McReynolds has 15 kills & 4 aces as PCC volleyball dominates tiebreaker to beat Phx College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/092024_pcc_volleyball/mcreynolds-has-15-kills-4-aces-as-pcc-volleyball-dominates-tiebreaker-beat-phx-college/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (9-6, 6-2 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Friday as they hosted Phoenix College (1-10, 0-8) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Judge Aileen Cannon, who tossed case vs. Trump, failed to disclose right-wing junket https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092124_right_wing_cannon/judge-aileen-cannon-who-tossed-case-vs-trump-failed-disclose-right-wing-junket/
Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a conservative law school.
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Racing toward Election Day, control of U.S. Senate & House up for grabs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092124_congress_election/racing-toward-election-day-control-us-senate-house-up-grabs/
The country’s next president will need a friendly Congress to make their policy dreams a reality, but control of the two chambers remains deeply uncertain with just weeks until Election Day — and whether the outcome will be a party trifecta in the nation’s capital.
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The Buffet, Tucson's oldest bar, celebrates 90 years https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092024_buffet_anniversary/the-buffet-tucsons-oldest-bar-celebrates-90-years/
The Buffet Bar & Crock Pot, which stakes a claim to being Tucson's oldest drinking establishment, is celebrating its 90th birthday this Saturday.
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Tucson City Council looks to pump up water rates, ban camping in washes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092024_agenda_water_op/tucson-city-council-looks-pump-up-water-rates-ban-camping-washes/
The Tucson City Council is set to issue a notice of intent to raise water rates, ban camping in washes, review regulations for hookah lounges, and discuss the ongoing drama of the Regional Transportation Next plan.
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Tucson forum on election security & voter intimidation set for Sat. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092024_election_forum_pol_cal/tucson-forum-election-security-voter-intimidation-set-sat/
Voters can learn about the steps election officials are taking new steps this year to avoid trouble at the polls at a forum on Saturday in Tucson.
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Tucson City Council to vote next week to ban camping in washes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092024_wash_camping/tucson-city-council-vote-next-week-ban-camping-washes/
The Tucson City Council is set to vote next Wednesday on an ordinance that would make it illegal to sleep in city washes and watercourses, with city officials citing monsoon floods and fires to push a ban on homeless camps in those areas.
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U.S. oil & gas production surged to record highs under both Trump and Biden-Harris https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092024_oil_gas_production/us-oil-gas-production-surged-record-highs-under-both-trump-and-biden-harris/
The United States is producing more oil and natural gas today than ever before, and far more than any other country, and under each of the three most recent presidencies, U.S. oil and gas production was higher at the end of the administration’s term than at the beginning.
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Hualapai Tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling it says jeopardizes a sacred site https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092024_hualapai_drilling/hualapai-tribe-fights-extend-ban-lithium-drilling-it-says-jeopardizes-sacred-site/
Several Haluapai tribal members testified during a preliminary injunction hearing in Phoenix, where the tribe is fighting to extend the pause on drilling for the Big Sandy Valley Lithium Exploration Project for the duration of the tribe’s lawsuit seeking to block the project entirely.
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More migrants are coming from outside the Americas, but claims of ‘military invasion’ by China are unfounded https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092024_migrant_origins/more-migrants-are-coming-from-outside-americas-but-claims-military-invasion-by-china-are-unfounded/
Republicans have been warning that “military-aged” men have been crossing the Southwest border in threatening droves, and although migration from China has generally been rising, there is no evidence Chinese and Russian citizens are crossing the border for military purposes
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Health plan floated by JD Vance could weaken ACA protections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092024_vance_health_care/health-plan-floated-by-jd-vance-could-weaken-aca-protections/
A health care proposal suggested by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance could gut a popular Affordable Care Act protection, making it legal for companies to charge more for or deny coverage of expensive medical conditions, including pregnancy.
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PCC volleyballers Haylee Gilleland & Jasmin Joseph sweep Player of the Week awards https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091924_pcc_volleyball/pcc-volleyballers-haylee-gilleland-jasmin-joseph-sweep-player-week-awards/
The Pima Community College volleyball team swept the ACCAC Division II Player of the Week awards for the week of Sept. 8-14.
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Brandon Sanchez's 4 goals earn Player of the Week honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091924_pcc_mens_soccer/brandon-sanchezs-4-goals-earn-player-week-honors/
Pima Community College men’s soccer player Brandon Sanchez (Canyon del Oro HS) helped the Aztecs score a total of 14 goals for the week of Sept. 8-14, and was rewarded for his efforts.
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Safe storage & minimum age gun laws would curb violence https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092024_gun_violence/safe-storage-minimum-age-gun-laws-would-curb-violence/
Gun policy has been a topic of debate in America for decades, and its prominence has increased as gun-related deaths and mass shootings have risen nearly every year since 2014, but a new report says certain laws can make a difference.
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Az GOP Sen. Wendy Rogers used state resources to endorse Cottonwood city council candidate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092024_rogers_hatch_act/az-gop-sen-wendy-rogers-used-state-resources-endorse-cottonwood-city-council-candidate/
Flagstaff Republican State Sen. Wendy Rogers appears to have violated Arizona’s version of the Hatch Act, which bars the use of government resources for campaign activity, after she published a letter on official Senate letterhead endorsing a candidate for Cottonwood City Council.
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Judge overturns right-of-way for Copper World across Santa Rita Experimental Range https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091924_copper_world_ruling/judge-overturns-right-of-way-copper-world-across-santa-rita-experimental-range/
A judge in Maricopa County ruled that state officials violated open meeting law when it approved the value of a right-of-way for the Copper World mine project, located about 30 miles southeast of Tucson in the Santa Rita Mountains.
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Betting boom: Arizona sports wagering poised for another record NFL season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/091924_betting_boom/betting-boom-arizona-sports-wagering-poised-another-record-nfl-season/
The sports betting industry has seen steady growth throughout its time as a legal venture in Arizona, and as football season begins, sports betting is back and bigger than ever before.
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Government shutdown deadline nearing as U.S. House stumbles on stopgap spending bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091924_house_budget/government-shutdown-deadline-nearing-as-us-house-stumbles-stopgap-spending-bill/
Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, though leaders in the Republican House and Democratic Senate haven’t felt the need to start negotiations just yet.
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Court rejects challenge to Az ‘open primaries’ measure, says votes for Prop. 140 will be counted https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091924_open_primaries_ballot/court-rejects-challenge-az-open-primaries-measure-says-votes-prop-140-will-counted/
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge said that a ballot proposition 140 - to end partisan primaries in Arizona - will have votes cast for it counted after all, though opponents of the ballot measure will appeal the matter to the state Supreme Court.
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Tucson is in a homelessness crisis. Why is the city wasting money on false solutions? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091924_community_care_op/tucson-homelessness-crisis-why-city-wasting-money-false-solutions/
"The city of Tucson has made a pattern of wasting resources and taxpayer money on expensive, inefficient, and dangerous responses to homelessness, instead of creating and funding actual models of care that would help houseless folks, neighbors, local businesses and our communities."
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