‘They were prostitution ads,' ex-CEO testifies in Backpage trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091323_backpage_prostitution/they-were-prostitution-ads-ex-ceo-testifies-backpage-trial/
The former CEO of now defunct Backpage.com wasted little time implicating his former colleagues, as jurors tasked with delivering a verdict on five defendants facing a 100-count felony indictment charging them with facilitating prostitution, money laundering and conspiracy charges.
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‘They were prostitution ads,” ex-CEO testifies in Backpage trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091323_backpage_prostitution/they-were-prostitution-ads8221-ex-ceo-testifies-backpage-trial/
The former CEO of now defunct Backpage.com wasted little time implicating his former colleagues, as jurors tasked with delivering a verdict on five defendants facing a 100-count felony indictment charging them with facilitating prostitution, money laundering and conspiracy charges.
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Sanchez & Montilla net goals as No. 5 Pima men earn 4th shutout win https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091223_pcc_mens_soccer/sanchez-montilla-net-goals-as-no-5-pima-men-earn-4th-shutout-win/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (5-1, 2-1 in ACCAC) did its damage in the first half on Tuesday against Scottsdale Community College (0-6-1, 0-3).
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Walker's goal with 8 seconds left snaps losing streak as Pima women's soccer ties Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091223_pcc_womens_soccer/walkers-goal-with-8-seconds-left-snaps-losing-streak-as-pima-womens-soccer-ties-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-4-1, 0-2-1 in ACCAC) received a boost that could potentially have saved their season on Tuesday at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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Updated COVID-19 vaccine OKed, experts urge people to roll up their sleeves https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091323_covid_vaccine/updated-covid-19-vaccine-oked-experts-urge-people-roll-up-their-sleeves/
Federal officials Tuesday approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine for use by anyone age 6 months or older, and health officials are urging people to get the shot amid a fall surge, as Arizona reported 2,476 new cases of COVID-19 last week.
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Abortion advocates appeal rejected injunction of Arizona fetal abnormality abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091323_abnormal_abortion/abortion-advocates-appeal-rejected-injunction-arizona-fetal-abnormality-abortion-ban/
Federal judges heard arguments in the case to block an Arizona law that criminalizes doctors who perform abortions of fetuses with genetic abnormalities - a case backed by GOP legislators, after Attorney General Kris Mayes refused to back the law in court.
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Adiba Nelson named Pima Library's first Black writer in residence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091223_adiba_nelson_library/adiba-nelson-named-pima-librarys-first-black-writer-residence/
Adiba Nelson is the newest writer in residence at the Pima County Public Library. From Sept. 13 to Nov. 18, the freelance journalist, author of two books and disability rights activist will host workshops and one-on-one sessions with local writers of all "stripes, ages and genres."
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Adiba Nelson nombrada la primera escritora en residencia negra de la Biblioteca de Pima https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091223_adiba_nelson_library_esp/adiba-nelson-nombrada-la-primera-escritora-en-residencia-negra-de-la-biblioteca-de-pima/
Adiba Nelson es la nueva escritora en residencia de la Biblioteca Pública del Condado Pima. La periodista independiente, autora de dos libros y activista de derechos para personas con discapacidades facilitará talleres y sesiones individuales con escritores locales "de todos géneros y aptitudes."
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Pima library holding 'community dialogue' on teen depression & anxiety https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091223_teen_mental_health/pima-library-holding-community-dialogue-teen-depression-anxiety/
Adults and teens who are looking for more information on handling depression or anxiety can attend a Community Dialogue on Mental Health hosted by the Pima County Public Library on Sept. 23.
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Trump demands recusal of federal judge in Jan. 6 election subversion case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091223_trump_recusal/trump-demands-recusal-federal-judge-jan-6-election-subversion-case/
Donald Trump’s legal team filed a motion Monday afternoon requesting that federal judge Tanya Chutkan, presiding over the ex-president’s election subversion case recuse herself, arguing she is biased against him.
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Regulators blast Union Pacific for running unsafe trains https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091223_railroad_safety/regulators-blast-union-pacific-running-unsafe-trains/
Union Pacific, the nation’s largest freight railroad carrier, received a blistering letter from federal regulators who criticized the company for poorly maintaining its fleet, furloughing workers who perform train maintenance and pressuring inspectors to stop their efforts.
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Az's Mayes & other attorneys general recommend crackdown on vaping products targeting youth https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091223_mayes_vaping/azs-mayes-other-attorneys-general-recommend-crackdown-vaping-products-targeting-youth/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and 32 other attorneys general from around the country signed a letter outlining recommendations to cut down on youth vaping numbers as federal data shows millions of teens regularly use electronic cigarettes, especially flavored products.
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Battles over spending, farm bill, Ukraine & yet more loom over a divided Congress https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091223_budget_battles/battles-over-spending-farm-bill-ukraine-yet-more-loom-over-divided-congress/
The U.S. House and Senate are both back in D.C. following a long summer recess, facing an overwhelming agenda of unfinished work — funding the federal government and reauthorizing major programs set to expire at the end of the month.
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FDA approves new COVID boosters for upcoming season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091223_covid_boosters/fda-approves-new-covid-boosters-upcoming-season/
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the latest round of COVID-19 boosters as hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have been trending upward in recent weeks, and public health officials brace for another cold and flu season.
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Trump’s trial will be televised. That transparency comes with a cost. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091223_televised_trump_op/trumps-trial-will-televised-that-transparency-comes-with-cost/
The first of the televised sessions in former President Donald Trump’s conspiracy trial in Georgia aired Sept. 5, and it was dull as a butter knife - but the televised trial, scheduled for October, could potentially be the most chaotic court event of our lifetime.
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Arizona's ‘reason’ abortion ban under 9th Circuit review after challenge by doctors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091223_arizona_abortion/arizonas-reason-abortion-ban-under-9th-circuit-review-after-challenge-by-doctors/
The Ninth Circuit Monday heard arguments in a case brought by two Phoenix physicians who claim a 2021 Arizona abortion law is unconstitutionally vague and will harm doctors who provide reproductive health care services.
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House GOP opens formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091223_gop_impeachment/house-gop-opens-formal-impeachment-inquiry-into-president-biden/
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that Congress would open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, seeking to frame the president as improperly involved in the business dealings of his son, Hunter, despite not having any evidence of wrongdoing.
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UA-run spacecraft returning to Earth with Bennu asteroid samples https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_osiris_rex_return/ua-run-spacecraft-returning-earth-with-bennu-asteroid-samples/
OSIRIS-REx, a robotic spacecraft developed by the University of Arizona in partnership with NASA, will return to Earth in late September with samples from the asteroid Bennu.
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'Prolific human smuggler' extradited from Mexico to Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_smuggler_extradited/prolific-human-smuggler-extradited-from-mexico-arizona/
Ofelia Hernandez-Salas was arrested in Mexico in March after a grand jury indicted her and 48-year-old Raul Saucedo-Huipio on 23 counts, including conspiracy to bring people into the U.S. and aiding and abetting people entering crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization.
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Thinking big: PCC board sets priorities, TUSD prepares to sue social media https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091123_agenda_big_think_op/thinking-big-pcc-board-sets-priorities-tusd-prepares-sue-social-media/
Southern Arizona governments this week will be thinking big, reassessing and adopting new policies to govern how they do business, plus TUSD has Elon Musk in their litigious sights, and more from local meetings around Tucson.
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