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Supreme Court puts high bar on felony obstruction charges for Jan. 6 rioters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Friday left felony charges against a Jan. 6 rioter in limbo, forcing the Justice Department to meet a higher standard to pursue obstruction prosecutions, including the case against Donald Trump.

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House Speaker Johnson, Betsy DeVos lead attack on Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ kids tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Prominent members of the GOP strongly criticized the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX, including U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Kinky Friedman, provocative satirist and one-time gubernatorial candidate, dies at 79 tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Richard “Kinky” Friedman — the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist who mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2006 and was known for his boundary-pushing music and deep love for animals — died this week at age 79.

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Fontes says GOP lawsuit to purge at least 500,000 Az voters should be tossed from court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the leaders of the AZGOP and a conservative dark money group demanding the state purge at least 500,000 voters from its rolls, saying the suit is not based on reliable data.

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Arizona receives federal funding to clean up orphaned oil, gas wells tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona is among five states chosen to receive funding from the Department of the Interior to address the environmental and safety hazards of orphaned oil and gas wells across the country.

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Supreme Court pauses EPA’s good neighbor rule tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court paused the government’s effort to reduce cross-state air pollution, allowing Republican-led states and industry groups to duck regulations while they challenge the new rules.

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CBP data shows sharp drop in use of force, but accuracy is questioned by migrant advocates tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported a sharp drop in the use of force against migrants at the southern border since last summer – 27% for the 12 months that ended May 31 – compared to a year earlier, but migrant advocates are skeptical.

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FactChecking the Biden-Trump debate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The much-anticipated first debate of 2024 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump featured a relentless barrage of false and misleading statements from the two candidates on immigration, the economy, abortion, taxes and more.

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Without more oversight on doping, Olympics ‘might not even be there’ in future, swimmer Michael Phelps warns tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Swimmer Michael Phelps – the most decorated Olympic athlete in history – pressed Congress to demand an international crackdown on doping amid revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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Pima Community College names new chancellor tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Dr. Jeffrey P. Nasse will become the next chancellor for Pima Community College, officials said Thursday.

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Without more oversight on doping, Olympics ‘might not even be there’ in future, gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps warns tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Swimmer Michael Phelps – the most decorated Olympic athlete in history – pressed Congress to demand an international crackdown on doping amid revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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Supreme Court rules that Idaho hospitals cannot deny abortions in medical emergencies tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court will allow Idaho hospital physicians to provide abortions when they are needed in medical emergencies, the court ruled Thursday, a meaningful — if temporary — victory for health care providers.

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Az AG Mayes: Doctors can’t be prosecuted for providing emergency abortions if they act in ‘good faith’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona doctors have the final say when deciding if a woman needs an emergency abortion, according to AG Kris Mayes, a decision that comes after a group of Democratic lawmakers called on Mayes to clarify the situations under which medical professionals can offer an abortion.

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Sackler family immunity shield nixed by Supreme Court, thwarting $6 billion opioid settlement tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court on Thursday set fire to the Sackler family’s $6 billion opioid settlement, allowing the government to object to the deal over an immunity provision, a ruling the dissent said threw out a critically important tool that bankruptcy courts have come to rely on.

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Delayed Supreme Court ruling makes Trump trial on 2020 charges unlikely before election tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule on whether presidents enjoy total criminal immunity, delaying one of the most consequential legal decisions in U.S. history and likely closing the door on former President Donald Trump facing his federal election interference trial before November.

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High court limits anti-bribery law for state, local officials tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court weakened a federal anti-bribery law, ruling the federal law governing bribes for state or local officials applies only to payments made or promised before an official act is taken — not to those made after an official act, intended as a reward, or “gratuity.”

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Biden pardons LGBTQ service members convicted under defunct military policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon to LGBTQ service members convicted and discharged from the military under a gay sex ban that has been off the books for more than a decade.

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Az’s medical marijuana market has shrunk to just 1/4 the size of recreational pot sales tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After a slight uptick in March, the medical marijuana market continued its slow-moving free-fall and has dropped to one-quarter of the size of the adult-use market three years after recreational sales began.

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Homeland Security chief: Tucson migrant encounters drop 45% after Biden asylum order tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Visiting Tucson, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said Border Patrol encounters dropped 45 percent in the Tucson Sector since President Biden signed an executive order partially suspending asylum requests when daily unauthorized crossings exceed 2,500 people.

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Supreme Court appears set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, accidentally posted document suggests tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court appears set to allow Idaho physicians to provide abortions when they are needed in medical emergencies, per a version of a court ruling briefly made public Wednesday and reported by Bloomberg.

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