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¡Agua es Vida! events promote water sustainability with fun Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
An event titled ¡Agua es Vida! - Water is Life - dedicated to water sustainability in the desert will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16, hosted and organized by Sustainable Tucson. There will be experiences at the Watershed Management Group and The Loft Cinema.

Partisan Washington argues over migrants tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Democrat-controlled Senate and the GOP-led House held hearings on if the flow of migrants will “grow our workforce, our productivity, and our economy” or is “unchecked, unfettered, illegal immigration” that depresses wages and takes jobs - and came to very different conclusions.

FactCheck: McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry claims tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Sept. 12 that he would direct the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden - despite no proof Biden was involved in the business deals of his son, Hunter, or that the president ever benefited from those deals.

Narcan now available at Arizona pharmacies, libraries – and in high demand tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Naloxone became available over the counter with no prescription needed at thousands of pharmacies across the United States last week – though some Arizona pharmacies aren’t able to keep up with demand based on allocations.

Freedom Caucus Republicans in Congress balk at short-term funding patch that would avert gov't shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The most conservative Republicans in the U.S. House announced they won’t support the short-term spending bill that’s needed to stop a partial government shutdown from beginning on Oct. 1.

Judge sets rules for handling national secrets in Mar-a-Lago case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Defense attorneys for Donald Trump will have to follow strict rules for handling the classified documents under the Classified Information Procedures Act as the former president stands accused of hiding at his Florida resort.

Arizona snail found only in Quitobaquito Springs may be listed as endangered tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing that a snail found in a 700-foot human-made concrete channel at Arizona's Quitobaquito Springs be listed as an endangered species after effects of drought and border wall construction have reduced populations.

Surge in Maricopa County evictions shows no sign of slowing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Maricopa County is continuing to see a record number of eviction filings, and August was the third-busiest month county courts have ever seen - even as Arizona suffered through record-breaking heat.

For the second time, federal judge finds DACA program unlawful tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen once again sided with Republican-controlled states and issued an order vacating the DACA program, but stayed his vacatur so the more than 500,000 people enrolled can renew their status, and urged congressional action to fix the program.

Pima volleyball overpowered by No. 12 Chandler-Gilbert tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (6-7, 2-1 in ACCAC) struggled on the road against Chandler-Gilbert Community College (4-3, 2-2) on Wednesday in an ACCAC conference contest.

Sovereign citizens use 'paper terrorism' to intimidate, harass Sedona public officials tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The growth of the conspiracy-laden, anti-government ideology of the sovereign citizen movement has become increasingly evident in Arizona, as adherents often put themselves in direct conflict with law enforcement and the courts.

CBP releasing migrants on Bisbee & Casa Grande streets as border crossings spike tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released migrants on the streets of Bisbee and Casa Grande after an influx of people along Arizona's border pushed federal facilities beyond capacity. Pima County officials said they are in "standby mode" to deal with unsheltered releases in Tucson.

Sedona wellness communities, anti-government groups share space tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Sedona has drawn a global audience of wellness practitioners, but mixed with drum circles and full moon ceremonies are trainings that weave together anti-government ideologies and improbable conspiracy theories, creating what experts are calling a pathway to radicalization.

Az GOP’s senator of the year Wadsack: 9/11 ‘never added up'; likes ‘inside job’ claims tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
On the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Tucson Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack shared a fake transcript from United Flight 93 and liked multiple posts on social media alluding to the events of the day being a “false flag” and an “inside job.”

Judge in Lake appeal: Is mere potential for hacking enough to ban voting machines? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday failed to buy into some of Kari Lake’s favorite talking points, including that she actually won the 2022 election for governor and that hand-counting ballots in elections is more accurate and less prone to error than counting with tabulators.

‘They were prostitution ads,' ex-CEO testifies in Backpage trial tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

‘They were prostitution ads,” ex-CEO testifies in Backpage trial tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Sanchez & Montilla net goals as No. 5 Pima men earn 4th shutout win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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).

Walker's goal with 8 seconds left snaps losing streak as Pima women's soccer ties Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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.

Updated COVID-19 vaccine OKed, experts urge people to roll up their sleeves tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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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