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In Arizona, a court ruling narrows path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.

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GOP shift to more inclusive language on same-sex marriage welcomed by LGBTQ+ Republicans, could appeal to swing voters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The newest version of the Republican platform scrubs phrases condemning same-sex marriage, striking a more inclusive tone on contentious social issues as the focus shifts to the general election.

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Biden announces new round of student loan forgiveness amid GOP legal challenges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden laid out his latest round of student loan forgiveness, announcing he would cancel 35,000 public service workers' debts, which total over $1.2 billion - just before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted Republican-led states' request to halt the SAVE Plan.

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Proponents of Az open primaries ballot measure sue over ‘misleading’ description tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The group behind a ballot measure that would overhaul Arizona’s election laws is suing lawmakers for approving a description of the measure that the group says only serves to mislead and confuse voters.

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COVID cases on rise again in Arizona, on its way to ‘becoming a common cold’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona is seeing a slight increase in COVID-19 cases, and some have theorized that COVID is settling into a seasonal virus model, however, evidence has suggested that human activity is the main attributable factor, not the virus itself.

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Feds sue Southwest Key migrant shelters over ‘severe sexual abuse & rape’ of children tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the nation's largest operator of migrant child shelters, Southwest Key claiming it allowed employees to repeatedly sexually abuse children in its care. The nonprofit's network has facilities in Arizona, including Tucson.

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FactCheck: Trump's speech at GOP Convention tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
For the first half hour of former President Donald Trump’s, speech accepting his party's nomination, he discussed the attempt to assassinate him and the need for unity in the country, but then launched into a greatest hits of false and misleading claims.

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Crowdstrike: Major IT outage brings businesses around the world to standstill tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A major IT outage has hit businesses across the world, grounding planes as well as affecting banks and the healthcare sector, a problem Microsoft said was caused by an “update from a third-party software platform” and that the “underlying cause” had now been fixed.

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Motherhood, menopause & MAGA: Kari Lake’s appeal at the RNC tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake, running against Democratic Ruben Gallego in a highly competitive Senate race in Arizona, leaned into motherhood — and menopause — in a fiery address at the Republican National Convention.

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COOLtainer box shelter damaged en route to Ajo tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said county and state officials are sending resources to Ajo to help residents endure high desert temperatures, including a cooling center built from a modified cargo container, part of an effort to repurpose dozens of the steel boxes that formed former Gov. Doug Ducey's ad-hoc border barrier.

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Top Trump adviser says 2024 election ‘not over’ until Inauguration Day tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A top Trump campaign official said Thursday that the 2024 presidential race will not be over until Inauguration Day, rather than after Election Day on Nov. 5 — when voters across the nation go to the polls to cast their ballots and a result normally is projected.

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Friday deadline to request early ballots in Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County voters who wish to receive an early ballot for the July 30 primary in the mail must request one by Friday, July 19.

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U.S. House leaders, Senate candidates push unified GOP gov't at RNC night 2 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In back-to-back speeches during the Republican National Convention, Republican leadership pressed members of the party’s base to help them increase their ranks during November’s elections, promising a greater Republican majority would lead to more conservative legislation.

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Special counsel lodges appeal to revive Trump classified documents case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Special counsel Jack Smith notified a federal judge Wednesday that he plans to appeal her dismissal of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case to the 11th Circuit.

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Opponents appeal judge’s decision on Az border ballot referral tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Latino advocacy groups are appealing a judge’s approval of an Arizona GOP ballot referral that would allow local police to jail migrants, in a last-chance attempt to prevent it from being considered by voters in the fall.

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Feds open inquiry into Secret Service over Trump assassination attempt tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general announced that it had opened an investigation into the Secret Service’s response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.

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Az ‘fake elector’ leverages notoriety selling mug shot merch as GOP convention delegates flock to Trump souvenirs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
At street corners all around the Republican National Convention, vendors have set up shop with merchandise that celebrates Donald Trump, and Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern said he followed the former president’s lead when he started offering defendant-themed items.

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Supreme Court ruling on Capitol riot leads to dropped charges vs. Proud Boys, Oath Keepers members tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal prosecutors have begun dropping obstruction charges from the cases of certain Capitol riot defendants in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Justice Department’s former staple charge in the January 6, 2021, prosecutions.

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Az Republicans embrace Trump’s pledge of mass deportations; some wonder at feasibility of expelling millions of people tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former President Donald Trump has vowed to deliver the “largest deportation operation in American history,” and Arizona delegates at the Republican National Convention offered mixed views about mass deportation, though all agreed that border security is a top priority.

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Cat Ripley: The steady hand of County Supervisor Rex Scott tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Amidst a climate where 'politician' often evokes images of self-serving narcissists, I can attest that there are still a few amazing and genuinely dedicated civil servants. Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott is one of them." — former PCC Boardmember Cat Ripley

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