointe's 7-year streak vs. Southern Az football teams tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Marana Tigers pulled out a 27-24 win over the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at home on Friday night. Salpointe's winning streak against Southern Arizona teams, dating back to 2017, was snapped at 27 games in the the first matchup of the season for both squads.

Songs for Labor Day: Union tunes & working man blues tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The labor movement and the songbook are intertwined; folk singers, country pickers, punks and popular balladeers have hailed the American worker, and chronicled the trials of earning a paycheck. Here are our picks for the best songs about work, for your Labor Day listening. "If Woody Guthrie were alive today, he'd have a lot to write about...." (with videos)

Border officer found guilty of kidnapping & sexually assaulting 15-year-old Arizona girl tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After two days of deliberation, a Tucson jury found a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer guilty on Friday of two counts for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Douglas, Ariz., in 2022.

South32 manganese & zinc mine clears environmental hurdle tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State regulators issued an air quality permit to South32's Hermosa Mine this week, clearing one more hurdle for the manganese and zinc project planned for the Patagonia Mountains in Southern Arizona.

Mexican man who shattered leg in border-wall fall rescued by Arivaca Fire tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly 24 hours after a 60-year-old Mexican man was seriously injured when he plummeted from the border wall, members of the Arivaca Volunteer Fire Department managed to evacuate him by cutting through a nearby welded-shut gate, sources said.

In Southern Az congressional race, candidates clash on abortion & border issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel criticized U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani for his voting record on abortion rights and his rejection of a bipartisan immigration proposal during a Thursday debate.

Dark highways, fast cars, few sidewalks — and more pedestrian deaths tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Pedestrians die at the highest rates not in brightly lit big cities where sidewalks are crowded with office workers, but in Western and Southern rural areas and small cities where poverty forces more people to walk on dark highways with inadequate sidewalks or shoulders.

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