Gaps in social services are leaving homeless youth with 'no good choices' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122623_homeless_youth/gaps-social-services-are-leaving-homeless-youth-with-no-good-choices/
As the nation continues to deal with the homelessness crisis, and billions are spent on the shelter system that spans the country, there’s little age-appropriate support for unaccompanied teens and young adults experiencing homelessness.
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Billions in student loan debt canceled through a public service program https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122623_debt_forgiveness_op/billions-student-loan-debt-canceled-through-public-service-program/
Government and nonprofit workers are getting billions in student loan debt canceled through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, created in 2007 during the George W. Bush administration, to encourage people to work for the government and nonprofits.
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As foundation for 'excited delirium' diagnosis cracks, fallout spreads https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122623_debunked_diagnosis/as-foundation-excited-delirium-diagnosis-cracks-fallout-spreads/
Over the past 40 years, the discredited, racially biased theory of excited delirium has been used to explain away police culpability for many in-custody deaths, amidst a long-standing, nationwide effort to discard the use of the debunked cause of death in official proceedings.
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Hellertoon: Christmas joy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122423_christmas_joy/hellertoon-christmas-joy/
Wishing you joy this Christmas!
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Claytoonz: Trump's white Christmas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122423_trump_christmas/claytoonz-trumps-white-christmas/
Donald Trump said immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” and Texas Republicans are making it legal to arrest people for being brown. Chances are they would deport Jesus.
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No More Deaths volunteers evacuate migrants from 'dire' cold as Christmas nears in remote Az desert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122423_evacuated_migrants/no-more-deaths-volunteers-evacuate-migrants-from-dire-cold-as-christmas-nears-remote-az-desert/
Despite repeated requests, Border Patrol agents didn't respond to aid workers caring for hundreds of migrants exposed to wet, frigid winter weather at the Southern Arizona border.
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Happy holidays, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Tucson Sentinel! https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122423_happy_holidays/happy-holidays-merry-christmas-happy-new-year-from-tucson-sentinel/
Whether you celebrate a specific holiday or prefer to mark the longer nights and chillier days of winter in some other way, as we near the end of the year, you have the best wishes of all of us at the Tucson Sentinel.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122423_yes_virginia_santa/yes-virginia-there-santa-claus/
Written in response to a letter by eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon asking whether Santa Claus was real, an editorial written by Francis Church in The Sun on September 21, 1897, provides the answer.
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Baseball’s finishing school: How the Arizona Fall League shapes the destiny of MLB’s best https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122323_az_fall_league/baseballs-finishing-school-how-arizona-fall-league-shapes-destiny-mlbs-best/
While the NFL, NBA and NHL dominate major news outlets headlines during the fall months, a diamond in the rough sits in the Arizona desert: the Arizona Fall League. Some of baseball’s best players have competed in the league for the past 30 years.
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The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122421_fruitcake_redemption/the-magnificent-history-maligned-and-misunderstood-fruitcake/
Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke - and haters and disrespect aside, fruitcake is still a robust American tradition: The website Serious Eats reports that over 2 million fruitcakes are still sold each year.
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'Twas the night before Christmas' helped make the modern Santa – and led to a literary whodunit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/121721_christmas_poem_mystery/twas-night-before-christmas-helped-make-modern-santa-8211-and-led-literary-whodunit/
The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” better known as “‘Twas the Night before Christmas,” has inspired the modern image of Santa Claus as a jolly old man sporting red and a round belly - but the poem has been steeped in controversy, leading to a literary whodunit.
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Biden extends federal pardon for marijuana possession to those never prosecuted https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122223_marijuana_pardons/biden-extends-federal-pardon-marijuana-possession-those-never-prosecuted/
President Joe Biden expanded on last year's pardons for marijuana possession, issuing a federal pardon to every American who has used marijuana in the past, including those who were never arrested or prosecuted.
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Cochise County supervisors plead not guilty in Arizona election interference case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122223_cochise_elections/cochise-county-supervisors-plead-not-guilty-arizona-election-interference-case/
Republican Cochise County supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd pleaded not guilty in Arizona state court to charges of conspiracy and interfering with an elections officer after being are accused of conspiring to prevent canvassing the county’s votes cast in the 2022 general election..
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GOP Senate leader sues Hobbs over agency nominations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122223_gop_hobbs_lawsuit/gop-senate-leader-sues-hobbs-over-agency-nominations/
The head of the Arizona state Senate is taking Gov. Katie Hobbs to court over her decision to appoint agency leaders without the approval of lawmakers, as the process for approving agency heads continues to be a point of particular contention throughout Hobbs’ first year as governor.
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Az foster care advocates urge lawmakers to help resolve DCS runaway problem https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122223_foster_runaways/az-foster-care-advocates-urge-lawmakers-help-resolve-dcs-runaway-problem/
A chorus of voices at a legislative hearing on missing children to implored the five-member panel to pass more safeguards for foster kids in the care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety.
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Winter snow could help recharge the Colorado River. But what if it doesn’t? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122223_river_winter_wishing/winter-snow-could-help-recharge-colorado-river-but-what-if-it-doesnt/
Snow in the mountains of Colorado is the first step to recharging the Colorado River, but this winter’s precipitation outlook is unclear, and how it unfolds will have an outsized impact on the next few years of management of the river.
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UA thrives, ASU struggles in Jerry Colangelo Classic https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122223_colangelo_classic/ua-thrives-asu-struggles-jerry-colangelo-classic/
The 2023 Jerry Colangelo Classic showcased the best of Arizona, as the Wildcats surged in the second half to beat Alabama, in advance of a ranked matchup Saturday with No. 14 Florida Atlantic.
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Lawyer says there are ongoing risks for migrants with temporary protected status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122223_tps_risks/lawyer-says-there-are-ongoing-risks-migrants-with-temporary-protected-status/
A lawyer representing migrants who had their temporary protected statuses terminated under the Trump administration argued in federal court that the case should not be considered moot, even though President Biden restored his clients’ status after winning the 2020 presidential election.
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How police have undermined the promise of body cameras https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121823_body_cameras/how-police-have-undermined-promise-body-cameras/
When body-worn cameras were introduced a decade ago, they seemed to hold the promise of a revolution, but in practice, police officers have been given wide latitude to run their departments as they wish and to police — and protect — themselves.
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