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What’s next for $25B supermarket supermerger after FTC sues to block it? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022824_grocery_merger_op/whats-next-25b-supermarket-supermerger-after-ftc-sues-block-it/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of states suing to prevent Kroger’s attempt to acquire Albertsons, out of concern the merger could deny many shoppers the benefits of competition.
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Researchers call for more abortion studies to be retracted https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022824_abortion_retraction/researchers-call-more-abortion-studies-retracted/
Health and science experts published a commentary in the British Medical Journal calling for the retraction of four older abortion-related studies that, despite documented flaws, have influenced major anti-abortion decisions over the past 20 years.
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Nogales man charged with smuggling AK-47s, pistols into Mexico https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022824_gun_smuggler_indicted/nogales-man-charged-with-smuggling-ak-47s-pistols-into-mexico/
A 30-year-old man was indicted last week for smuggling AK-47-style rifles, pistols, and magazines through Nogales, Ariz. into Mexico, federal officials said.
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Pro-Israel lawmakers back a bill to censor pro-Palestine student groups on Az campuses https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022824_palestine_censorship/pro-israel-lawmakers-back-bill-censor-pro-palestine-student-groups-az-campuses/
Lawmakers who have complained about censorship on Arizona college campuses are lining up to support a bill that would censor pro-Palestinian student organizations.
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Pima softball's Waddell & Tsosie-Hood sweep ACCAC Division I Player & Pitcher of the Week awards https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022724_pcc_softball/pima-softballs-waddell-tsosie-hood-sweep-accac-division-i-player-pitcher-week-awards/
The Pima Community College softball team swept the ACCAC Division I honors for the week of Feb. 18-24.
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GOP senator defeated legislation asking voters to scrap trans-inclusive policies at Az schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022824_trans_legislation_holdout/gop-senator-defeated-legislation-asking-voters-scrap-trans-inclusive-policies-az-schools/
A lone Republican lawmaker blocked the passage of a ballot referral that would have given Arizona voters the chance to kill trans-inclusive school policies across the state.
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Pima County parents can get free booster seats & bike helmets at Public Safety Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_public_safety_day/pima-county-parents-can-get-free-booster-seats-bike-helmets-public-safety-day/
Parents can make sure their car seats are safely installed, learn some safety tips and pick up free bike helmets and booster seats at this weekend’s Public Safety Day.
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Nogales/Nogales (a news poem) https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022724_nogales_poem/nogales-nogales-a-news-poem/
A poem by Sentinel contributing writer Dan Grossman:
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Vegan Night Market back in Downtown Tucson for second year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022724_vegan_night_market/vegan-night-market-back-downtown-tucson-second-year/
The first Vegan Night Market of 2024 will take place on this Saturday evening. There will be food, local vendors, music, tattoos and more.
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Nogales/Nogales https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022724_nogales_poem/nogales-nogales/
A poem by Sentinel contributing writer Dan Grossman:
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Arizona elections bills move forward, mostly along party lines https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_partisan_election_bills/arizona-elections-bills-move-forward-mostly-along-party-lines/
Arizona senators voted to approve several election reform bills in one day, though lawmakers on both sides of the aisle strayed from the norm of straight party-line votes on numerous bills.
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Partial gov't shutdown is days away with no agreement on federal funding https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022724_govt_shutdown/partial-govt-shutdown-days-away-with-no-agreement-federal-funding/
President Joe Biden huddled with top congressional leaders at the White House amid a crunch over government funding as well as a familiar stalemate over assistance to two major allies — and no solution immediately in sight.
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AG Mayes asked if Tucson can hold sales tax election that conflicts with Az law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_tucson_mayes_election/ag-mayes-asked-if-tucson-can-hold-sales-tax-election-that-conflicts-with-az-law/
Arizona Sen. Rosanna Gabaldón has asked Attorney General Kris Mayes if Tucson can legally go ahead with a scheduled sales tax election, despite an “apparent conflict” with state law.
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Pima men use 24-2 run to beat Glendale for 10th straight basketball win https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/022424_pcc_mens_basketball/pima-men-use-24-2-run-beat-glendale-10th-straight-basketball-win/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team’s (24-3, 16-3 in ACCAC) winning streak has eclipsed double digits, as they used a big run in the first half to fuel a win over Glendale Community College (12-15, 7-12) on Saturday.
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QAnon Shaman goes to the Arizona Capitol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_chansley_capitol/qanon-shaman-goes-arizona-capitol/
Jacob Chansley, more commonly known as the QAnon Shaman, was a guest of Glendale Republican Anthony Kern at the Arizona Capitol this week, allowing Chansley access to areas where the public is generally prohibited.
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At least two neo-Nazis & white nationalists at CPAC from Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_cpac_extremists/at-least-two-neo-nazis-white-nationalists-cpac-from-arizona/
Neo-Nazis and white nationalists who touted official badges on social media who were also seen harassing journalists and speakers were spotted at CPAC, the conservative conference, and some of them are from the Grand Canyon State.
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New Az-developed software tool takes on institutionalized racism in health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_health_equity_software/new-az-developed-software-tool-takes-institutionalized-racism-health-care/
A new comprehensive health equity software platform developed in Arizona is designed to identify and remedy the institutionalized racism and bias in medicine researchers have highlighted as reasons behind the disparate Black maternal mortality rates.
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New Az-developed software tool takes on institutionalized racism in health care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_health_equity_software/new-az-developed-software-tool-takes-institutionalized-racism-health-care/
A new comprehensive health equity software platform developed in Arizona is designed to identify and remedy the institutionalized racism and bias in medicine researchers have highlighted as reasons behind the disparate Black maternal mortality rates.
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As Pima County runs out of funds for sheltering migrants, what's next? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022724_migrant_funding/as-pima-county-runs-out-funds-sheltering-migrants-whats-next/
Pima County will be forced to stop sheltering asylum seekers by March 31—on Easter Sunday—after federal funding is exhausted. The looming "fiscal cliff" has led some local leaders to make dramatic suggestions — such as sending migrants to area military bases — to prompt more federal action.
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Going on offense over Defense spending: Biden touts benefits to states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022724_defense_spending/going-offense-over-defense-spending-biden-touts-benefits-states/
Domestic defense spending was highlighted by President Joe Biden as he urged House leaders to take up the Ukraine aid package, and a study done by the governor’s office said total military spending in Arizona in fiscal 2022 was $15.5 billion on an industry that supported 78,780 jobs.
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