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Newark mayor detained by federal agents during protest at ICE jail https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050925_mayor_ice_arrest/newark-mayor-detained-by-federal-agents-during-protest-ice-jail/
Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and one of six Democrats running to be New Jersey’s next governor, was arrested and detained by federal immigration agents Friday during a protest at an immigrant detention center in Newark.
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August default looms without debt limit action, Treasury Department warns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050925_august_default/august-default-looms-without-debt-limit-action-treasury-department-warns/
The Treasury Department announced Friday that Congress must address the debt limit before August, setting a firm deadline for Republicans to wrap up work on the “big, beautiful bill” that will raise the nation’s borrowing limit by up to $5 trillion.
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Arizona’s cannabis industry struggles as Q1 sales plummet 13% from 2024 levels https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050925_cannabis_struggles/arizonas-cannabis-industry-struggles-as-q1-sales-plummet-13-from-2024-levels/
After falling in 2024, marijuana sales in Arizona accelerated their slide in the first quarter of 2025, falling more than 13% over the prior year.
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NIL in high school? Arizona’s next-gen athletes balance books & brands in a new era of sports https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050925_nil_athletes/nil-high-school-arizonas-next-gen-athletes-balance-books-brands-new-era-sports/
In the evolving world of amateur sports, the three-letter acronym NIL has begun rewriting the rulebook, as the financial revolution once seemingly only available for college athletes is now trickling down all the way to the high school level.
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