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Apple to pay $95 million in settlement over Siri eavesdropping https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010325_siri_eavesdropping/apple-pay-95-million-settlement-over-siri-eavesdropping/
Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action accusing the tech company of eavesdropping on users who accidentally activated the virtual assistant Siri on their iPhones and other Apple devices.
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Biden blocks deal to sell U.S. Steel, saying it should be domestically owned & operated https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010325_biden_steel/biden-blocks-deal-sell-us-steel-saying-it-should-domestically-owned-operated/
President Joe Biden announced he will block the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese company Nippon Steel, in one of the last acts of his presidency stating the company should remain a domestically owned and operated company.
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Digital license plates used in Az vulnerable to hacking, researchers find https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010325_hacking_plates/digital-license-plates-used-az-vulnerable-hacking-researchers-find/
Security researchers have uncovered an exploit that allows a person to hack the digital license plates that Arizona allows drivers to use, creating an avenue for bad actors to change the license plate number.
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Appeals court: Refusal to certify election results not protected by legislative immunity https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010325_crosby_immunity/appeals-court-refusal-certify-election-results-not-protected-by-legislative-immunity/
Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby was not protected by legislative immunity when he delayed certification of the 2022 midterm election, an Arizona appeals court ruled earlier this week, upholding a ruling by a lower court.
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New Orleans attack prompts tighter security in D.C. ahead of inauguration, Carter funeral https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010325_washington_security/new-orleans-attack-prompts-tighter-security-dc-ahead-inauguration-carter-funeral/
Law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital were closely monitoring security following a terrorist attack in New Orleans and a vehicle explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Democrats object to Trump’s expected pardons of Jan. 6 defendants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010325_jan_6_pardons/democrats-object-trumps-expected-pardons-jan-6-defendants/
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin urged Americans to demand President-elect Donald Trump justify each Jan. 6 defendant pardon if he issues them on his “first day” in office - as promised - after more than 140 police officers were assaulted during the attack.
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Faced with Trump’s tariffs, Mexico weighing retaliatory options https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010325_mexico_trump_op/faced-with-trumps-tariffs-mexico-weighing-retaliatory-options/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010325_net_neutrality/appeals-panel-scraps-net-neutrality-rules-with-first-opinion-new-year/
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. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010325_mental_health_coverage/her-mental-health-treatment-was-helping-thats-why-insurance-cut-off-her-coverage/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010325_tucson_council/fimbres-wont-seek-5th-term-tucson-city-council/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010325_gallego_senate/ruben-gallego-arizonas-first-us-latino-senator-sworn-into-office-friday/
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' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010225_copper_world_permit/az-grants-air-quality-permit-copper-world-mine-project-enviro-group-calls-it-dangerous-gift/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/122624_treecycle/its-still-christmas-but-not-long-recycle-holiday-trees-these-tucson-area-spots/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010224_trump_local_op/brace-impact-making-america-great-again-seems-running-right-over-tucson-or-not/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010225_rta_survey/rta-hold-virtual-public-review-246b-draft-transportation-plan/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010225_homeless_count/hud-homelessness-up-18-nationwide-increased-35-arizona/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010225_lgbtq_aging/lgbtq-people-relive-old-traumas-as-they-age-their-own/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010225_insurer_doctors/insurers-continue-rely-doctors-whose-decisions-have-been-criticized-by-courts/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010225_abortion_access/some-states-track-restore-abortion-access-others-push-restrictions-2025/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010225_ghost_guns_op/3d-printed-guns-are-growing-threat-us-around-world/
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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