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For Az high school athletes, transfers offer new paths & new challenges tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
No matter the reason, transfers between Arizona high school sports teams have become more of a trend throughout the years, and with athletes looking for better opportunities, these transfers continue to reshape and redefine the culture of the sport.

Trump rapidly unveils appointments to Cabinet, staff posts in dizzying post-election week tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump continued his blitz of Cabinet and senior staff selections as he rapidly disclosed his picks to lead major U.S. policy areas, including relationships around the globe and the health and well-being of Americans at home.

Public nuisance claims against Meta over child addiction advance tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge mostly allowed school districts and local governments to proceed with their public nuisance claims against Meta & other social media companies they say have designed their sites so that young users become addicted to them.

Trump’s GOP at UN climate talks: We’re in charge now tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In a press conference that took place just a few hundred feet from where international negotiators have spent a week hashing out a transition away from fossil fuels, the GOP delegation to the U.N. climate talks delivered an aggressive message in support of oil, gas, and even coal.

Voters sent host of extremists & conspiracy theorists to Az Capitol tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona has been a hotbed for conspiratorial and extremist ideology, and a number of incoming lawmakers — some returning to the Capitol and others who will be new legislators — will likely continue that trend.

Manufacturing already has made a comeback tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to rebuild American manufacturing, and he won handily in most areas hollowed out by the movement of factory jobs overseas - but the rebound Trump promises has already been underway in many places.

Biden locks in $6.6B for huge TSMC factories in Arizona, ensuring Trump can’t rescind CHIPS Act deal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Kari Lake settles defamation suit filed by Maricopa Recorder Stephen Richer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Hoax bomb threat to Pima County on Election Day warned of ‘many wounded people’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Nanos ekes out narrow reelection with 495-vote win over Lappin tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

'Nothing is changing right now': Pima Library explores options amid closure suggestions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Recount coming: Nanos leads Pima County sheriff's race by 256 votes after Friday update tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Student, faculty & guest choreography hits the stage for new UA dance season tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The School of Dance works to prepare students for professional careers, said professor and School of Dance director Duane Cyrus.

Student, faculty and guest choreography hits the stage for new UA dance season tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The School of Dance works to prepare students for professional careers, said professor and School of Dance director Duane Cyrus.

LD17 Senate candidate John McLean killed in East Side crash Friday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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.

Republicans clinch 218 seats in U.S. House, scoring trifecta control in Washington tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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.

RFK Jr. tapped to lead Health and Human Services tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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.

Majerle & Gonzales combine for 43 as Aztec men beat Dallas College Eastfield to open Fall Classic tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
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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