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Supreme Court says ghost gun rules can stay, for now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080823_scotus_ghost_guns/supreme-court-says-ghost-gun-rules-can-stay-now/
A divided Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to pauses a ruling out of Texas and allow the Biden administration to continue enforcing its regulations on ghost guns while an appeal proceeds in the lower courts.
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Full text: Arizona Abortion Access Act initiative https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080823_abortion_amendment/full-text-arizona-abortion-access-act-initiative/
The Arizona Abortion Access Act, an initiative that would amend Arizona's Constitution to establish a fundamental right to abortion, was filed Tuesday.
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Americans suffer when health insurers place profits over people https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080823_health_care_cost_op/americans-suffer-when-health-insurers-place-profits-over-people/
Health care workers are increasingly burned out because of the burdens they had to bear during the pandemic and rural Americans are being forced to travel further and further to receive health care - while one of America’s largest private health insurers is reaping billions in profits.
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Arizona Republicans rail against Biden's Grand Canyon monument designation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080823_mohave_monument/arizona-republicans-rail-against-bidens-grand-canyon-monument-designation/
Republicans in Arizona staunchly oppose President Joe Biden’s designation of more than 1.1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon as a new national monument — a move made official Tuesday morning.
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Judge tosses Trump’s defamation claim vs. E. Jean Carroll https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080723_trump_rape/judge-tosses-trumps-defamation-claim-vs-e-jean-carroll/
A federal judge put an end to the defamation counterclaim brought by Donald Trump against E. Jean Carroll, seeking redress from the writer who proved to a New York jury that Trump was liable for sexually abusing her - and for the second time, labeled the former president a rapist.
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Az dispensaries recalling marijuana gummies over salmonella https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_marijuana_recall/az-dispensaries-recalling-marijuana-gummies-over-salmonella/
Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling marijuana gummies due to possible contamination of salmonella, a bacterium that, in the event of infection, can cause diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.
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Final results: Tucson Democratic incumbents rack up Council primary wins https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_tucson_election/final-results-tucson-democratic-incumbents-rack-up-council-primary-wins/
In final vote counts released Monday in Tucson's city primary election, the Democratic incumbents showed their hold on voters, while the GOP candidates didn't yet ignite significant voter interest.
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Tucson Council election results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080123_election_results/tucson-council-election-results/
Updated: Election results in Tuesday's primary election for mayor and City Council in Tucson.
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City Council preps biz water rate hike; sewer troubles plague Tanque Verde https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080723_agenda_water_op/city-council-preps-biz-water-rate-hike-sewer-troubles-plague-tanque-verde/
The Tucson City Council will vote on a "notice of intent" to raise water rates to encourage conservation among commercial and industrial users. Plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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Big mining takes dead aim: The real threats to public health & safety in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080723_hermosa_mine_op/big-mining-takes-dead-aim-real-threats-public-health-safety-southern-az/
South32 CEO Pat Risner touts his company's dedication to trust and transparency when referring to its mining plans for the Patagonia Mountains and Santa Cruz County in general. Now come the vast proposals of the current owner and its record in other parts of the globe.
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Big mining takes dead aim: The real threats to public health & safety in Southern Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080723_slug/big-mining-takes-dead-aim-real-threats-public-health-safety-southern-az/
South32 CEO Pat Risner touts his company's dedication to trust and transparency when referring to its mining plans for the Patagonia Mountains and Santa Cruz County in general. Now come the vast proposals of the current owner and its record in other parts of the globe.
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Secure ballots or boondoggle? Cochise County tailors $1M election project to Finchem-connected firm https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_cochise_ballots/secure-ballots-or-boondoggle-cochise-county-tailors-1m-election-project-finchem-connected-firm/
As Cochise County prepares to spend up to $1 million in state money to test anti-counterfeit features on ballots, it appears the project was tailored for one company in particular that has pushed the idea with the help of political allies in Arizona for more than two years.
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Mining companies, Forest Service respond to enviro's filing against Patagonia drilling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_patagonia_mining_response/mining-companies-forest-service-respond-enviros-filing-against-patagonia-drilling/
Two mining companies and the U.S. Forest Service have filed their responses to claims by environmentalists that exploratory drilling would cause “irreparable” damage to the Patagonia Mountains.
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Initiative seeks more 'sanctuary cities for the unborn' in Arizona & across U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_anti_abortion_ordinances/initiative-seeks-more-sanctuary-cities-unborn-arizona-across-us/
A pastor from Longview, Texas, who has, by his count, succeeded in helping 67 cities and three counties pass ordinances banning abortion, made his first stop in Arizona in early June, exhorting churchgoers in Prescott Valley to make it the first sanctuary city for the unborn in Arizona.
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House dads: Az Rep. Gallego’s paternity leave shows slowly growing acceptance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_house_dads/house-dads-az-rep-gallegos-paternity-leave-shows-slowly-growing-acceptance/
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego was not the first member of Congress to take paternity leave, and though it’s rare in Congress, paternity leave is becoming increasingly common in workplaces around the country.
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Tech breakthrough could boost states’ use of geothermal power https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080723_geothermal_tech/tech-breakthrough-could-boost-states-use-geothermal-power/
Lawmakers in some states have been laying the groundwork to add geothermal power to the electrical grid and pump underground heat into buildings, and now, a new drilling technique could greatly expand where geothermal plants could be built.
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Trial over Backpage prostitution accusations delayed to late August https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080723_backpage_trial/trial-over-backpage-prostitution-accusations-delayed-late-august/
A federal judge delayed a trial against Michael Lacey and former employees of backpage.com by three weeks following the death of co-defendant and backpage.com co-founder James Larkin.
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EPA approved fuel ingredient could cause cancer in every person exposed over a lifetime https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080723_epa_chevron_fuel/epa-approved-fuel-ingredient-could-cause-cancer-every-person-exposed-over-lifetime/
An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.
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Study cited by Texas judge in abortion-pill case under investigation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/080723_mifepristone_study/study-cited-by-texas-judge-abortion-pill-case-under-investigation/
The research cited to order a suspension of mifepristone’s FDA approval earlier this year was authored by many of the same anti-abortion activists directly involved in suing the FDA - but now the study is now being investigated amidst claims the authors exaggerated their findings.
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Lessons of unnecessary mass destruction on 78th anniversary of Hiroshima attack could guide future nuclear talks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/080623_hiroshima_anniversary/lessons-unnecessary-mass-destruction-78th-anniversary-hiroshima-attack-could-guide-future-nuclear-talks/
As the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima during WWII marks its 78th anniversary, the lessons of unnecessary mass destruction learned could help guide future nuclear arms talks.
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