3 names sent to Ariz. Gov. Hobbs to fill vacancy at Pima County Superior Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_court_nominees/3-names-sent-ariz-gov-hobbs-fill-vacancy-pima-county-superior-court/
On Tuesday, the Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments said they selected three nominees for Gov. Hobbs to choose from to fill a vacancy left after Judge Javier Chon-Lopez retired earlier this year.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated & happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated and happy’ as DNC kicks off https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_az_dnc_kick_off/arizona-democrats-excited-invigorated-and-happy-as-dnc-kicks-off/
After months of anxiety over the presidential contest, Arizona Democrats basked in a far more optimistic vibe as the party’s national convention opened Monday.
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After blocking uranium ore transportation, the Navajo Nation & a mining company are negotiating https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/082024_navajo_mining/after-blocking-uranium-ore-transportation-navajo-nation-mining-company-are-negotiating/
Negotiations started last week between the Navajo Nation and Energy Fuels Resources, Inc., about transporting uranium ore through Navajo lands to a processing facility in Utah.
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Inside Project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082024_abortion_2025/inside-project-2025-former-trump-official-outlines-hard-right-turn-against-abortion/
Project 2025’s passages on abortion depart significantly from what Donald Trump has said about the issue, but the campaign’s message is undermined by the document’s authorship; its contributors include a number of high-ranking officials from Trump’s first administration.
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Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082024_temperature_swings_op/heat-risk-isnt-just-highs-large-daily-temperature-swings-can-harm-human-health/
This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, but it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter. How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks.
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9th Circuit affirms monitor’s authority in Maricopa County racial profiling case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_az_racial_profiling/9th-circuit-affirms-monitors-authority-maricopa-county-racial-profiling-case/
The federal judge's inherent powers supersede federal Civil Rules of Procedure, the 9th Circuit panel found.
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Pacific landlocked against Arizona soccer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/081924_arizona-soccer/pacific-landlocked-against-arizona-soccer/
Arizona now has three wins as a member of the Big XII, adding to their total with a 5 - 0 romp against Pacific.
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Pima supervisors to set property taxes, spend another $100,000 on Pioneer Fire case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081624_agenda_taxes_op/pima-supervisors-set-property-taxes-spend-another-100000-pioneer-fire-case/
Updated: To meet a deadline in Arizona law, the Pima County supervisors are meeting Monday to put the final stamp on property taxes. Plus, they'll look at a new heat ordinance, while Pima College is getting ready for another round of accreditation reviews. Plus more in local government meetings.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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Trump heading to Sierra Vista but still owes city of Tucson $82k from 2016 rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_trump_campaign_debts/trump-heading-sierra-vista-but-still-owes-city-tucson-82k-from-2016-rally/
Donald Trump and JD Vance are headed to Arizona for rallies in Sierra Vista and Glendale, but his campaign still owes the city of Tucson nearly $82,000 from a campaign stop in 2016.
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Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_black_women_harris/black-women-quickly-mobilize-boost-kamala-harris-presidential-bid/
Kamala Harris' nomination has energized a strong and loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party: Black women.
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Hualapai Tribe sues feds over lithium mining project near sacred spring https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_hualapai_mining_suit/hualapai-tribe-sues-feds-over-lithium-mining-project-near-sacred-spring/
The Hualapai Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management on August 16 challenging its approval of the The Big Sandy Project.
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Since fall of Roe v. Wade, 'self-managed' abortions have increased https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_self_managed_abortions/since-fall-roe-v-wade-self-managed-abortions-have-increased/
A new study says the percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy without medical assistance increased after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, though critics don't believe the findings, saying they benefit people who provide abortion pills.
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Ciscomani, Engel set to debate in Southern Arizona congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_cd6_debate_cal/ciscomani-engel-set-debate-southern-arizona-congressional-race/
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani and his Democratic challenger, Kirsten Engel, have agreed to a televised debate later this month. Plus other scheduled debates in the Sentinel political calendar:
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Major fintech companies ramp up 2024 lobbying spending https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081924_2024_lobbying/major-fintech-companies-ramp-up-2024-lobbying-spending/
Many companies in the fintech space set new lobbying records in the first two quarters of 2024. From peer-to-peer money transfer apps — apps that let users borrow from their next paycheck — to “neobanks,” lobbying spending is up, and details on why are scant.
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New battlefield of online sexual exploitation: Gaming platforms popular with children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081924_online_exploitation/new-battlefield-online-sexual-exploitation-gaming-platforms-popular-with-children/
In the last several years, increases in online access, new technology, and the rise of encryption are contributing to growing online sexual exploitation of children. – part of a growing trend that authorities contend should put parents on alert.
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Years into 'American Dream,' Tom Kiefer still has hundreds of confiscated objects to photograph https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081724_kiefer_photos/years-into-american-dream-tom-kiefer-still-has-hundreds-confiscated-objects-photograph/
Tom Kiefer — known worldwide for his photographic project “El Sueño Americano / The American Dream" — has taken pictures of about 800 images, but still has hundreds of objects confiscated from migrants to document.
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Legendary rocker Alice Cooper steers 'Too Close for Comfort' tour to Tucson's AVA Amphitheater https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081624_alice_cooper/legendary-rocker-alice-cooper-steers-too-close-comfort-tour-tucsons-ava-amphitheater/
From his origins as a teen rocker in Phoenix who released his first single in 1965, Vincent Furnier transformed himself into Alice Cooper — and changed rock'n'roll along the way.
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‘Scared to death’: Nurses & residents confront rampant violence in dementia care facilities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/081724_dementia_violence/scared-death-nurses-residents-confront-rampant-violence-dementia-care-facilities/
More than 900,000 people with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia reside in nursing homes and assisted living centers, and while clashes can be too unpredictable to prevent, the chance of altercations increases when memory care homes admit and retain residents they can’t manage.
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