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In Arizona water ruling, the Hopi Tribe sees limits on its future tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Hopi Tribe’s four-decade effort to secure its right to water under Arizona's unique rules would end with the court awarding less than a third of the water sought by the tribe - a decision that carries profound implications for other Colorado River Basin tribes.

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Arizona cop presses 9th Circuit for immunity on fatal shooting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona police officer who shot an unarmed man in a traffic stop urged the Ninth Circuit to call off his upcoming civil trial, arguing that he is entitled to qualified immunity and fired his weapon because he thought the life of another officer was in danger.

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VP Kamala Harris visits the Gila River Indian Community on her first trip to Indian Country tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Gila River Indian Community hosted Vice President Kamala Harris during her first visit to Indian Country as part of an opportunity to highlight the administration’s work with tribal nations across the U.S., including the projects funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Arizona dental board fails to protect public, hold dentists accountable tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Details about problem dentists in Arizona are hidden under layers of bureaucracy, a tangled complaint system and a public-facing website that is virtually unnavigable - and in rare instances when patients die or are seriously injured, the board does little to hold dentists accountable.

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As more states legalize pot, uneven safety rules can pose a risk tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Amid the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis use across the country, a concerning reality has emerged: The state-by-state patchwork of safety regulations can leave marijuana consumers wandering through a haze of uncertainty, exposing them to potential risks.

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Climate scientists say world saw its hottest June ever tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After a blistering May, last month was the hottest June ever recorded by Copernicus, a European Union climate and weather monitor - and this year is on track to be the hottest ever recorded - a troubling sign as an El Niño weather pattern kicks in.

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Vulnerable U.S. House Republicans who opposed student debt plan targeted in 2024 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Supporters of student loan debt cancellation are organizing to hold GOP lawmakers “accountable” in the 2024 election cycle following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocking President Joe Biden’s debt relief plan.

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As firefighters close in on 2 blazes north of Nogales, a 3rd wildfire ignites tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While fire crews are close to containing two wildfires that began Friday in the Coronado National Forest northwest of Nogales, Ariz., a drone spotted a third fire in the area Wednesday morning.

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'Excessive heat warning' extended through next week for Tucson, Southern Az tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
"Dangerously hot" temperatures as high as 115 degrees will continue through next week, with blistering highs meaning excessive heat warnings for Tucson and Pima County, Phoenix and elsewhere.

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Garbology revisited: Tracking trash in the Santa Cruz River tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Preliminary findings from a study in the Santa Cruz River suggest floating trash traps could solve a trash problem caused by the whole city.

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After 31 years of 'Growing Native,' Petey Mesquitey still thinks the borderlands are beautiful tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
This summer marks 31 years of "Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey" on 91.3 KXCI. Every week, he regales listeners with tales of native desert plants and animals, from the spring orange flowers of the brittle bush to the winter silhouette of the desert willow.

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Arizona Burn Center: 'Contact burns' from hot surfaces lead to hospitalizations, some deaths tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Burn Center officials are warning about roads and surfaces that get blistering hot – literally – in the summer sun, after several years in which contact burns resulted in scores of hospital admissions.

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CDC to reduce funding for states' child vaccination programs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing funding to states for child vaccination programs, a change agency officials linked the reduction to the debt ceiling deal recently struck by the Biden administration and Congress.

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Conservative moms want to defend Arizona’s anti-trans athlete ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A trio of conservative activists is asking to intervene in a lawsuit against Arizona’s trans athlete ban, claiming their daughters would face unequal treatment in school sports if the ban is eliminated.

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Trump aide & valet at Mar-A-Lago pleads not guilty in classified documents case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Walt Nauta, former President Donald Trump's valet at his Mar-A-Lago estate, pleaded not guilty in Miami federal court on Thursday to charges related to the mishandling of classified documents case after security footage showed Nauta moving dozens of boxes to a storage room.

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Trump aide and valet at Mar-A-Lago pleads not guilty in classified documents case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Walt Nauta, former President Donald Trump's valet at his Mar-A-Lago estate, pleaded not guilty in Miami federal court on Thursday to charges related to the mishandling of classified documents case after security footage showed Nauta moving dozens of boxes to a storage room.

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Cities have ways to curb gun violence; feds are giving them more money tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
700 experts gathered last week at a community violence intervention conference, hosted by the Giffords Center for Violence Intervention, to share their strategies for curbing urban gun violence and tapping new funding streams - including $50 million from the federal government.

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Indigenous youth discuss missing & murdered Native people, climate change tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Arizona youth leaders were among the more than 2,400 Indigenous youth leaders from hundreds of Indigenous nations to come together at the 2023 UNITY conference to talk about issues impacting their communities, including MMIP, climate change and mental illness.

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Cities have ways to curb gun violence; feds are giving them more money tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
700 experts gathered last week at a community violence intervention conference, hosted by the Giffords Center for Violence Intervention, to share their strategies for curbing urban gun violence and tapping new funding streams - including $50 million from the federal government.

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Months of wet weather erase drought across the Southwest tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A stretch of unusually wet months has erased drought across much of the Southwest, according to climate experts, who spelled out how a snowy winter and rainy spring brought relief to a particularly parched region.

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