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Biden signs $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042424_biden_aid_package/biden-signs-95-billion-aid-package-ukraine-israel-taiwan-into-law/
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan emergency spending law to provide an additional $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, that also included a measure requiring the popular app TikTok be sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a possible ban.
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Az House has voted to repeal 1864 abortion ban upheld by state Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042424_az_abortion_repeal/az-house-has-voted-repeal-1864-abortion-ban-upheld-by-state-supreme-court/
After three weeks of trying, the Arizona House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that was written in 1864 after the state Supreme Court earlier this month ruled that it could be enforced, setting the stage for the end of abortion services in the state.
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Hobbs vetoes anti-trans shower bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042424_anti_trans_veto/hobbs-vetoes-anti-trans-shower-bill/
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs pulled out her veto stamp again to strike down another GOP anti-transgender bill aimed at banning trans students from using school showers designated for the gender that aligns with their identity.
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With Arizona Coyotes leaving, relocation talk clouds Roadrunners’ future in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042424_roadrunners_future/with-arizona-coyotes-leaving-relocation-talk-clouds-roadrunners-future-tucson/
Following the announcement of the Arizona Coyotes’ $1.2 billion relocation to Salt Lake City, another relocation rumor now swirls around the AHL Tucson Roadrunners and a move to Arizona State’s Mullet Arena.
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Millions of salaried workers to become eligible for overtime under new rule https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042424_salary_overtime/millions-salaried-workers-become-eligible-overtime-under-new-rule/
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that will affect roughly 4 million workers and means salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay.
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Biden administration expands privacy rights for abortion care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042424_hipaa_abortion/biden-administration-expands-privacy-rights-abortion-care/
DHHS announced an addition to HIPAA that prohibits health care providers from sharing personal health information pertaining to lawful reproductive care with bodies seeking to investigate or impose liability on those who seek to obtain or provide said care.
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FTC bans noncompete agreements nationwide https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042424_noncompete_ban/ftc-bans-noncompete-agreements-nationwide/
The FTC issued a landmark ruling with a broad ban on noncompete agreements for U.S. workers that will also void existing noncompetes and compels employers to provide workers with notice that their noncompete agreements are no longer enforceable.
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Newly minted American citizens could sway 2024 election — if they vote https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042424_naturalized_voters/newly-minted-american-citizens-could-sway-2024-election-if-they-vote/
Between 2016 and 2020, more than 62,000 people in Arizona became naturalized citizens, and that number has the potential to sway election results in a swing state known for tight races.
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Federal Trade Commission bans noncompete agreements nationwide https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042424_noncompete_ban/federal-trade-commission-bans-noncompete-agreements-nationwide/
The FTC issued a landmark ruling with a broad ban on noncompete agreements for U.S. workers that will also void existing noncompetes and compels employers to provide workers with notice that their noncompete agreements are no longer enforceable.
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Mayes: Az Supreme Court abortion ban ruling is wrong & should be reconsidered https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042424_mayes_court_abortion/mayes-az-supreme-court-abortion-ban-ruling-wrong-should-reconsidered/
Attorney General Kris Mayes is calling on the Arizona Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to revive a near-total ban on abortions from 1864, saying that the court’s reasoning for doing so is irreparably flawed.
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Collin Senior hits walk-off homer as Pima baseball splits with Az Western https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042324_pcc_baseball/collin-senior-hits-walk-off-homer-as-pima-baseball-splits-with-az-western/
The Pima Community College baseball team (41-13, 24-11 in ACCAC) hosted their final regular season home doubleheader on Tuesday against Arizona Western College (36-14, 23-13).
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Bruce Bigger cites new DNA tech in request for re-trial in 2004 murder of Dr. Brian Stidham https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042224_bigger_retrial/bruce-bigger-cites-new-dna-tech-request-re-trial-2004-murder-dr-brian-stidham/
Attorneys for Bruce Bigger, who was convicted in 2007 in the 2004 Tucson stabbing death of Dr. Brian Stidham, are asking for a new trial based on contemporary software for analyzing DNA.
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Fired head of U.S. election agency got unauthorized $31,000 raise https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042324_eas_frid_probe/fired-head-us-election-agency-got-unauthorized-31000-raise/
Steven Frid, former executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, obtained a substantial pay increase without the knowledge of EAC commissioners, expensed Harvard University courses without approval and did not properly disclose dozens of hours of personal leave.
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Pima softball snaps 26-game win streak with loss to Central Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042324_pcc_softball/pima-softball-snaps-26-game-win-streak-with-loss-central-az/
The Pima Community College softball team’s (35-10, 22-4 in ACCAC) improbable winning streak came to an end on Tuesday at Central Arizona College (18-17, 14-14).
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Attorney argues religious freedom laws protect Tucson Raytheon protestors from prosecution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042324_raytheon_protest/attorney-argues-religious-freedom-laws-protect-tucson-raytheon-protestors-from-prosecution/
Four people arrested during a November protest at the University of Arizona's Tech Park argued trespassing charges should dismissed because they were exercising their sincere beliefs and are protected under a federal law intended to protect religious freedom.
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Attorney argues religious freedom laws protect Tucson Raytheon protestors from prosecution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042324_slug/attorney-argues-religious-freedom-laws-protect-tucson-raytheon-protestors-from-prosecution/
Four people arrested during a November protest at the University of Arizona's Tech Park argued trespassing charges should dismissed because they were exercising their sincere beliefs and are protected under a federal law intended to protect religious freedom.
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TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042324_tiktok_fears_op/tiktok-fears-point-larger-problem-poor-media-literacy-social-media-age/
The proposed legislation to ban the video social media app TikTok was motivated by a set of national security concerns - but some of the arguments are stronger than others.
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‘We’re not in this alone’: How an Arizona program gives support, mentorship to dads https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042324_dads_together/were-not-this-alone-how-arizona-program-gives-support-mentorship-dads/
With the help of the Arizona Department of Child Safety’s Office of Prevention, the Dads Together program officially began in 2021, and now offers one-on-one mentoring and a 13-week course called Nurturing Fathers, that teaches dads the fundamentals of parenting and nurturing.
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Normally quiet Az legislative proceedings were anything but last week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042324_legislature_gallery/normally-quiet-az-legislative-proceedings-were-anything-but-last-week/
As Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives devised and executed a plan on April 17 to block Democrats’ efforts to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, scores of opponents of abortion rights looked on from the gallery above them, eagerly cheering them on.
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Kings, queens of Catalina Foothills High tennis seek another crown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042324_catfoot_tennis/kings-queens-catalina-foothills-high-tennis-seek-another-crown/
The 2024 AIA Division II Team Championship tennis playoffs begin Tuesday, and schools will be trying to do something team has done in years: take down the tennis juggernaut that is Catalina Foothills High School.
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