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Arizona's Gov.-elect Hobbs presses toward transition, even as challenges swirl https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112522_hobbs_transition/arizonas-gov-elect-hobbs-presses-toward-transition-even-as-challenges-swirl/
Ignoring challenges and election critics, Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs pressed on toward a transition as aides laid out the incoming administration’s priorities and promised she will be “a governor for all Arizonans” - a message seconded by Gov. Doug Ducey.
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Thousands of veterans deluge VA with claims for toxic exposure benefits, health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112522_veteran_benefits_deluge/thousands-veterans-deluge-va-with-claims-toxic-exposure-benefits-health-care/
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and benefits under the landmark toxic exposure law Congress passed earlier this year.
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Move ’em out! Historic Old Tucson film studio has reopened after 2 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112522_old_tucson/move-em-out-historic-old-tucson-film-studio-has-reopened-after-2-years/
Old Tucson - decimated by a fire in April 1995 that claimed nearly half the set’s buildings and then shut down by COVID-19 in 2020 - reopened in October under new management, just in time for the holiday season.
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What happened in Virginia 4 months after first Thanksgiving better reflects America's origins https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112221_thanksgiving_origin_virginia_op/what-happened-virginia-4-months-after-first-thanksgiving-better-reflects-americas-origins/
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving in New England and that story has become an important part of how Americans view the founding of their country - but what happened four months later could be far more reflective of the country’s origins.
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Talking turkey! How the Thanksgiving bird got its name (and then lent it to film flops) https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112421_turkey_names/talking-turkey-how-thanksgiving-bird-got-its-name-and-then-lent-it-film-flops/
Just as turkey is a versatile meat – and the standard centerpiece of America's Thanksgiving Day dinner – so too is the word “turkey,” which can refer to everything from the bird itself to a populous Eurasian country to movie flops.
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Hellertoon: Happy Thanksgiving! https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112422_thanksgiving_hellertoon/hellertoon-happy-thanksgiving/
No politics today, please!
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Claytoonz: Elon's Thanksgiving turkey https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112422_musks_thanksgiving_turkey/claytoonz-elons-thanksgiving-turkey/
With all the decisions Elon Musk has made since he took the platform over, it almost seems like he wants to destroy Twitter. And it almost seems like he wants to destroy this nation.
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Emissions review an important opportunity for cleaner air for Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112322_clean_air_op/emissions-review-important-opportunity-cleaner-air-arizona/
Once in a decade, as stated by the Clean Air Act, each state is required to assess airshed pollution in national parks and wilderness areas. This regional haze planning process is a rare and vital chance to clean up the air for Arizonans while lowering our state’s emissions that worsen climate change. — Catalina Ross, Sierra Club
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Kari Lake files suit against Maricopa County election officials https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112322_lake_election_lawsuit/kari-lake-files-suit-against-maricopa-county-election-officials/
Republican Kari Lake has filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County election officials, demanding they provide information about voters whose ballots were affected by tabulation mishaps in the county on Election Day in a last-ditch attempt to cast doubt on Arizona election results.
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Feds reviewing confiscations of Sikh turbans, other religious clothing & papers by Border Patrol agents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112322_gao_migrant_property/feds-reviewing-confiscations-sikh-turbans-other-religious-clothing-papers-by-border-patrol-agents/
A federal watchdog will review how the Border Patrol handles personal property following reports that agents along the Arizona-Mexico border are confiscating and throwing away the turbans of Sikh men, as well as migrants' personal documents and other items.
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Federal watchdog reviewing confiscations of Sikh turbans, other religious clothing & papers by Border Patrol agents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112322_gao_migrant_property/federal-watchdog-reviewing-confiscations-sikh-turbans-other-religious-clothing-papers-by-border-patrol-agents/
A federal watchdog will review how the Border Patrol handles personal property following reports that agents along the Arizona-Mexico border are confiscating and throwing away the turbans of Sikh men, as well as migrants' personal documents and other items.
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Just throwing it out there: Is Arizona a blue state? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112322_blue_state_az_op/just-throwing-it-out-there-arizona-blue-state/
Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly won the race for Arizona attorney general. Democrats won all the high-profile races across the state (which they haven't done since 1948). Republicans keep losing here. Is it a fluke or the new state of things?
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What Americans can learn from other cultures about the language of gratitude https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112322_americans_gratitude_op/what-americans-can-learn-from-other-cultures-language-of160gratitude/
Languages around the world have their own unique words and expressions for saying “thank you,” and these expressions reveal very different assumptions about how human beings relate to one another and about the world we collectively inhabit.
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Virginia events 4 months after first Thanksgiving are key chapter in America’s origin https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112322_thanksgiving_origin_op/virginia-events-4-months-after-first-thanksgiving-are-key-chapter-americas-origin/
Remembered and retold as an allegory for perseverance and cooperation, the story of the first Thanksgiving has become an important part of how Americans think about the founding of their country - but what happened four months later is far more reflective of the country’s origins.
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States rest an electrifying idea: Roads that can recharge your EV https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112422_ev_road_recharge/states-rest-electrifying-idea-roads-that-can-recharge-your-ev/
Several states plan to test inductive charging - technology embedded in the pavement that can charge electric vehicles while they’re being driven - on public roads in the next several years, one solution to the problem of how to get to zero emissions.
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Biden’s enforcement of deportations to undergo high court scrutiny https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112322_biden_deportations_scotus/bidens-enforcement-deportations-undergo-high-court-scrutiny/
Red states are once again taking their fight over President Joe Biden’s border policies to the Supreme Court, with a case next week challenging the Biden administration’s new guidelines that Republican-led states claim negates Congress’ Immigration and Nationality Act directive.
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Just throwing it out there: Is Arizona a blue state? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112322_blue_state_az_op/just-throwing-it-out-there-arizona-blue-state/
Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly won the race for Arizona attorney general. Democrats won all the high-profile races across the state (which they haven't done since 1948). Republicans keep losing here. Is it a fluke or the new state of things?
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Turkeys gobble, but they don’t come cheap: Thanksgiving meal costs skyrocket https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112322_thanksgiving_cost/turkeys-gobble-but-they-dont-come-cheap-thanksgiving-meal-costs-skyrocket/
Consumers will face “historically high” prices for their Thanksgiving meal ingredients this year, with experts urging them to plan ahead, look for deals and be ready to substitute traditional foods for something cheaper.
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Arizona counties will be forced to certify election despite 'political theater' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112322_az_vote_certification/arizona-counties-will-forced-certify-election-despite-political-theater/
Amid a GOP campaign to pressure county supervisors across Arizona not to certify their elections, two counties have postponed their vote until the eleventh hour, raising questions about what happens if they fail to meet their deadline to finalize results.
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Is COP27’s 'loss & damage' fund for developing countries a breakthrough or an empty promise? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112322_cop_27_funds/is-cop27s-loss-damage-fund-developing-countries-breakthrough-or-empty160promise/
Developing nations were jubilant at the close of COP27 as negotiators from wealthy countries worldwide agreed to establish a “loss and damage” fund for vulnerable countries harmed by climate change - but the fund might not materialize in the way that developing countries hope.
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