5 key House races to watch in November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091124_house_races/5-key-house-races-watch-november/
With the election less than two months away, control of the presidency and both national legislative bodies rests on a veritable knife's edge - here are five key House races to watch in November, all rated as "toss-ups."
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T visa rule changes could help human trafficking survivors seeking immigration status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091124_visa_update/t-visa-rule-changes-could-help-human-trafficking-survivors-seeking-immigration-status/
A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month, and those who work in the field of human trafficking say they are already seeing positive effects.
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T visa rule changes could help survivors of human trafficking seeking immigration status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091124_visa_update/t-visa-rule-changes-could-help-survivors-human-trafficking-seeking-immigration-status/
A major update to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ T visa application regulations, meant for survivors of human trafficking, went into effect late last month, and those who work in the field of human trafficking say they are already seeing positive effects.
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Trial begins against 2 involved in polygamist child sex abuse case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091124_polygamist_trial/trial-begins-against-2-involved-polygamist-child-sex-abuse-case/
Federal prosecutors Tuesday began presenting their case on the first day of the trial against two Arizona men accused of aiding and participating in a child sex abuse ring involving 10 girls as young as nine years old.
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Governors prod Congress for more help on growing threat of wildfires in West https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091124_wildfire_governors/governors-prod-congress-more-help-growing-threat-wildfires-west/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and 19 other Western governors are prodding Congress to move more urgently to address a wildfire crisis that has grown worse in recent years.
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FactCheck: The Harris-Trump debate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091124_factcheck_presidential_debate/factcheck-harris-trump-debate/
The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts were repeatedly trampled and distorted.
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9th Circuit keeps transgender girls in Arizona school sports https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091024_trans_sports_block/9th-circuit-keeps-transgender-girls-arizona-school-sports/
A Ninth Circuit panel on Monday sided with a group of transgender Arizona student athletes and confirmed a federal ruling that will for now allow student athletes to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity rather than biological sex.
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Still undefeated: Sanchez has hat trick as Aztec men rack up 11 goals to climb over South Mountain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091024_pcc_mens_soccer/still-undefeated-sanchez-has-hat-trick-as-aztec-men-rack-up-11-goals-climb-over-south-mountain/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (6-0) fell behind early in their game against South Mountain Community College (1-3-1) but bounced back to take control.
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McReynolds, Gilleland & Simon post double figures as Aztec volleyball rallies to top Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091024_pcc_volleyball/mcreynolds-gilleland-simon-post-double-figures-as-aztec-volleyball-rallies-top-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (6-5, 3-1 in ACCAC) rallied to pull off a big win on the road on Tuesday at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (6-5, 2-3).
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Former Arizonan and firefighter recalls days at Ground Zero https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091011_911_sebold/former-arizonan-and-firefighter-recalls-days-ground-zero/
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, former Arizonan Robert Sebold — a volunteer firefighter and EMT — watched the attacks on the World Trade Center on TV and knew he had to do something. The former soldier packed up his gear, put on his firefighter turnout clothes, then boarded a bus and headed for Ground Zero.
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Americans used to unite over tragic events − and now are divided by them https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091124_american_unity_op/americans-used-unite-over-tragic-events-8722-and-now-are-divided-by-them/
Events like the natural disasters, school shootings, terrorist attacks and economic crises, and even the COVID-19 pandemic represent a change in how tragic circumstances are cast and how they are responded to in the U.S. and beyond, and tragedy seldom unifies Americans today.
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Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091124_911_muslim_students_op/lessons-9-11-often-provoke-harassment-muslim-students/
Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to teach about 9/11 – the deadliest foreign attack ever on American soil, and Muslim students are often subjected to ridicule and blame for the attacks.
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Flags at half-staff Weds to mark 9/11 anniversary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091124_flags_half_staff/flags-half-staff-weds-mark-9-11-anniversary/
Across Arizona and the country, flags are being flown at half-staff on Sept. 11, to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and honor the nearly 3,000 innocent men and women who lost their lives.
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Rex Scott: Steve Spain's concocted 'bankrupt' claims about Pima County budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091024_scott_spain_op/rex-scott-steve-spains-concocted-bankrupt-claims-pima-county-budget/
"Steve Spain's posting of signs that make reckless use of terms such as 'bankrupt' and 'deficit' in an attempt to fool voters and demean the county he seeks to serve is irresponsible." — Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott
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It’s election season, so of course the AZ Republican Party is using a racist lie to try to scare voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091024_gop_billboard_op/its-election-season-so-course-az-republican-party-using-racist-lie-try-scare-voters/
In what ought to be a headline in The Onion but is instead a clear reminder of the deplorable state of political discourse from MAGA world, the Arizona Republican Party has launched a billboard campaign declaring that only the GOP opposes eating kittens - but it’s all hogwash.
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Republicans, Democrats work to restore voter trust https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091024_election_trust_dd/republicans-democrats-work-restore-voter-trust/
From cross-partisan groups working in battleground states to off-the-record meetings of conservatives in Republican strongholds, new initiatives nationwide aim to restore trust in elections and shore up democracy.
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Az cracks down on Medicaid fraud that targeted Native Americans left patients without care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091024_az_medicaid_fraud/az-cracks-down-medicaid-fraud-that-targeted-native-americans-left-patients-without-care/
Arizona officials announced last October they were investigating a massive fake substance abuse treatment fraud scheme, yet even as the agency says it considered whether people would lose services before it took action, its efforts left hundreds without treatment or counseling.
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Calling candidate commentaries: Politicians' guest opinions wanted https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090924_candidate_ops/calling-candidate-commentaries-politicians-guest-opinions-wanted/
Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not.
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Az state Sen. Wendy Rogers posted pro-Nazi lyrics, has long history of amplifying antisemites https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091024_rogers_antisemitism/az-state-sen-wendy-rogers-posted-pro-nazi-lyrics-has-long-history-amplifying-antisemites/
Flagstaff Republican state Sen. Wendy Rogers made headlines last week for celebrating the victory of far-right parties in Germany by posting lyrics from the country’s national anthem that were banned because they are a rallying cry for the Nazis.
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Challengers in Az 'Make Elections Fair' ballot case accuse Fontes of double standard https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091024_fair_elections/challengers-az-make-elections-fair-ballot-case-accuse-fontes-double-standard/
The challengers to the Make Elections Fair Act say that the Arizona Secretary of State’s arguments that the voters, not the courts, should decide the fate of the proposed constitutional amendment should be stricken from the court record.
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