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Faced with Trump’s tariffs, Mexico weighing retaliatory options tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term – and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear, but Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has already signaled how she may counter Trump’s policies.

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Appeals panel scraps net neutrality rules with first opinion of new year tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
High-speed internet providers do not provide telecommunications services as defined by federal law and the Federal Communications Commission cannot regulate them as such, a decision that comes after numerous broadband trade associations challenged the "open internet" order.

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Her mental health treatment was helping. That’s why insurance cut off her coverage. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

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Fimbres won't seek 5th term on Tucson City Council tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres will not seek reelection this year to his Ward 5 seat. With another open seat in Ward 6, only a single incumbent could potentially be returned to office this year.

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Ruben Gallego, Arizona’s first U.S. Latino senator, to be sworn into office Friday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrat Ruben Gallego will be sworn into office Friday as Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator. Gallego, who served for a decade in the House, replaces Kyrsten Sinema, who did not seek reelection.

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Az grants air quality permit to Copper World mine project, Enviro group calls it 'dangerous gift' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona granted an air quality permit to the Copper World project on Thursday, clearing a hurdle for the controversial open-pit mine about 30 miles southwest of Tucson. The Center for Biological Diversity called the decision "another dangerous gift to the mining industry."

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It's still Christmas but not for long: Recycle holiday trees at these Tucson-area spots tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Those in a hurry to get their Christmas trees out of their house and turn them into compost are in luck. The area's TreeCycle program began Thursday, Dec. 26 and lasts until Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

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Brace for impact: Making America great again seems to be running right over Tucson... or not tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
With Project 2025, Donald Trump's team isn't just talking about the federal government. The plan is to leverage federal power to micromanage state and local governments so they run as the Fox News audience sees fit.

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RTA to hold virtual public review of $2.46B draft transportation plan tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Regional Transportation Authority is continuing its public engagement efforts with a virtual RTA Next presentation, so residents can learn more about a $2.46 billion, 20-year draft plan for area road improvements.

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HUD: Homelessness up 18% nationwide, increased 3.5% in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its yearly homelessness assessment for 2024 last week, finding that the number of unsheltered people rose 18 percent in the country since 2023, with Arizona seeing a 3.5% increase.

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LGBTQ+ people relive old traumas as they age on their own tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Of the 3 million Americans over age 50 who identify as gay, bisexual, or transgender, about twice as many are single and living alone when compared with their heterosexual counterparts, and this slice of the older population is expanding rapidly and faces a daunting array of problems.

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Insurers continue to rely on doctors whose decisions have been criticized by courts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Many Americans have faced the denial of mental health treatment by their insurance companies as insurers have turned to a coterie of psychiatrists and have continued relying on them even after one or more of their decisions have been criticized or overturned in court.

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Some states on track to restore abortion access, others push for restrictions in 2025 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Heading into the third year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, states will continue to introduce and consider legislation to expand or restrict access to reproductive health care and abortion as legislative sessions begin.

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3D-printed guns are a growing threat in the U.S. & around the world tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Several high-profile crimes in recent years have involved firearms can be either partially or completely made with components that have been produced in metal or plastic on 3D printers, and police worldwide have reported finding increasing numbers of these weapons.

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Romero to offer annual 'Report to Tucsonans' next week tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero will present her annual “Report to Tucsonans” next Tuesday, Jan. 7.

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10 astounding images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2024 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After its Christmas Day launch in 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has been capturing deep-space images with the help of instruments developed by a University of Arizona team.

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Romero to offer annual “Report to Tucsonans” next week tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero will present her annual “Report to Tucsonans” next Tuesday, Jan. 7.

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Animal park moving forward in Sahuarita tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Plans for an animal conservation and care center northeast of Pima Mine Road and dedicated to population sustainability and possible reintroduction of wildlife species are moving forward, including an effort to annex the entire operation into Sahuarita.

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Failing charter school closed by Az regulators reopened as a taxpayer-funded private religious school tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
ARCHES Academy in Mesa had its charter revoked due to severe financial issues, yet found a way to keep existing and being funded by the public by re-creating itself as a renamed, newly religious private school.

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Border Patrol: 2 men shot, wounded by smugglers near Sasabe, Ariz. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Border Patrol agents working in the remote desert west of Sasabe, Ariz., found two men with gunshot wounds received in Mexico, officials said.

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