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24 Hours in the Old Pueblo: Mountain bikers rally at temporary city https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022123_24_hrs_old_pueblo/24-hours-old-pueblo-mountain-bikers-rally-temporary-city/
Each year, a temporary town of mountain bikers rises from the desert north of Tucson and remains bustling for three days. The 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo event welcomed about 4,000 attendees this weekend, 55 percent of them from out of state.
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Supreme Court cancels arguments over Title 42 border policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021723_scotus_title_42/supreme-court-cancels-arguments-over-title-42-border-policy/
The U.S. Supreme Court canceled arguments in a case over the emergency health order the federal government has used for nearly three years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southern border.
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Partial grand jury report released in Trump election interference probe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021723_trump_election_grand_jury/partial-grand-jury-report-released-trump-election-interference-probe/
A Georgia judge on Thursday released parts of the final report produced by a special purpose grand jury seated last year as part of an investigation into potential criminal interference with the state's 2020 elections by former President Donald Trump and several of his allies.
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Arizona GOP legislators subpoenaed to testify in special counsel probe of Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021723_gop_trump_subpoenas/arizona-gop-legislators-subpoenaed-testify-special-counsel-probe-trump/
At least three Arizona Republican state legislators have been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department’s special counsel, Jack Smith, as part of the criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss.
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Diamondbacks’ relationship with Bally Sports Arizona in limbo after parent company misses payment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021723_mlb_television_rights/diamondbacks-relationship-with-bally-sports-arizona-limbo-after-parent-company-misses-payment/
Major League Baseball is prepared to take back the television rights to 14 teams if Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of the 19 regional Bally Sports Networks, files for bankruptcy after failing to make a $140 million interest payment on its nearly $9 million debt.
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Navy Week sats sail for Tucson to recruit, showcase sailors away from shores https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021923_tucson_navy_week/navy-week-sats-sail-tucson-recruit-showcase-sailors-away-from-shores/
Navy Week, the flagship recruitment program for the U.S. maritime military branch, will be hosted in Tucson alongside the rodeo and parade this week. Sailors will also volunteer for local groups and visit high schools.
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What's open, what's closed on President's Day 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/0217923_presidents_day/whats-open-whats-closed-presidents-day-2023/
Banks and government offices for the city of Tucson and Pima County will be closed Monday for Presidents' Day. Emergency services such as police and fire and Sun Tran will continue as normal, however.
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Qué está abierto, qué está cerrado en el Día de los Presidentes 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021923_presidents_day_esp/que-esta-abierto-que-esta-cerrado-en-el-dia-de-los-presidentes-2023/
Las oficinas de Tucson y el Condado Pima estarán cerradas por el Día de los Presidentes el lunes juntos con la recolección de basura. Los servicios de emergencia como la policía y los bomberos y Sun Tran continuarán con normalidad.
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Salt Lake shows they are the Real deal, extinguishes Fire https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021823_soccer-preseason/salt-lake-shows-they-are-real-deal-extinguishes-fire/
The Chicago Fire succumbed to a 3 - 0 drubbing to Real Salt Lake at Kino North Stadium Saturday in the final soccer match of the 2023 Desert Showcase.
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Can Western states agree on the future of the Colorado River? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021723_colorado_river_future/can-western-states-agree-future-colorado-river/
Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up water from the Colorado River, devastated by the worst drought in more than a thousand years - and if the states can’t agree, federal officials will unilaterally impose cuts later this year.
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Lake Powell drops to a new record low as feds scramble to prop up water level https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021723_lake_powell_drought/lake-powell-drops-new-record-low-as-feds-scramble-prop-up-water-level/
Water levels in Lake Powell dropped to a record low Tuesday, with continued pressure from climate change and steady demand pushing the nation’s second-largest reservoir to the lowest level since it was first filled in the 1960s.
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Republicans, Democrats offer differing visions during Arizona border visits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021723_congress_border_visit/republicans-democrats-offer-differing-visions-during-arizona-border-visits/
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led a delegation of Republican representatives on a tour to the southern border and demanded more security - while Rep. Raúl Grijalva visited the border in Douglas to focus on the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona GOP’s ‘do-nothing’ budget proposal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_hobbs_budget_veto/gov-hobbs-vetoes-arizona-gops-do-nothing-budget-proposal/
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the Republican “skinny budget” spending package on Thursday, sharply rebuking GOP legislative leaders in the process.
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Arizona appeals court: 'No basis' for Kari Lake election challenge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_lake_election/arizona-appeals-court-no-basis-kari-lake-election-challenge/
An Arizona court has shot down losing Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake's election challenge appeal, writing that "that voters were able to cast their ballots, that votes were counted correctly, and that no other basis justifies setting aside the election results."
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Pima County's Cullen deserved better from both Legislature & Hobbs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021623_cullen_op/pima-countys-cullen-deserved-better-from-both-legislature-hobbs/
None of the Democrats saw an upside in forcing Arizona Republicans to go on the record as saying no public health leaders should ever take public health actions during a public health emergency.
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Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in Arizona Senate, despite criticism and likely veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_trans_bathroom_bill/anti-trans-bathroom-bill-advances-arizona-senate-despite-criticism-and-likely-veto/
Arizona Republican lawmakers approved a measure that critics worry could heighten discrimination against trans students, based on the argument that keeping trans students separated from their peers preserves modesty and keeps women safe.
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Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in Arizona Senate, despite criticism and likely veto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_trans_bathroom_bill/anti-trans-bathroom-bill-advances-arizona-senate-despite-criticism-and-likely-veto/
Arizona Republican lawmakers approved a measure that critics worry could heighten discrimination against trans students, based on the argument that keeping trans students separated from their peers preserves modesty and keeps women safe.
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Arizona-based sheriff group promotes members with ties to white nationalism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/021623_sheriff_group_promotions/arizona-based-sheriff-group-promotes-members-with-ties-white-nationalism/
The Arizona-based Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is elevating some of its most controversial members - including those with direct ties to other anti-government and white nationalism movements - into formal leadership positions.
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Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021623_global_warming_op/was-earth-already-heating-up-or-did-global-warming-reverse-long-term-cooling-trend/
Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased - but what about the thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, before thermometers, and before humans warmed the climate by releasing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from fossil fuels?
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Jackson surpasses 1,000 career points but Aztecs give up late run at Az Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/021623_pcc_mens_basketball/jackson-surpasses-1000-career-points-but-aztecs-give-up-late-run-az-western/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (20-6, 12-6 in ACCAC) could not gain the upper hand down the stretch in its game on Wednesday at Arizona Western College (20-6, 13-5).
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