FactCheck: Tracking Trump’s Promises at the 100-Day Mark https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042925_trump_100_days/factcheck-tracking-trumps-promises-100-day-mark/
A look at half dozen of Trump’s most consequential pledges – ones that he said would happen immediately — and the progress Trump has made toward fulfilling them.
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Trump targets so-called 'sanctuary cities' & DACA students receiving in-state tuition https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_sanctuary_orders/trump-targets-so-called-sanctuary-cities-daca-students-receiving-in-state-tuition/
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday targeting local cities the administration claims are not cooperating with his immigration crackdown, and another targeting non-citizen college students who receive in-state tuition.
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Trump will retreat on auto tariffs amid broader trade tensions, Treasury Secretary confirms https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042925_auto_tariffs/trump-will-retreat-auto-tariffs-amid-broader-trade-tensions-treasury-secretary-confirms/
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a reprieve on auto tariffs will come Tuesday ahead of the president’s stop in Michigan to mark his first 100 days in office.
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Are local officials duty-bound to certify elections? Arizona ruling creates new doubt. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042925_az_election_certification/are-local-officials-duty-bound-certify-elections-arizona-ruling-creates-new-doubt/
A recent court ruling challenges the long-held presumption in Arizona that supervisors have no discretion when certifying election results.
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Experts: AI holds promise in scientific research, but can’t substitute for humans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042825_ai_research/experts-ai-holds-promise-scientific-research-but-cant-substitute-humans/
With the Trump administration making sweeping cuts to staff and research grants at science-related agencies, artificial intelligence could offer a tempting way to keep labs going, but scientists say there are limits to the technology’s uses.
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Man held at Pima County Jail dies after 'medical emergency' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_inmate_death/man-held-pima-county-jail-dies-after-medical-emergency/
Detectives are investigating after a man being held at the Pima County Jail died Monday, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.
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This week's Nogales Int'l Film Festival is for reel lovers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042825_nogales_film_fest/this-weeks-nogales-intl-film-festival-reel-lovers/
Local student-made, national and international films will be screened at the U.S.-Mexico border wall for the Nogales International Film Festival 2025. The films will be projected onto both sides of the border wall and are free to view for the public.
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Report: Trump admin mulls opening Arizona's Ironwood Forest Nat'l Monument to drilling & mining https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_ironwood_mining/report-trump-admin-mulls-opening-arizonas-ironwood-forest-natl-monument-drilling-mining/
The Trump administration is contemplating shrinking six national monuments and opening them up for mining and oil drilling, including the 129,000-acre Ironwood Forest National Monument near Tucson.
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Ganter, Richards & Plasschaert homer as Pima baseball stymies Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042625_pcc_baseball/ganter-richards-plasschaert-homer-as-pima-baseball-stymies-mesa/
The Pima Community College baseball team (45-11, 29-11 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on Saturday at Mesa Community College (30-26, 17-23). Their 29-11 record in conference play is the most wins since 1987, when they won 30 games.
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Verificación de hechos: Cómo combatir la desinformación https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042825_factcheck_misinformation_esp_op/verificacion-de-hechos-como-combatir-la-desinformacion/
A medida que ha crecido la popularidad de las redes sociales, también lo ha hecho el alcance de la desinformación viral y su velocidad de propagación. Y este entorno plagado de falsedades es, cada vez más, el lugar donde la gente se informa.
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FactCheck: How to combat misinformation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042825_factcheck_misinformation_op/factcheck-how-combat-misinformation/
As the popularity of social media platforms has grown, so too has the scope of viral misinformation and the speed with which it travels. And this falsehood-fraught environment is increasingly where people get their news.
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‘I wanted to kill them all’: Inmate admits targeting sex offenders in Tucson prison killings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_ricky_wassenaar/i-wanted-kill-them-all-inmate-admits-targeting-sex-offenders-tucson-prison-killings/
Ricky Wassenaar killed three men at an Arizona State Prison near Tucson on April 4. Two were serving life sentences for sexual conduct with a minor. The third had raped and killed a 15-year-old girl.
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After deporting 3 U.S. citizen children, Trump’s border czar says it’s the parents’ fault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042825_deported_kids/after-deporting-3-us-citizen-children-trumps-border-czar-says-its-parents-fault/
White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday blamed the parents of U.S. citizen children the Trump administration sent to Honduras over the weekend.
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Judge dismisses challenge to Tucson Council candidate's nominating petitions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042825_elsner_council_ballot/judge-dismisses-challenge-tucson-council-candidates-nominating-petitions/
Democrat Chris Elsner will remain in the race for Tucson City Council after a lawsuit challenging his candidacy was dismissed on a legal technicality.
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When does Trump’s defiance of courts over deportations become a constitutional crisis? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042825_constitutional_crisis/when-does-trumps-defiance-courts-over-deportations-become-constitutional-crisis/
Historians are hard-pressed to recall an instance when a president defied federal courts as blatantly as President Donald Trump has done in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Sahuarita ready to vote on a 233-acre rezoning; Oro Valley will review $45.3M capital budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042725_sahuarita_land_op/sahuarita-ready-vote-233-acre-rezoning-oro-valley-will-review-453m-capital-budget/
The Sahuarita Town Council will vote Monday on a tiny land exchange and a town-initiated rezoning. Oro Valley will discuss long-term capital budgets during a Wednesday study session. And that's about it for local government meetings around Tucson this week.
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Army control of U.S.-Mexico border buffer zone may funnel migrants to 62-mile stretch of Az tribal land https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042825_military_border/army-control-us-mexico-border-buffer-zone-may-funnel-migrants-62-mile-stretch-az-tribal-land/
The military to has taken control of a 60-foot wide strip of federal land along the border from the Pacific Ocean to New Mexico — except for a 62 mile stretch of Pima County controlled by the Tohono O’Odham Nation.
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Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes & benefits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/042725_social_security_fund_op/social-securitys-trust-fund-could-run-out-money-sooner-than-expected-due-changes-taxes-benefits/
Social Security is one of the federal government’s biggest programs - and within a decade, the retirement and disability program could run short on funds to pay the full benefits Americans are counting on.
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Disability funding crisis averted as Hobbs signs bipartisan $122M rescue package https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042525_disability_funding/disability-funding-crisis-averted-as-hobbs-signs-bipartisan-122m-rescue-package/
Arizona’s developmentally disabled community breathed a collective sigh of relief Thursday, as a bipartisan solution to an impending budget cliff was finally signed into law.
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Trump’s executive order on elections is partly blocked by federal court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/042525_election_order_blocked/trumps-executive-order-elections-partly-blocked-by-federal-court/
A federal judge Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting some provisions of the sweeping executive order on elections President Donald Trump issued in March.
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