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No. 4 Pima men's soccer shuts out No. 15 Mesa tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (4-0) faced a challenge on Tuesday as two NJCAA Division II teams faced off in Mesa.

Navarro & Garate each net 2 as Pima women's soccer scores 7 to trounce Mesa tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (4-0) remained undefeated on Tuesday as they played at Mesa Community College (2-2) in an ACCAC conference road match.

Proposition 139: What the Arizona ballot initiative would mean for abortion access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In November, Arizona voters will decide on a state constitutional amendment, Proposition 139, that would guarantee access to abortion up to the point of fetal viability - a would mark a major shift in state law that currently bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Swing states prepare for showdown over certifying votes in November tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
There is broad concern that despite the checks and balances built into the voting system, Republican members of state and county boards tasked with certifying elections will be driven by conspiracy theories and refuse to fulfill their roles if former President Donald Trump loses again.

How a Native elections official is breaking down voting barriers in Pima County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, the first Indigenous person to hold a countywide seat, is working to ensure that every eligible resident has a chance to cast their ballot.

In 2024, Head Start programs are still funded by a formula set in the 1970s tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
When Head Start was established in 1965, it was meant to boost outcomes for children from low-income families, and though funding has increased over the past 59 years, the way funding is assigned to individual Head Start programs is still based in part on a formula developed in 1974.

87,000 Vietnam veterans may qualify for $844 million in benefits. How come nobody told them? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A spate of new legislation has expanded benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals in war, but though the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should be the ones notifying veterans when they may be eligible for new benefits, they often don’t.

Fees for police body camera footage lead to ‘pretty steep’ charges thanks to new law tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Public records advocates say an Arizona law that allows police departments to charge hourly rates to review body-worn camera footage before releasing it is leading to massive fees for the public and potentially illegal charges.

Who’s ahead? No polling for Indian Country… just history tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
What we all want answered is “who is winning,” but that’s where the polls can be really misleading — and if you are waiting for that poll result? Real numbers will start coming in about a month from now when early voting begins across the country.

U.S. citizen charged with trying to smuggle 2 children through San Luis tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Yuma-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a woman Friday evening for allegedly trying to smuggle two children into the U.S., authorities said.

Supreme Court ruling on citizenship proof for new voters has an outsized impact for Native voters tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With the recent Supreme Court ruling requiring proof of citizenship be provided with state-created voter registration forms, voting rights advocates want Indigenous people to know that they can still register to vote as tribal citizens.

Anti-trans laws may complicate access to the ballot for transgender voters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As politicians push anti-transgender rhetoric ahead of a historic election, transgender and nonbinary Americans are facing laws and rules that effectively prohibit them and others from obtaining documentation like birth certificates and driver’s licenses that align with their gender identities.

5 lessons from ancient civilizations for staying cool in hot, dry climates that today’s builders often ignore tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted, and when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat wave, these buildings can become unbearable - yet, for millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates.

Marissa Gatrate scores twice & has an assist as Pima women's soccer moves to 3-0 tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (3-0) played its first game at the West Campus Aztec Field on Saturday against Paradise Valley Community College (0-2).

PCC's Castaneda nets 2, Ruiz & Montilla each score & lend assists tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (3-0) played its first home match at the West Campus Aztec Field on Saturday against Paradise Valley Community College (1-2).

Pima Supes to vote on new debt to fund needed upgrades; Marana looks at streets plan tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County is seeking creative investment solutions to pay for capital projects, a Marana transportation plan is set for a vote, PCC readies for accreditation visit, and more from government meetings around Tucson.

Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society & culture tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Since technology tends to be expensive at first, the early adopters of AI kitchen technologies are restaurants and other businesses, but over time, prices are likely to fall enough for the home market, possibly changing both home and societal dynamics.

Robots are coming to the kitchen − what that could mean for society & culture tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Since technology tends to be expensive at first, the early adopters of AI kitchen technologies are restaurants and other businesses, but over time, prices are likely to fall enough for the home market, possibly changing both home and societal dynamics.

Advocates: Anti-trans violence is coming for cisgender women of color tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The anti-transgender hatred directed at Imane Khelif, a long-time competitor in women’s boxing — and the narrow beliefs about femininity being projected onto her — are part of how anti-trans rhetoric fuels violence towards women of color, including cisgender women.

Photos: Tucson Comic-Con brings out heroes & villains tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
And there came a day unlike any other when Earth's mightiest heroes found themselves gathered at the Tucson Convention Center... for the 15th annual celebration of Tucson Comic-Con.

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