PCC picked to host Division II national soccer tourneys https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012523_pcc_soccer_tournament/pcc-picked-host-division-ii-national-soccer-tourneys/
The National Junior College Athletic Association has selected Tucson and Pima Community College to be the hosts of two upcoming national tournaments.
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Bill to protect Az domestic violence shelters from discrimination claims could exclude trans people https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012523_transgender_domestic_violence_shelters/bill-protect-az-domestic-violence-shelters-from-discrimination-claims-could-exclude-trans-people/
A Republican bill aimed at shielding Arizona domestic violence shelters from gender discrimination claims could run afoul of federal employment law and could also be a way to exclude transgender individuals.
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Biden, Democrats to U.S. House Republicans: Show us your debt limit plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012523_debt_limit_struggles/biden-democrats-us-house-republicans-show-us-your-debt-limit-plan/
President Joe Biden and other Democratic leaders called on the House GOP to “show us their plan,” with lawmakers sharply divided on the debt limit and short on time after the country reached the limit earlier this month.
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‘We were always sovereign’: Arizona's Hia-Ced O’odham seek federal recognition as tribe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012523_hia_ced_oodham/we-were-always-sovereign-arizonas-hia-ced-oodham-seek-federal-recognition-as-tribe/
Descendants of the four surviving Hia-Ced O’odham families who fled their ancestral lands in the mid-1800s to escape yellow fever are researching the history of the Hia-Ced to prove their existence, and working to advocate for recognition with the federal government.
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Arizona is wetter than usual, but the long drought isn’t over yet https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012523_az_drought/arizona-wetter-than-usual-but-long-drought-isnt-over-yet/
Amid an unusually wet winter and after last summer's strong monsoon, Arizona may be better off than other Southwest states as it continues to battle a 23-year drought - but while the snowpack is high, the Southwest’s reservoirs remain lower than average.
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Bundle up: Hard freeze warning again overnight Tuesday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102423_freeze_warning/bundle-up-hard-freeze-warning-again-overnight-tuesday/
Temperatures will drop below 32 degrees across much of the Tucson region again Tuesday overnight, with a hard freeze warning in effect from 1-8 a.m. Tuesday for the metro area and parts of the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pinal County.
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Baker & Kay's clutch shooting helps Pima men fend off Az Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011123_pcc_mens_basketball/baker-kays-clutch-shooting-helps-pima-men-fend-off-az-western/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (15-1, 7-1 in ACCAC) overcame a slow start and broke free of a back-and-forth battle on Wednesday against Arizona Western College (13-3, 6-2).
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Retired top FBI agent in New York indicted for helping Russian billionaire duck sanctions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012423_fbi_oligarch_arrest/retired-top-fbi-agent-new-york-indicted-helping-russian-billionaire-duck-sanctions/
Prosecutors accuse a former top FBI counterintelligence agent of having performed opposition investigations on behalf of a Russian oligarch whom Robert Mueller name-checked repeatedly in his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Supreme Court upholds time limit for retroactive veteran disability benefits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012423_scotus_veterans_benefits/supreme-court-upholds-time-limit-retroactive-veteran-disability-benefits/
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the one-year application window for disabled veterans to receive benefits retroactive to their discharge date cannot be extended.
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Chavez net 19, Acosta grabs 16 as Pima women beat Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/011823_pcc_womens_basketball/chavez-net-19-acosta-grabs-16-as-pima-women-beat-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (14-4, 7-3 in ACCAC) built a double-digit lead in the first half and maintained it for much of the second half on Wednesday at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (7-10, 3-7).
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Civil rights group objects to using federal COVID aid for prisons https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012423_covid_funds_prisons/civil-rights-group-objects-using-federal-covid-aid-prisons/
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the Treasury Department to take a harder line on states and local governments using federal American Rescue Plan Act money to build and expand correctional facilities.
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‘Drag is art’: Arizona drag artists, LGBTQ community & allies rally against GOP vitriol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012423_az_lgbtq_drag_protest/drag-art-arizona-drag-artists-lgbtq-community-allies-rally-against-gop-vitriol/
Hundreds gathered on the lawn in front of the Arizona House of Representatives Sunday to voice their discontent with the legislature’s Republican majority, which has overseen the passage of several anti-LGBTQ laws in recent years.
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White House says DOJ had 'unprecedented access' to Biden home during search https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012423_biden_documents_doj_access/white-house-says-doj-had-unprecedented-access-biden-home-during-search/
Department of Justice officials had “unprecedented access” to every room in President Joe Biden’s Delaware home Friday during a search that followed several days of disclosures that classified material from the Obama era had been found in Biden’s garage and think tank office.
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Spalding & Orion break PCC indoor track school records https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/012223_pcc_track_and_field/spalding-orion-break-pcc-indoor-track-school-records/
The Pima Community College men’s and women’s track & field teams opened the 2023 season on Saturday hosting the Chapman Automotive Aztec Indoor Invitational at the West Campus Aztec Track.
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Tucson sued over 'sweeps' of homeless camps, destruction of personal property https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012423_homeless_camps_suit/tucson-sued-over-sweeps-homeless-camps-destruction-personal-property/
Tucson-based homeless advocacy groupsh have asked a federal judge to block Tucson police from park "sweeps," when officers forcibly remove people sleeping in parks or camps in washes, citing concerns about possible plans before the yearly Gem and Mineral Show.
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Promoters of election lies also hyped a hospital for Ukraine. That never happened either. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012423_true_the_vote_ukraine/promoters-election-lies-also-hyped-hospital-ukraine-that-never-happened-either/
True the Vote, a group that spread discredited election conspiracy theories, “abandoned” The Freedom Hospital in April 2022, according to its lawyers - yet board member Gregg Phillips continued to seek donations for the project for months afterward.
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A closer look at the RTA Next draft plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012223_agenda_rta_op/a-closer-look-rta-next-draft-plan/
Tucson looks like it's coming out OK in a draft RTA Next plan, with 24 of 37 projects slated for the region's urban core. Plus, Pima County dives into initial appearances and Buffalo Soldiers, and more in local government meetings this week.
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Arizona's Rep. Gallego announces run for Sinema’s Senate seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012423_gallego_senate/arizonas-rep-gallego-announces-run-sinemas-senate-seat/
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix, formally announced on Monday his long-anticipated challenge to Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a first-term senator who recently left the Democratic Party to become an independent.
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Cellist András Fejér reflects on home as Takács Quartet set to bow in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012423_takacsquartet/cellist-andras-fejer-reflects-home-as-takacs-quartet-set-bow-tucson/
In perfect unison with the theme of home, the emotional impact of its absence and the human capacity for renewal, Takács Quartet cellist and founding member András Fejér reflects on his past and recent work ahead of a concert in Tucson on Wednesday evening.
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Jury convicts Arizona Oath Keeper of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/012323_jan6_conviction/jury-convicts-arizona-oath-keeper-seditious-conspiracy-jan-6-attack/
An Arizona man who holed up in a suburban hotel with weapons and food to support other members of the Oath Keepers during the Jan. 6 insurrection was convicted Monday by a federal district court jury of seditious conspiracy and other charges in the case.
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