Biden locks in $6.6B for huge TSMC factories in Arizona, ensuring Trump can’t rescind CHIPS Act deal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111824_biden_chips/biden-locks-66b-huge-tsmc-factories-arizona-ensuring-trump-cant-rescind-chips-act-deal/
The Biden administration has finalized a $6.6 billion award for the Taiwan semiconductor giant that is building massive factories in Phoenix, amid concerns President-elect Donald Trump will derail subsidies aimed at fostering the domestic chip industry.
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Kari Lake settles defamation suit filed by Maricopa Recorder Stephen Richer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111824_lake_defamation/kari-lake-settles-defamation-suit-filed-by-maricopa-recorder-stephen-richer/
After a bitter court battle, Kari Lake has entered a settlement agreement with Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in a defamation lawsuit over Lake’s false accusations that he helped to steal the 2022 race for Arizona governor from her.
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Hoax bomb threat to Pima County on Election Day warned of ‘many wounded people’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111724_pima_bomb_threat/hoax-bomb-threat-pima-county-election-day-warned-many-wounded-people/
Election officials in 10 of Arizona’s 15 counties received hoax bomb threats on Election Day, directed at election centers where ballots were being counted, polling places, or recorder’s offices - and in the case of Pima County, the threat included the address of county recorder's office.
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Nanos ekes out narrow reelection with 495-vote win over Lappin https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111724_sheriff_election/nanos-ekes-out-narrow-reelection-with-495-vote-win-over-lappin/
Updated: Democratic incumbent Sheriff Chris Nanos has won another term, with 495 more votes than challenger Heather Lappin in the final update to the vote count. Pima County finished tallying in the middle of the night. Officials are set to recount the narrow race, but the result is unlikely to change.
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Nanos ekes out narrow reelection with 495-vote win over Lappin https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111724_sheriff_election/nanos-ekes-out-narrow-reelection-with-495-vote-win-over-lappin/
Updated: Democratic incumbent Sheriff Chris Nanos has won another term, with 495 more votes than challenger Heather Lappin in the final update to the vote count. Pima County finished tallying in the middle of the night. Officials are set to recount the narrow race, but the result is unlikely to change.
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'Nothing is changing right now': Pima Library explores options amid closure suggestions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_pima_library/nothing-changing-right-now-pima-library-explores-options-amid-closure-suggestions/
The Pima County Public Library Advisory Board met with Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher Friday afternoon to discuss the future of the library system amid a slate of potential changes that included the tentative closure of three branches by the end of the year.
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Recount coming: Nanos leads Pima County sheriff's race by 256 votes after Friday update https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_sheriff_election/recount-coming-nanos-leads-pima-county-sheriffs-race-by-256-votes-after-friday-update/
Democratic incumbent Sheriff Chris Nanos increased his razor-thin lead to 256 votes over challenger Heather Lappin with Friday's update to the vote count. Pima County is coming close to tallying all of the ballots cast in last week's election, and the sheriff's race is headed to an automatic recount.
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Student, faculty & guest choreography hits the stage for new UA dance season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111424_ua_dance_season/student-faculty-guest-choreography-hits-stage-new-ua-dance-season/
The School of Dance works to prepare students for professional careers, said professor and School of Dance director Duane Cyrus.
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Student, faculty and guest choreography hits the stage for new UA dance season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111424_ua_dance_season/student-faculty-and-guest-choreography-hits-stage-new-ua-dance-season/
The School of Dance works to prepare students for professional careers, said professor and School of Dance director Duane Cyrus.
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LD17 Senate candidate John McLean killed in East Side crash Friday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_mclean_dead/ld17-senate-candidate-john-mclean-killed-east-side-crash-friday/
John McLean, a Democratic candidate for the state Senate who lost last week's election, was killed in a traffic collision near Broadway and Houghton Road on Friday morning, police said.
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Republicans clinch 218 seats in U.S. House, scoring trifecta control in Washington https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111524_gop_control/republicans-clinch-218-seats-us-house-scoring-trifecta-control-washington/
Republicans will hold on to their majority in the U.S. House and regain control of the Senate when Congress convenes in January, setting the party up to potentially make major policy changes during the next two years.
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RFK Jr. tapped to lead Health and Human Services https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111524_rfk_hhs_cabinet/rfk-jr-tapped-lead-health-and-human-services/
Vaccine skeptic and one-time presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Majerle & Gonzales combine for 43 as Aztec men beat Dallas College Eastfield to open Fall Classic https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111424_pcc_mens_basketball/majerle-gonzales-combine-43-as-aztec-men-beat-dallas-college-eastfield-open-fall-classic/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (3-0) opened play in the Aztec Fall Classic on Thursday as they faced off against Dallas College Eastfield at home.
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No. 12 Pima women's basketball beats No. 15 Illinois Central https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/111424_pcc_womens_basketball/no-12-pima-womens-basketball-beats-no-15-illinois-central/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (3-1) faced its first test in NJCAA Division II play on Thursday against Illinois Central College (2-2).
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Kari Lake comes close to conceding Senate loss as her husband aims to dismiss defamation case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_lake_defamation/kari-lake-comes-close-conceding-senate-loss-as-her-husband-aims-dismiss-defamation-case/
Kari Lake, one of Arizona’s most fervent election deniers, seems to have accepted her loss in last week’s race for U.S. Senate to U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego. At the same time, she’s still dealing with the fallout of her refusal to accept her loss in the 2022 election for Arizona governor.
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LGBTQ+ organizers in Az brace for impacts of a far-right government https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_lgbtq_impacts/lgbtq-organizers-az-brace-impacts-far-right-government/
Since Donald Trump’s decisive win last week, thousands of people and organizations have said the next step is to organize within the LGBTQ+ community against possible retaliation from far-right Christian nationalists who hold power - but there aren’t clear ways on what that even means.
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Baptist church claims religious discrimination after Az border town shuts down food ministry https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_border_food_ministry/baptist-church-claims-religious-discrimination-after-az-border-town-shuts-down-food-ministry/
A federal judge will likely decline to dismiss a lawsuit challenging an action by the city of San Luis to halt a Baptist church’s food ministry program on the Arizona-Mexico border.
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Judge in Arizona fake elector case recuses over Nazi reference https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111524_fake_elector_judge/judge-arizona-fake-elector-case-recuses-over-nazi-reference/
An Arizona judge in a controversial election interference case recused himself in light of comments that one defendant says implicitly compare him and others to Adolf Hitler supporters.
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Lappin shaves Nanos' narrow lead in race for Pima County sheriff by 12 votes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111424_sheriff_election/lappin-shaves-nanos-narrow-lead-race-pima-county-sheriff-by-12-votes/
Democratic incumbent Chris Nanos was leading Republican Heather Lappin by just 187 votes in the race for Pima County sheriff after Thursday’s results were released — a change of 12 votes from the previous day.
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