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For Sen. Kelly, killing of Charlie Kirk renews concern about toxic politics & gun access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The killing of right-wing star Charlie Kirk brought on a flood of unpleasant memories for Sen. Mark Kelly – of the day when his wife, Gabby Giffords, then a member of Congress, was shot in the head while meeting with constituents.

New COVID vax restrictions create hurdles for Pima residents; Hobbs orders blanket Rx for Arizonans tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With federal officials changing up COVID vaccination recommendations, Pima County residents may have a harder time getting a shot this year. Responding to restrictions, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered state officials to issue a "standing order" that serves as a blanket prescription for everyone in the state on Thursday.

‘Not Like Calling 911’—How a National Guard call-up actually works tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The demand for National Guard units is growing along with the debate over President Trump’s calling on troops to respond to what he describes as crime waves in Washington, D.C., and soon potentially other U.S. cities.

Tucson leaders deserve credit for new NDA rules but must grasp what the changes mean tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I've been calling for this change for transparency in economic development for a while. Now that local governments are doing it, I'm not sure they grasp the ramifications.

Az federal judge continues to block Trump admin from sending 69 kids to Guatemala & Honduras tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order, blocking federal officials from removing dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children in shelters or foster care from the U.S., following a short hearing in Tucson on Thursday morning.

FactCheck: COVID vaccines are harder to get, despite claims from HHS, RFK Jr. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Heated exchanges between some senators and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Sept. 4 hearing amplified confusion about the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations for the fall.

'Heart of Barrio Anita:' Historic designation, grant comes to Tucson tiendita after years of struggle tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Anita Street Market, which has been a part of Tucson's Barrio Anita since the early 1900s, hopes to continue its legacy through the help of a local historic preservation group.

Guía para encontrar seguro de salud a los 26 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Los adultos jóvenes que buscan un seguro médico probablemente se beneficien de hablar con los llamados navegadores que trabajan para los mercados en línea. Pero si prefiere hacerlo por su cuenta, aquí tiene algunos consejos para comparar un plan.

A guide to finding insurance at 26‌ tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Young adults looking for health insurance will likely benefit from talking with so-called navigators who work for the online marketplaces. But if you want to go it alone, here are some tips about shopping for a plan.

Arizona families fear financial ruin, homelessness, as new disability care restrictions loom tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates for and members of Arizona’s developmentally disabled community were hit last week with new restrictions on care covered by state programs.

Trump's cuts to terrorism prevention could leave Americans exposed tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The dismantling of the country’s terrorism and extremism prevention programs have drastically limited the U.S. government’s terrorism prevention work, and risk setting America’s counterterrorism work back into a reactive, military approach that has proven ineffective.

9/11 did not change the world – it was already on the path to decades of conflict tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The September 11 attacks in New York and Washington were visceral in their impact - killing more than 2,700 people - and often seen as the single event that turned traditional military postures on their heads - but the decades of world disorder began much earlier.

How memories of Japanese American imprisonment during WWII guided U.S. response to 9/11 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Incarceration by the federal government in the aftermath of Japan’s Pearl Harbor bombing nearly 60 years earlier would be a crucial element in decisions about how the George W. Bush administration responded to 9/11.

What schools teach about 9/11 and the war on terror tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The events of 9/11 and the global war on terror are integrated into U.S. classrooms with a relatively consistent narrative that focuses on 9/11 as an unprecedented and shocking attack, but there are inherent risks in teaching a simple nationalistic narrative of heroism and evil.

Americans used to unite over tragic events − and now are divided by them tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Events like the natural disasters, school shootings, terrorist attacks and economic crises, and even the COVID-19 pandemic represent a change in how tragic circumstances are cast and how they are responded to in the U.S. and beyond, and tragedy seldom unifies Americans today.

Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Near the start of each school year, many U.S. schools wrestle with how to teach about 9/11 – the deadliest foreign attack ever on American soil, and Muslim students are often subjected to ridicule and blame for the attacks.

Supreme Court grants swift review for Trump’s tariff authority tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to quickly resolve a major legal battle over President Donald Trump’s authority to unilaterally wage a global tariff war.

Teachers unions join lawsuit over Trump admin dropping guidelines keeping ICE from schools, churches tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The largest teachers' unions—the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers—joined a lawsuit over the Trump administration's abandoning long-held guidelines that restricted immigration arrests at certain locations deemed to be "sensitive" — including schools, hospitals, courthouses and churches.

Grab a friend for this week's events around Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
This week's lineup of events can serve as group activities. And if you don't have a group, here's your chance to find one.

Enviros: Court-ordered tracking well in San Pedro basin ran dry in June tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A court-ordered monitoring well for the San Pedro River in Southern Arizona ran dry in June, the Center for Biological Diversity said Wednesday. "What more proof do our leaders need that the San Pedro is being sucked dry?," the group's co-founder said.

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