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House approves Garland contempt resolution, rising above Democrats’ fury tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Republicans on Wednesday pushed through a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress in yet another drastic attempt to hamstring the Biden administration - though the move to punish Garland is unlikely to be more than a symbolic gesture.

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Supreme Court dismisses case that would have limited abortion pill access tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a case that would have limited access to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion. The decision leaves access to the abortion drug unchanged for now.

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Senate GOP blocks Supreme Court ethics bill tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Senate Republicans on Wednesday successfully spiked a Democrat-led bill that would have forced the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt an enforceable code of ethics, but the legislative push to hold the high court accountable for ethical malfeasance appears far from over.

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Watchdog group, GOP U.S. House members blast ‘reckless’ earmark spending tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A group opposed to wasteful government spending and a handful of U.S. House Republicans warned that project-specific spending known as earmarks was contributing to an increase in the national debt.

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Western U.S. faces snow drought as summer heats up tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Another winter without enough snow and rain has left much of the western United States parched for water, though California, Arizona and New Mexico saw an above-average snow season, a welcome improvement to water supplies, which are still recovering from historic droughts.

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Biden administration faces lawsuit over anti-asylum rule tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A coalition of immigrant rights groups filed a lawsuit over President Joe Biden’s executive order that effectively bars most people illegally crossing the southern U.S. border from receiving asylum.

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GOP sends more ballot measures to Az voters, bypassing governor’s veto tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republicans pushed through several ballot referrals, including one that would eliminate term limits for judges across the state an another that would authorize constitutional challenges to be filed against ballot measures before voters even have a chance to consider them.

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Kari Lake fails, again, to convince a court that she’s the rightful Az governor tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake has lost yet another appeal in her effort to overturn the 2022 election for Arizona governor after a three-judge panel for Arizona’s Division Two Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s rulings.

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Forthcoming Az bill targeting child grooming might restrict sex education. Here’s how. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Last month, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed HB2310—a bill that aims to prosecute distributing sexual images to children, but community groups and teachers say it has the capability of instead targeting those who provide inclusive education on gender and sex.

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Raytheon accused of age discrimination over job openings limited to recent college grads tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, discriminates against older applicants in its hiring practices for positions aimed at recruiting recent college graduates, one such applicant claims in a class action filed against the aerospace and defense giant.

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Biden administration advances plan to remove medical debt from credit scores tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Americans would no longer have to worry about medical debts dragging down their credit scores under federal regulations proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would dramatically expand protections for tens of millions of Americans.

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Federal judge tosses Biden administration’s Title IX guidance aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Biden administration's interpretation of Title IX as prohibiting discrimination in education based on sexual orientation and gender identity is unlawful.

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More than 500 medical professionals back Az Abortion Access Act tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of medical professionals are backing the Arizona Abortion Access Act, in a final push for public support before the initiative’s signature gathering ends this month.

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Johnson & Johnson settles baby powder asbestos claims for $700 million tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson agreed Tuesday to pay over $700 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the multinational corporation of deceptive marketing practices regarding the safety of its baby powder and other products containing talcum powder.

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A forthcoming bill targeting child grooming might restrict sex education. Here’s how. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Last month, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed HB2310—a bill that aims to prosecute distributing sexual images to children, but community groups and teachers say it has the capability of instead targeting those who provide inclusive education on gender and sex.

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Proposed Az budget would cut funding for most state agencies tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A preliminary state budget document shows that the governor and lawmakers are planning to cut costs at nearly every state agency in the next year by around 3.45% as the state deals with a $1.3 billion deficit over the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years.

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Swallows & Such: FC Tucson turns in poor performance vs. team from Capistrano tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Despite having the advantage in both shots and possession, FC Tucson turned in a dismal performance on Tuesday night in their home opener. The men of the Old Pueblo lost the match to the visitors from Capo FC 1 - 3.

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Applicants sought for Pima Superior Court bench to replace retiring Judge Chon-Lopez tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Applications are being accepted to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Javier Chon-Lopez, The Pima Superior Court announced Monday.

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ASU ranks near bottom in repatriation of Native American remains & artifacts tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The road to repatriation has been long at Arizona State University, and the university has made under 2% of its Indigenous human remains available to Native American tribes, among the lowest rates in the nation.

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Hunter Biden convicted on federal firearms charges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A 12-person jury on Tuesday convicted Hunter Biden on all three counts against him following his federal gun trial, the first child of a sitting president to face charges.

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