Top White House aide defends Trump tariffs, amid plunging consumer sentiment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_tariff_defense/top-white-house-aide-defends-trump-tariffs-amid-plunging-consumer-sentiment/
Despite news that the U.S. economy has contracted since January, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said that President Donald Trump’s policies are working to “unleash this era of American prosperity.”
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Brown breaks 2 Pima school records as track & field captures 3rd straight Region I team championship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050225_pcc_mens_track_and_field/brown-breaks-2-pima-school-records-as-track-field-captures-3rd-straight-region-i-team-championship/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team locked up their third straight Region I team championship on Thursday — their fourth title in five years.
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State AGs: 23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050225_genetic_data/state-ags-23andme-users-genetic-data-risk/
The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, prompting attorneys general from more than a dozen states to warn 23andMe users: Delete your data.
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Rivera hits 2 homers but Pima softball falls to Phx College to close regular season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/042925_pcc_softball/rivera-hits-2-homers-but-pima-softball-falls-phx-college-close-regular-season/
The Pima Community College softball team (47-7, 35-7 in ACCAC) closed out the 2025 regular season on Tuesday, getting swept by Phoenix College (51-4, 37-5).
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Pima baseball rallies to topple Paradise Valley to take a 1-0 lead in regional semifinals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050125_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-rallies-topple-paradise-valley-take-1-0-lead-regional-semifinals/
The Pima Community College baseball team (46-11) opened the 2025 postseason on Thursday hosting Paradise Valley Community College (35-19) in a best-of-3 series, beating the Pumas 9-5 in Game 1.
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Tucker becomes a 2-time long jump regional champ; Huntsman captures title in pole vault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/043025_pcc_mens_track/tucker-becomes-2-time-long-jump-regional-champ-huntsman-captures-title-pole-vault/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team completed the first day of competition at the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.
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Soccer: Tucsonenses open 2025 with very familiar opponent https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050125_fc-tucson/soccer-tucsonenses-open-2025-with-very-familiar-opponent/
FC Tucson will wait a few weeks before a defense of their United Soccer League 2 Western Conference title, but they will be taking the field at Kino North Stadium this weekend for a 2025 debut and tune-up against a local all-star team.
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Pimab baseball rallies to topple Paradise Valley to take a 1-0 lead in regional semifinals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050125_pcc_baseball/pimab-baseball-rallies-topple-paradise-valley-take-1-0-lead-regional-semifinals/
The Pima Community College baseball team (46-11) opened the 2025 postseason on Thursday hosting Paradise Valley Community College (35-19) in a best-of-3 series, beating the Pumas 9-5 in Game 1.
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Trump admin guts AmeriCorps, leaving some Tucson nonprofits in limbo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_americorps_cuts/trump-admin-guts-americorps-leaving-some-tucson-nonprofits-limbo/
The Trump administration is cutting funds to AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, leaving some Tucson-area community organizations that depend on the program uncertain about their futures.
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28 people charged with violating new 'National Defense Area' along New Mexico border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043025_military_border_arrests/28-people-charged-with-violating-new-national-defense-area-along-new-mexico-border/
Updated: Federal prosecutors in New Mexico charged 28 people on Monday for crossing into the new 170-square-mile "National Defense Area" created earlier this month by the Trump administration. The president said he was permitting U.S. troops to detain people from coming to the U.S. from Mexico.
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5 people apply for Tucson City Council vacancy in Ward 5 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_ward5_council/5-people-apply-tucson-city-council-vacancy-ward-5/
Five people have applied to complete the term of retiring Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres, which runs through December of this year.
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Tucker becomes a 2-time long jump regional champ;Huntsman caputres title in pole vault https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/043025_pcc_mens_track/tucker-becomes-2-time-long-jump-regional-champhuntsman-caputres-title-pole-vault/
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team completed the first day of competition at the Region I Championships on Tuesday at Mesa Community College.
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Ex-state lawmaker Farley among 5 people applying for vacant Pima County JP seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_jp_appointments/ex-state-lawmaker-farley-among-5-people-applying-vacant-pima-county-jp-seat/
Five candidates have applied for the chance to be a judge in Pima County’s Justice Court, including former state lawmaker Steve Farley, former Tucson City Council candidate Juan Padres and three attorneys
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How rising wages for construction workers are shifting the foundations of the housing market https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050125_construction_wages_op/how-rising-wages-construction-workers-are-shifting-foundations-housing-market/
Unskilled workers — those in the lowest-paid roles – saw the largest wage gains from 1999 to 2023, and the effects of these gains have rippled across the entire construction industry.
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As measles spreads, vaccination rates continue to decline https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_vax_rates/as-measles-spreads-vaccination-rates-continue-decline/
Health professionals say mixed messaging from top officials along with widespread misinformation is contributing to declining vaccination rates, particularly in rural counties where health care access is already limited.
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Arizona hemp industry moves to protect unlicensed retailers from criminal penalties https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_hemp_protections/arizona-hemp-industry-moves-protect-unlicensed-retailers-from-criminal-penalties/
Representatives of Arizona’s hemp industry will file a special action in the Arizona Court of Appeals Wednesday to protect retailers selling delta-9 and other non-marijuana THC products without a marijuana dispensary license.
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2 top Arizona health officials resign amid ‘unprecedented politicization’ of process https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_health_resignations/2-top-arizona-health-officials-resign-amid-unprecedented-politicization-process/
Two of Arizona’s top public health officials have resigned rather than face an acrimonious confirmation process at the legislature, where Republicans have used agency director hearings to play hardball politics with Gov. Katie Hobbs and stymie her government.
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Developmentally disabled community celebrates women who fought for vital Az funding bill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050125_ddd_funding/developmentally-disabled-community-celebrates-women-who-fought-vital-az-funding-bill/
The developmentally disabled community, along with lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs, gathered to celebrate the women (and girl) who fought relentlessly to ensure that the people who rely on DDD for vital services weren’t left without.
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Jury finds BP agent guilty of corruption for helping smuggle drugs through I-19 checkpoint https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043025_bp_agent_guilty/jury-finds-bp-agent-guilty-corruption-helping-smuggle-drugs-through-i-19-checkpoint/
After days of deliberation, a jury found a former Border Patrol agent guilty of conspiracy for helping smugglers slip vehicles carrying narcotics through the I-19 checkpoint last summer.
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Sanders backs Adelita Grijalva in Southern Arizona congressional race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/043025_cd7_endorsements/sanders-backs-adelita-grijalva-southern-arizona-congressional-race/
A roundup of endorsements in the special election in Arizona's Congressional District 7.
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