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Lackluster investigations may perpetuate high Native infant mortality rate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A recent study suggests another reason for the high infant mortality rate among Native babies: the way that law enforcement authorities investigate possible cases of sudden unexpected infant deaths, known as SUIDs, in tribal communities.

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Who will win in Arizona in November? It’s a toss-up − like it has been for years tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona is considered a crucial swing state that could help propel either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to the White House in November 2024, and polls suggest Arizona voters are most concerned about jobs and the economy, immigration, and government taxing and spending.

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Texas attorney general says Biden must continue border wall construction after court deadline passes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After the expiration of a deadline to appeal a court ruling, the Biden admin must continue building a border wall using roughly $1.4 billion Congress allocated for a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border that the administration had tried to redirect, the Texas Attorney General’s office said.

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Amish Shah wins crowded Democratic race for Arizona’s CD1 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Former state Rep. Amish Shah is the victor in a packed primary for U.S. representative in Arizona’s First Congressional District, with almost 24% of votes, about three percentage points ahead of his next-closest contender, Andrei Cherny.

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Mayes wins extended delay of Civil War-era abortion law ruling to mull appeal to U.S. Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has further delayed the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to revive a near-total abortion ban from 1864 — and she’s still eyeing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Arizona & Canada strengthen ties through new Phoenix trade office tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Total trade between Arizona and Canada topped $5.3 billion in 2023, and now the state is making it even easier for the two trade partners with the opening of a new Canadian trade office in Phoenix, and the opening of a state trade office in Toronto.

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Republicans won’t budge as Biden details Supreme Court reform plan tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As President Joe Biden laid out his plan of action for addressing ethical malfeasance at the Supreme Court, Republican leadership on Capitol Hill vowed court reform legislation would never see the light of day.

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Texas floating barrier in Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The 5th Circuit Court ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain, a ruling by the full circuit court that strikes down a lower court’s ruling and reverses a decision by a subset of the appeals court.

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Public asked for input on candidates for vacancy at Pima Superior Court tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments is seeking public input about candidates to fill a vacancy on the Superior Court after the retirement of Judge Javier Chon-Lopez.

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Former TB clinic at Tucson Medical Center gains historic status tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Three buildings on Tucson Medical Center's main campus were added to the National Register of Historic Places. The buildings once functioned as a tuberculosis clinic, sleeping quarters for nurses, and the home of the hospital's main benefactor.

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Az Supreme Court Justice Bolick recuses in abortion initiative lawsuit in which his wife is a defendant tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick, whose wife was on the legislative panel being sued for using “unborn human being” in a voter information pamphlet, has decided to step away from the case.

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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.

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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.

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Leach unseats Wadsack in LD17 Senate primary rematch tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Ariz. Sen. Justine Wadsack will have to peel a sticker off the back of her driver's license in the coming months. The controversial Tucson Republican lost her primary election to Vince Leach — the former LD17 senator who she ousted in the primary just two years ago.

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Arizona reinstates waitlist for families seeking state child care aid tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona will reinstate a waitlist for families seeking state child care assistance, DES announced Wednesday, less than 24 hours before implementing the measure - though the move will not affect families already receiving state aid unless they submit renewal documents late.

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With 2024 campaign growing intense, watchdogs warn of election threats tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Voter intimidation, an exodus of election workers fed up with harassment, continued misinformation and disinformation campaigns threaten the integrity of the November elections, and now generative artificial intelligence tools make disinformation easier than ever.

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LGBTQ+ people are more likely to be caregivers, at a detriment to their health tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
There are roughly 38 million family caregivers in the United States, and a growing percentage of unpaid caregivers who identify as LGBTQ+ face a myriad of unique challenges that can lead to burnout.

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‘It’s a winning issue’: Dems go all-in on abortion rights campaign ahead of November election tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats in the Grand Canyon State and across the country are betting on passionate pro-choice voters, and those scared of the health consequences of all-out abortion bans, to bring them victory in races across the board in November.

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Across Arizona, Republican officials who defended election system lose primaries tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Many Republican state and county officials in Arizona who have defended the fairness of the state’s elections appeared to have lost primary races Tuesday to challengers who campaigned at least in part on the idea of stolen or broken elections.

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Apologize! Report calls for U.S. government to own up to abusive boarding school history tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of the Interior released its final investigative report on the ugly history of federal Indian boarding schools, calling for a formal apology from the U.S. government and ongoing support to help Native people recover from the generational trauma that endures.

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