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Arizona: Incrementan muertes por conducir bajo efectos del alcohol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051223_drunken_rising_esp/arizona-incrementan-muertes-por-conducir-bajo-efectos-del-alcohol/
COVID-19 no fue la única causa de muerte que representó un aumento en las muertes en Arizona en 2021: un aumento en las muertes por conducir ebrio en las carreteras del estado ese año estuvo entre los más altos de la nación.
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Arizona Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force holds first meeting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051223_mmip_task_force/arizona-missing-murdered-indigenous-peoples-task-force-holds-first-meeting/
The executive task force for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples - established by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs - held their inaugural meeting and will prepare and submit a report annually on or before Dec. 1 to Hobbs with recommendations for administrative or legislative action.
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U.S. House passes border bill shaped by Texas Republicans as Title 42 ends https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051223_house_border_bill/us-house-passes-border-bill-shaped-by-texas-republicans-as-title-42-ends/
A sharply divided U.S. House passed a border security package Thursday - dubbed the Secure the Border Act and approved largely along party lines - that was heavily influenced by Texas Republicans who took the reins on their party’s border agenda this year.
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Biden administration tells Supreme Court the North Carolina redistricting spat is moot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051223_scotus_biden_redistricting/biden-administration-tells-supreme-court-north-carolina-redistricting-spat-moot/
A redistricting battle that could decide the future of checks and balances on elections is now moot, the Biden administration told the Supreme Court, after North Carolina’s top court reversed a prior decision on partisan gerrymandering.
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Arizona funds research into 'magic mushrooms' to treat PTSD & depression https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051223_mushroom_research/arizona-funds-research-into-magic-mushrooms-treat-ptsd-depression/
Arizona is headed toward funding the first controlled clinical trials for whole mushroom psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” to treat an array of health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.
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It’s summer & Arizona gas prices sizzle to third-highest in country https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051223_az_gas_prices/its-summer-arizona-gas-prices-sizzle-third-highest-country/
Arizona’s average price for regular gas has been third-highest in the country for at least the last month, trailing only California and Hawaii, and still $1.14 more than the national average of $3.54 as of Thursday.
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Tiny homes for trans women of color focus of Tucson's Outlaw Project https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_outlaw_project_homes/tiny-homes-trans-women-color-focus-tucsons-outlaw-project/
Volunteers will raise the walls of the first of two tiny homes planned as temporary housing for transgender women of color this weekend in Tucson.
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FC Tucson misses 2 penalty kicks, wins big anyway https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051123_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-misses-2-penalty-kicks-wins-big-anyway/
FC Arizona made the trip to Kino North Stadium on Wednesday night with a record of three wins in three league games, but they walked off the field on the wrong end of a 4 - 0 result against home side FC Tucson.
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Baby elephant watch: Tucson zoo announces pregnancy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_reid_park_elephant/baby-elephant-watch-tucson-zoo-announces-pregnancy/
In about a year, there'll be a new big baby in town — Tucson's Reid Park Zoo is expecting the African elephant Semba to give birth. Elephants gestate for 22-24 months, and the zoo's matriarch is about halfway through her pregnancy.
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Health experts urge FDA to approve over-the-counter birth control in unanimous vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_otc_birth_control/health-experts-urge-fda-approve-over-the-counter-birth-control-unanimous-vote/
Health experts unanimously voted for the FDA to immediately approve the contraceptive drug norgestrel - sold as Opill and approved by the FDA decades ago for prescription-only use - for over the counter sales, the first time a birth control pill would be available without a prescription.
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Health experts urge FDA to approve over-the-counter birth control in unanimous vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_otc_birth_control/health-experts-urge-fda-approve-over-the-counter-birth-control-unanimous-vote/
Health experts unanimously voted for the FDA to immediately approve the contraceptive drug norgestrel - sold as Opill and approved by the FDA decades ago for prescription-only use - for over the counter sales, the first time a birth control pill would be available without a prescription.
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Sinema says Arizona 'bears the brunt of the crisis' as Title 42 immigration policy ends https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_sinema_title_42/sinema-says-arizona-bears-brunt-crisis-as-title-42-immigration-policy-ends/
In a rare sit-down with reporters, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said Thursday that border states are not prepared for the end of a pandemic-era measure called Title 42 used to expel millions of migrants at the border.
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Pro-immigrant groups disappointed with Hobbs’ budget, look to the future https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051123_hobbs_immigrants_budget/pro-immigrant-groups-disappointed-with-hobbs-budget-look-future/
Latino voters turned out in force to help deliver the state’s top position to Gov. Katie Hobbs, but pro-immigrant groups say the newly approved budget, the culmination of her first year in office, fails to live up to their hopes.
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Low fertility rates, high housing prices mean fewer children in most states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_fertility_housing/low-fertility-rates-high-housing-prices-mean-fewer-children-most-states/
Thirty-five states have fewer children than they did five years ago, a situation caused by declining birth rates nationwide, but also by young families migrating across state borders in search of cheaper housing.
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FactCheck: Trump’s CNN Town Hall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_factcheck_cnn_trump/factcheck-trumps-cnn-town-hall/
Former President Donald Trump’s town hall event felt like a lightning round of false and misleading claims — most of which we’ve heard before - on voter fraud, immigration, classified documents and more.
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U.S. House Republicans want spending cuts — and $10B in home-state earmarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_gop_earmarks/us-house-republicans-want-spending-cuts-and-10b-home-state-earmarks/
U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
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U.S. House Republicans want spending cuts — and $10B in home-state earmarks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_gop_spending_earmarks/us-house-republicans-want-spending-cuts-and-10b-home-state-earmarks/
U.S. House Republicans have requested more than $10 billion in earmarks to be included in next year’s appropriations bills, despite demanding massive spending cuts as a contingent for raising the nation’s debt ceiling.
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New immigration rule limits asylum as Title 42 ends; human rights advocates warn of 'deepened crisis' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051123_immigration_rule/new-immigration-rule-limits-asylum-as-title-42-ends-human-rights-advocates-warn-deepened-crisis/
Migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through – or without first applying online – will largely be denied asylum under a new immigration order that’s set to go into effect when Title 42 expires.
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Arizona Legislature passes budget, but Dems blast Hobbs over negotiations with GOP https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_az_budget_hobbs/arizona-legislature-passes-budget-but-dems-blast-hobbs-over-negotiations-with-gop/
The Arizona Legislature passed an almost $18 billion budget Wednesday, one that Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs negotiated with Republican leaders in the House and Senate - but Democrats excoriated Hobbs for her failure to better negotiate.
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As Title 42 ends, Biden anounces new 'transit ban' for many asylum seekers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051023_asylum_bar/as-title-42-ends-biden-anounces-new-transit-ban-many-asylum-seekers/
As Title 42 ends, the Biden administration announced a rule Wednesday that drastically restricts asylum claims by migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting sharp criticism from immigration advocates and civil rights groups.
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