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Border Patrol tactical team raids human-smuggling stash house in Bisbee tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two U.S. citizens face federal charges after Border Patrol's elite tactical team raided a home in Bisbee, Ariz., in mid-August, arresting 10 people, including seven in the country without authorization.

McMillan's receiving record lifts Wildcats over Lobos, 61-39 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Arizona secured a 61-39 victory over New Mexico, powered by a record-breaking performance from Tetairoa McMillan, who set a new Arizona single-game mark with 304 receiving yards on 10 catches.

Trump & Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, both courting union voters tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count – including members of labor unions and other people in their households.

Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the first Monday every September. Unlike most U.S. holidays, it is a strange celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing - but the holiday’s founders envisioned something very different from what the day has become.

Gilleland combines for 38 kills in 2 matches as PCC volleyball goes 1-1 at Aztec Classic tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (4-5) played two matches on Friday as part of the Aztec Classic Invitational. The Aztecs went 1-1 on the day.

Luck runs out: Marana ends Salpointe's 7-year streak vs. Southern Az football teams tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Marana Tigers pulled out a 27-24 win over the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at home on Friday night. Salpointe's winning streak against Southern Arizona teams, dating back to 2017, was snapped at 27 games in the the first matchup of the season for both squads.

Songs for Labor Day: Union tunes & working man blues tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The labor movement and the songbook are intertwined; folk singers, country pickers, punks and popular balladeers have hailed the American worker, and chronicled the trials of earning a paycheck. Here are our picks for the best songs about work, for your Labor Day listening. "If Woody Guthrie were alive today, he'd have a lot to write about...." (with videos)

Border officer found guilty of kidnapping & sexually assaulting 15-year-old Arizona girl tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After two days of deliberation, a Tucson jury found a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer guilty on Friday of two counts for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Douglas, Ariz., in 2022.

South32 manganese & zinc mine clears environmental hurdle tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State regulators issued an air quality permit to South32's Hermosa Mine this week, clearing one more hurdle for the manganese and zinc project planned for the Patagonia Mountains in Southern Arizona.

Mexican man who shattered leg in border-wall fall rescued by Arivaca Fire tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly 24 hours after a 60-year-old Mexican man was seriously injured when he plummeted from the border wall, members of the Arivaca Volunteer Fire Department managed to evacuate him by cutting through a nearby welded-shut gate, sources said.

In Southern Az congressional race, candidates clash on abortion & border issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel criticized U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani for his voting record on abortion rights and his rejection of a bipartisan immigration proposal during a Thursday debate.

Dark highways, fast cars, few sidewalks — and more pedestrian deaths tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Pedestrians die at the highest rates not in brightly lit big cities where sidewalks are crowded with office workers, but in Western and Southern rural areas and small cities where poverty forces more people to walk on dark highways with inadequate sidewalks or shoulders.

Title IX regulations on sex discrimination can be Trump-era or Biden-era, depending on your state or school tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Title IX regulations that took effect this month were meant to replace Trump-era rules set in 2020, but 26 states sued to halt the Biden administration rules, and the result is a messy legal landscape that, in some cases, have schools in the very same district subject to different rules.

Apps, 911 services & mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The U.S.-Mexico border is once again dominating a U.S. presidential election, and while the need and desire to migrate to the U.S. has only grown in recent decades, the U.S.’s embrace of immigration has waned, with deadly consequences.

Wife of polygamist church leader sentenced for obstruction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona woman and member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was sentenced Thursday to house arrest and probation for her role in protecting the leader of a child sex ring from FBI investigation.

Are Republicans 'dragging' down small business revenue? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The economy of drag isn’t well known, but there is no questioning the money involved, and yet still, drag shows continue to be frequent targets of far-right lawmakers in Arizona — a state with a strong history of championing small business.

Republicans defend Trump amid Arlington Nat'l Cemetery campaign fracas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As Donald Trump’s campaign came under fire this week over an incident at a ceremony honoring the victims of a 2021 terrorist attack in Afghanistan, Republican lawmakers worked to shift focus away from the former president and onto the White House.

CatFoot drops home opener 28-21, giving up 4th-quarter touchdown tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Catalina Foothills Falcons football team dropped their home opener to the Combs Coyotes on Thursday night, giving up a touchdown in the final minutes of the fourth quarter to make the final score 28-21.

McReynolds has 15 kills as Pima volleyball beats Williston State in straight sets tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (3-4) opened play in the Aztec Classic on Thursday against Williston State College (N.D.).

Arthur Vint & Associates sending musical love letter to the 'Copper State' tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Recorded in 2019 in New York City, the pandemic and a return to his Tucson roots delayed the release of the third record from Arthur Vint for years.

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