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Vice president candidates Walz & Vance present stark contrast on voting issues tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The selection of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate spotlights a clear contrast with JD Vance, his counterpart on Donald Trump’s ticket, on voting and election issues.

Relaunched program will help Az's rural & tribal communities tap into cash for infrastructure projects tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Rural and tribal communities in Arizona that are looking to develop infrastructure projects to support their communities now have access to financial assistance to help complete them with the relaunched Greater Arizona Development Authority.

Pinal County supervisor asks Az attorney general to investigate primary election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Pinal County supervisor who lost his bid for sheriff is asking the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to investigate the county’s primary election results, claiming that he has identified a suspicious pattern that signals they are inaccurate.

Drop off old papers, paint & more at Tucson collection event Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.

Suresh Garimella confirmed as new University of Arizona president tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Suresh Garimella is the new president of the University of Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents Friday announced Friday morning.

Trump agrees to Sept. 10 debate with Harris, claims 2 more upcoming tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday he has agreed to debate Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Sept. 10, a reversal from his position last week that he would not participate in the ABC News event.

PACC holding 'Mega Adoption' event this weekend tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima Animal Care Center will host a weekend-long "Mega Adoption" event Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10-11, for all pets – cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies — featuring extended hours, free adoptions and giveaways.

Tucson drops $200k in rocks at Downtown underpasses frequented by homeless tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city spent $192,107 placing riprap rocks at two underpasses near Downtown — activists say it is the work was meant to push out homeless people.

Single candidate for UA president to interview with Regents on Friday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Board of Regents will interview a single candidate to potentially serve as the president of the University of Arizona president, officials said Thursday. Suresh Garimella, the current president of the University of Vermont, will be interviewed by the board.

Jacobs Park to get $2.9M revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.

Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As temperatures rise and events like wildfires become more extreme, the stakes are rising for Indigenous communities and their animals, and a lack of animal shelters and foster homes are driving higher euthanasia rates while intense heat puts homeless dogs and cats in serious danger.

New data shows just how little single moms make compared to other parents tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
August 7 is Moms’ Equal Pay Day, and as many as 28 percent of single mothers live in poverty — a statistic that towers over the poverty rate for single dads and married couples.

Native American public health officials stuck in data blind spot tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
It’s not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data., and epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they’re often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.

Congress limps toward the end of a disappointing session, with just 78 laws to show tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the end of the year in the nation’s capital, a fitting end to one of the least productive sessions in decades that so far has placed just 78 public laws on the books, a fraction of the hundreds enacted during prior sessions.

Jacobs Park to get $2.9M revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.

Jacobs Park to get $2.9 revamp with federal grant; Palo Verde Park closing for construction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Planned upgrade to Jacobs Park on Tucson's North Side include a skate park, softball complex, soccer field, indoor soccer court and pickleball court. In Midtown, Palo Verde Park is closing this month for construction, which will last through next summer.

EPA emite prohibición de emergencia del pesticida Dacthal por amenazas graves a la salud fetal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El químico DCPA, cuyo cual se ha descubierto que causa riesgos para la salud de los fetos es utilizada en Arizona para controlar las malezas en los cultivos. La decisión es la primera prohibición de emergencia por la EPA en casi 40 años. 'La DCPA es tan peligrosa que debe ser retirada del mercado inmediatamente,' dijeron los funcionarios.

EPA issues emergency ban on pesticide Dacthal over serious fetal health threats tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The chemical DCPA, which has been found to cause health risks to unborn babies, is used in Arizona for weed management in crops. The decision is the first emergency EPA ban in nearly 40 years. "DCPA is so dangerous that it needs to be removed from the market immediately," officials said.

2 Tucson men guilty of attempting to join ISIS, were intercepted by FBI in 2019 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two Somali men arrested at the Tucson airport as part of an FBI sting five years ago pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to provide material support for a terrorist organization.

Tucson writer Paar debuts essay collection 'The Exit is the Entrance: Essays on Escape' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Lydia Paar's first essay collection "The Entrance is the Exit: Essays on Escape" is an exploration of her personal life experiences, weaved into reflections about the workforce, class and other topics.

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