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High court defeat spurs new action from Biden on student debt relief https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070323_student_debt_relief/high-court-defeat-spurs-new-action-from-biden-student-debt-relief/
President Joe Biden announced new action on student loan debt relief Friday after the Supreme Court shut down his attempt to forgive loans for millions of Americans.
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States are weakening child labor restrictions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/070223_child_labor_laws/states-are-weakening-child-labor-restrictions/
A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022, and by June 2023, 12 states had enacted this kind of legislation - nearly eight decades after the U.S. government took kids out of the workforce.
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Malpractice lawsuits over denied abortion care may be on the horizon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070223_abortion_malpractice/malpractice-lawsuits-over-denied-abortion-care-may-horizon/
Many physicians and hospitals in states that have restricted abortion reportedly are refusing to end the pregnancies of women facing health-threatening complications, and those providers could soon face a new legal threat: medical malpractice lawsuits alleging they harmed patients.
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Az Land & Water Trust hires new project manager https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070123_land_water_trust_manager/az-land-water-trust-hires-new-project-manager/
Yvonne Marshall joins the Trust from South32: an Australian mining company accused of damaging ecological sensitive land in the Patagonia Mountains.
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Through bruises & blows, Tucson Roller Derby gives skaters a place to be themselves https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/070123_tucson_roller_derby/through-bruises-blows-tucson-roller-derby-gives-skaters-place-themselves/
After a year-and-a-half-long pandemic hiatus, Tucson Roller Derby is gearing up for competition with a wave of new skaters and a dedication to community.
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River Roses’ Chris Holiman pours out subconscious influences on new album ‘Swan Song’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070123_river_roses/river-roses-chris-holiman-pours-out-subconscious-influences-new-album-swan-song/
Adept at cross-pollination, like Western honey bees flying from one rose to another drawing nectar, after a lengthy hiatus Tucson’s River Roses return with “Swan Song,” their genre-hopping new album.
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With monsoons lurking, Tucson cops managing homeless camps with housing offers, bulldozers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070123_tucson_homeless/with-monsoons-lurking-tucson-cops-managing-homeless-camps-with-housing-offers-bulldozers/
Tucson police and housing officials are clearing homeless encampments deemed to be significant health and safety risks, using information from an online reporting tool. Unsheltered people are often reluctant to leave, despite the risks from the heat and monsoon floods.
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Women's soccer: FC Tucson draw to Royals flush https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/070123_fc-tucson/womens-soccer-fc-tucson-draw-royals-flush/
A tired and depleted FC Tucson played Royals FC Arizona to a 1 - 1 draw on Friday night at Kino North Stadium in their last home match of the season.
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Work rules for benefits programs deter low-income Americans from going to college https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070123_college_work_requirements/work-rules-benefits-programs-deter-low-income-americans-from-going-college/
Under the deal to avert a default on the national debt, more work rules are being added to SNAP and other benefits programs, deterring low-income Americans from going to college and getting the opportunity for higher-wage jobs.
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We’re older than we used to be, especially in these states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070123_aging_population/were-older-than-we-used-be-especially-these-states/
The median age rose in almost every state last year, continuing a long-term trend that is pushing states to plan for future health and housing challenges for older residents.
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Pima Animal Care Center holding free microchip clinic ahead of July 4 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/063023_pacc_microchips/pima-animal-care-center-holding-free-microchip-clinic-ahead-july-4/
The July 4 holiday is around the corner, and that means the busiest week of the year for animal shelters. Pima Animal Care Center is preparing by hosting a free microchip clinic for dogs this Saturday and Sunday at Kino Sports Complex.
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Analysts: Arizona will be 'one of the keys' to presidency, Senate in 2024 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/063023_az_2024_election/analysts-arizona-will-one-keys-presidency-senate-2024/
Arizona has been identified as one of four or five battleground states for the 2024 election, with a large portion of independent voters who are liable to swing one way or the other kind of depending on how the Republican presidential primary shakes out.
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In rural Arizona, queer communities brace for impact https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/063023_rural_az_lgbtq/in-rural-arizona-queer-communities-brace-impact/
Small town Pride celebrations across Arizona are being met with online and physical threats, mostly by far-right legislators and religious groups, and in far-flung rural areas, there are few resources to help.
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9th Circuit dismisses U.S. appeal in moot, Trump-era immigration case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/063023_tps_dismissal/9th-circuit-dismisses-us-appeal-moot-trump-era-immigration-case/
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Biden administration's request to voluntarily dismiss the U.S.'s appeal in a Trump-era lawsuit over the termination of temporary legal status for immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan and Haiti.
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2003 Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action planted the seeds of its overturning https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/063023_affirmative_action_op/2003-supreme-court-decision-upholding-affirmative-action-planted-seeds-its-overturning/
In an anticipated decision expected to have widespread implications at college and workplaces across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action programs that were designed to correct centuries of racist disenfranchisement in higher education.
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Supreme Court rules against Biden's student loan debt relief plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/063023_scotus_student_loans/supreme-court-rules-against-bidens-student-loan-debt-relief-plan/
Updated: The Supreme Court ruled against President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness program, saying Republican states have legal standing to challenge and sending the case back to the lower courts for further proceedings.
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A 2003 Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action planted the seeds of its overturning https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/063023_affirmative_action_op/a-2003-supreme-court-decision-upholding-affirmative-action-planted-seeds-its-overturning/
In an anticipated decision expected to have widespread implications at college and workplaces across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action programs that were designed to correct centuries of racist disenfranchisement in higher education.
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Environmentalists demand ban on 'cyanide bombs' on federal land https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/063023_cyanide_bombs/environmentalists-demand-ban-cyanide-bombs-federal-land/
Over 70 environmental groups on Thursday called on federal land agencies to immediately ban the use of so-called cyanide bombs, arguing the current timeline is too slow to protect wildlife and people.
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Prescott IDs 19 firefighters killed in Yarnell Hill blaze https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070113_hotshots_killed/prescott-ids-19-firefighters-killed-yarnell-hill-blaze/
The Prescott Fire Department identified Monday afternoon the 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots killed Sunday while fighting the Yarnell Hill wildfire. (with time-lapse video of the fire)
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For hotshot crews, training key to safe firefighting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042512_az_hotshots_training/for-hotshot-crews-training-key-safe-firefighting/
Updated: Firefighters working in remote locations to get ahead of the most dangerous sections of fires rely on hard training to stay out of perilous situations. Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, of whom 19 were killed Sunday fighting a wildfire near Yarnell, had never had to use emergency shelters when they received training in 2012.
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