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4 Aztecs score goals as women's soccer shuts out Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100224_pcc_womens_soccer/4-aztecs-score-goals-as-womens-soccer-shuts-out-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (7-2) snapped a two-game skid on Tuesday as they got back on track against Chandler-Gilbert Community College (2-7), picking up their fifth shutout win.
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FactChecking the vice presidential debate between Walz & Vance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100224_factcheck_veep_debate/factchecking-vice-presidential-debate-between-walz-vance/
Despite a mostly civil debate between Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two disagreed repeatedly not just on policy, but also on the facts. Here are some of those competing claims, and other factual missteps by the vice presidential candidates.
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The Medicare Advantage influence machine https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100224_medicare_advantage/the-medicare-advantage-influence-machine/
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health insurance plans - but officials have yet to demand any refunds, and the private insurance plans have morphed into a politically potent juggernaut.
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Tucson U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, sidelined by cancer since February, says next term will be his last https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100224_grijalva_retirement/tucson-us-rep-raul-grijalva-sidelined-by-cancer-since-february-says-next-term-will-his-last/
Tucson's U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, diagnosed with cancer early this year and absent from the U.S. Capitol since February, says his next term will be his last.
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Jury begins deliberations in Az FLDS sex abuse case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100224_polygamy_trial/jury-begins-deliberations-az-flds-sex-abuse-case/
The fate of two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in a polygamous child sex abuse ring now lies in the hands of 12 jurors.
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Judge advances lawsuit over mobile app for asylum applications https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100224_cbp_one_app/judge-advances-lawsuit-over-mobile-app-asylum-applications/
A federal judge declined to dismiss a group of asylum-seekers' challenge to the Department of Homeland Security's use of the CBP One App, a smartphone application designed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to be used by immigrants including those seeking asylum.
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The last dance: Grijalva decides '24 race is his last after half-century of elected office in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100124_grijalva_last_race_op/the-last-dance-grijalva-decides-24-race-his-last-after-half-century-elected-office-tucson/
In politics and government, rabble-rousers are necessary but so too are the people who can get stuff done in the back rooms. Raul Grijalva — who says he won't run again after November's election — has been both.
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Some of Trump’s education policy proposals show ignorance of how public education works https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100224_trump_education/some-trumps-education-policy-proposals-show-ignorance-how-public-education-works/
Donald Trump has some bold educational policy proposals that he says he is ready to implement if elected president in November, but public education advocates have panned Trump’s education platform as detrimental to teachers, students and public schools.
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Pima County Public Library 'tables' plan that would close 3 branches by year-end https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100124_pima_libraries/pima-county-public-library-tables-plan-that-would-close-3-branches-by-year-end/
Pima County Public Library officials have decided to "table" the draft of the plan that would close three branches by the end of the year, Library Director Amber Mathewson said in a memo to the Board of Supervisors last Thursday.
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Tucson spends another $210k on I-10 underpass rocks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100124_underpass_rocks/tucson-spends-another-210k-i-10-underpass-rocks/
Updated: The city of Tucson began installation of new landscaping rocks underneath the interstate underpasses at Grant Road, St. Mary's Road, and 22nd Street this week that will cost approximately $305,000. Local activists argue that the rocks are an example of hostility towards the unhoused community, who frequent the space underneath the freeway underpasses in search of shade.
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Az congressional candidates Cicsomani, Engel clash on abortion rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100124_cd6_abortion/az-congressional-candidates-cicsomani-engel-clash-abortion-rights/
Abortion rights are emerging as a major issue in the race for Southern Arizona’s Congressional District 6, where U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani is facing a rematch from Democrat Kirsten Engel.
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Controlled burns to begin on Mt. Lemmon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100124_mt_lemmon_burn/controlled-burns-begin-mt-lemmon/
Pile burning and other controlled burn operations in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson will begin Tuesday and continue through March 30. Visitors and residents should avoid affected areas, officials said.
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Carmona: The decline of the Pima County Sheriff’s Department https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100124_carmona_pcsd/carmona-decline-pima-county-sheriffs-department/
"As a retired deputy sheriff with over 3 decades of service to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, it pains me to have to expose the absence of value-based leadership that has precipitated the decline of a once nationally recognized innovative department." — Richard Carmona
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Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect from dockworkers strike https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/093024_dockworker_strike_op/brown-bananas-crowded-ports-empty-shelves-what-expect-from-dockworkers-strike/
Updated: The International Longshoremen’s Association’s six-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports expired on Monday at midnight. Here's what to expect from a dockworkers strike in the U.S.
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College student voting is way up https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100124_college_voters/college-student-voting-way-up/
Americans ages 18 to 24 have historically voted in very low proportions, but rates of voting by young people have quietly been rising to unprecedented levels, despite their lifetimes of watching government gridlock and attempts in some states to make it harder for them to vote.
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They made their bed: Diamondbacks out of postseason after Mets-Braves split doubleheader https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100124_dbacks_season/they-made-their-bed-diamondbacks-out-postseason-after-mets-braves-split-doubleheader/
For the second consecutive year, the Arizona Diamondbacks handed the keys to their postseason fate to another team, but this time, their season ended with the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves splitting a doubleheader at Truist Park,.
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Number of voters affected by Az MVD citizenship proof ‘glitch’ grows to 218,000 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100124_mvd_voters/number-voters-affected-by-az-mvd-citizenship-proof-glitch-grows-218000/
State elections officials have identified another 120,000 Arizona voters who are improperly registered to vote because of a glitch in the state’s driver’s license database, bringing the total number of affected voters to 218,000 — a number that may grow.
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Colorado warns of negative impact on prices, competition if Kroger & Albertsons merge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100124_kroger_albertsons_merger/colorado-warns-negative-impact-prices-competition-if-kroger-albertsons-merge/
Without market competition, grocers face no incentive to keep prices affordable for consumers, argued Colorado’s assistant attorney general on Monday before a Denver judge tasked with deciding whether to allow supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons to merge.
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Monitoring shows prison health care provider NaphCare, Arizona still noncompliant after 2022 suit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100124_prison_health_care/monitoring-shows-prison-health-care-provider-naphcare-arizona-still-noncompliant-after-2022-suit/
There is a stalemate between the Department of Corrections, provider NaphCare and Arizona courts. The court battle has raged for more than a decade, and in the eyes of the courts, only marginal improvements have been made.
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54 face federal gun charges as part of Justice Dep't partnership with Tucson police https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093024_doj_tpd_guns/54-face-federal-gun-charges-as-part-justice-dept-partnership-with-tucson-police/
Over the last year, 54 people have faced federal charges for crimes involving guns as part of a partnership between Tucson police and the Justice Department, officials said Monday.
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