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70-year-old woman detained at Pima County Jail dies after 'medical issue' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: A 70-year-old woman being held at the Pima County Jail died Sunday night after experiencing an undisclosed health problem, officials said. Although the department initially declined to release her name, a Tucson Sentinel examination of records identified her as Luanne Halbrook.

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Immigration arrests flagging despite Trump's crackdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While Trump administration officials promised a sweeping immigration crackdown, enlisting a range of federal agencies to pursue people in the interior of the U.S., data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows "little evidence" arrests and removals have increased.

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70-year-old woman detained at Pima County Jail dies after 'medical issue' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 70-year-old woman being held at the Pima County Jail died Sunday night after experiencing an undisclosed health problem, officials said. Although the department initially declined to release her name, a Tucson Sentinel examination of records identified her as Luanne Halbrook.

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Trump administration installs new interim U.S. Attorney for Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Timothy Courchaine will serve as the interim U.S. Attorney for Arizona after he was sworn in Monday, Justice Department officials announced.

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New data shows immigration arrests flagging despite Trump's crackdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While Trump administration officials promised a sweeping immigration crackdown, enlisting a range of federal agencies to pursue people in the interior of the U.S., data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows "little evidence" arrests and removals have increased.

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New data shows immigration arrests flagging despite Trump's crackdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While Trump administration officials promised a sweeping immigration crackdown, enlisting a range of federal agencies to pursue people in the interior of the U.S., data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows "little evidence" arrests and removals have increased.

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New data shows immigration arrests flagging despite Trump's crackdown tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While Trump administration officials promised a sweeping immigration crackdown, enlisting a range of federal agencies to pursue people in the interior of the U.S., data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shows "little evidence" arrests and removals have increased.

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Mexico, markets in chaos after Trump confirms Tuesday tariffs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his decision to impose 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports in a Monday afternoon press conference, ending a previous deal between the two nations and causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to drop by nearly 800 points.

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Trump sending 3,000 more troops & combat vehicles to U.S.-Mexico border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that another round of active-duty troops will head to the U.S.-Mexico border in the coming weeks at the behest of President Donald Trump.

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Tucson looks at $13 million deficit, Marana to consider higher water rates tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Updated: The city of Tucson's financial team is warning of a $13 million budget shortfall; Marana residents could pay a couple bucks more for water, Oro Valley does without consultants and more in local government meetings around Tucson.

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Following Trump’s playbook, Arizona Republicans target remote work and DEI tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Following the lead of the Trump administration, Republicans in the Arizona legislature moved forward with proposals that would force government workers back to the office and ban diversity, equity and inclusion.

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City of Tucson hosting community meetings to discuss food distribution in city parks tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson is hosting forums to discuss food distribution in local parks. Current regulations require a permit from the Pima County Health Department, with only certain parks eligible.

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LGBTQ+ Arizonans are fleeing the state tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Many LGBTQ+ people fleeing are Arizona, where LGBTQ+ rights are hotly contested, and though their reasons for leaving vary - from health care to protecting their marriages - there was one common thread: Arizona is no longer safe.

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Making English official U.S. language can’t erase fact that U.S. has millions of Spanish speakers tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump stating English should be the official language of the United States is ignoring the demographic reality of the U.S. and rejecting a long-standing tradition in American government of making key civic information accessible.

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‘It’s all been scrapped’: Women in wildland firefighting bootcamps canceled after DEI cuts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Wildland firefighting bootcamps aimed at women have been canceled as part of a government-wide effort to rid agencies of programs that focused on diversity, equity and inclusion under the Trump administration - orders that could hurt years of progress recruiting women to the field.

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Veterans won big with the PACT Act. Now, civilian contractors are starting their own campaign. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Military veterans have won benefits that contractors have not - most recently in the form of 2022’s PACT Act - and a new organization launching this month aims to change that - though even veterans are worried their hard-won benefits may be on the chopping block.

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NAU science & health program for Native American youth in danger tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Although the CARE program at NAU worked mainly with Indigenous students, the program welcomed everyone - but after President Trump issued several executive orders banning DEI, CARE has scaled back significantly and is in danger of shutting down.

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Feds reimburse only a fraction of Az costs to imprison convicted criminals who are in U.S. illegally tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite three decades of promises, Congress has never fully reimbursed state and local law enforcement agencies for the cost of jailing convicted criminals who are in the country illegally, and Arizona officials aren’t optimistic that will change under President Donald Trump.

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Arizona lawmakers brace for Trump's address to Congress tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After six weeks of throwing the economy, federal agencies and relations with allies into turmoil, Arizona Democrats say, nothing President Donald Trump tells Congress on Tuesday night could unify the country behind him.

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Photos: Around 1,000 people protest Musk & Trump at Tucson Tesla dealership tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Furious with Elon Musk and the Trump administration's treatment of federal employees, around 1,000 people protested on Saturday at Tucson's Tesla dealership. Another demonstration was held at Saguaro National Park.

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