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Arizona fake electors prosecution hits roadblock as court declines appeal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Court of Appeals declined to take up Attorney General Kris Mayes’ appeal of a lower court’s decision to send the Arizona fake electors case back to a grand jury.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts facts on autism, Tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.

Los científicos dicen que Trump distorsiona los datos sobre el autismo, el Tylenol y las vacunas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
El anuncio de la Casa Blanca sobre el autismo exagera los vínculos con el Tylenol, induce a error sobre las vacunas y hace retroceder el campo al ignorar décadas de investigación, dicen los científicos.

Arizona congresswoman fights Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ media intimidation tactics tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansari led a movement to officially condemn President Trump’s escalating efforts to shut down speech critical of him and his allies, and credited it as one of the factors in reversing the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late night talk show.

‘Sick to my stomach’: Trump distorts racts on autism, Tylenol, and vaccines, scientists say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The White House’s autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.

Supreme Court pulls trigger on FTC firing, siding with Trump over precedent tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump secured a major victory at the Supreme Court, receiving the go-ahead to fire a Federal Trade Commission member protected by nearly a century of precedent, though the justices also agreed to hear arguments in the case during their upcoming term.

Polls open until 7 pm for Tucson special congressional election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to cast a ballot in the special election in Arizona's Congressional District 7.

Goldman: Protecting 1st Amendment rights is our last chance at democracy tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Are you willing to defend the speech of people who you vehemently disagree with? Will you defend the speech and thoughts of people who oppose views that you believe in? If you can't answer "yes," you don't support the First Amendment.

A look at Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal & moral responsibility tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
In this time of year, Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, usually in September and October. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy.

Arizona public schools remain ranked last in the U.S. as voucher spending hits $1 billion tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s public education system has maintained its dead-last ranking in a survey of all 50 states for the second year in a row, with crowded classrooms, along with its worst-in-the-nation high school graduation rate, contributing to the state’s poor rankings.

Hidden secrets: Domestic violence in Native communities tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress declared October as National Domestic Violence Awareness month in 1989, recognizing that domestic violence is the single largest cause of injury to women in the U.S., though accurate data assessing the impact on Native American communities is lacking.

Maricopa County recorder turns over texts about his fight for election authority tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap has released text messages that he exchanged with county supervisors on his personal phone that show how he privately pressured them for more control over elections.

A largely invisible role of international students: Fueling the innovation economy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
What might happen to international students and graduates who have helped fuel the tech economy has become an anxiety-inducing subject, as the second presidential administration of Donald Trump brings visa crackdowns, funding cuts and other attacks on higher education.

The protective visas that may never come tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Twenty-five years after lawmakers from both parties created new visas for victims of domestic violence and victims of human trafficking, the programs are bogged down by lengthy wait times, which have grown to over a decade. Now, they’re also facing an existential threat.

'The best photos of us:' Tucson photographer chronicles 4 decades of punk band X tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
"X: On the Road & At the Crossroads" tells the photographic story of the punk group's origin in the Los Angeles punk scene and their rising popularity in the early 1980s.

Council to tackle Tucson's hidden housing problem; VUSD has big goals tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
It's not just rising rents hurting Tucson. It's increasing income requirements, too. The City Council will work to address that problem, while schools in Vail ponder their goals and Amphi discusses attendance, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

For Pima County’s new head librarian, future of the public library lies in the community tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Pima County's public library system has been facing a slew of challenges, from potential staff cuts to branch closures, but Tess Mayer, the newly appointed county librarian, wants to reassure the public that she is the right person for the job.

Between flames & the sky are America’s aerial firefighters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Aerial firefighting is a key part of efforts to suppress wildfires. While experts recommend a coordinated approach to wildfires, the Trump administration is taking the opposite approach as it works to scale back federal disaster relief.

Az Rep. Andy Biggs uses hearing on crime in DC to blast city’s crackdown on gun sellers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Rep. Andy Biggs – hoping to make the jump next year from Congress to Arizona governor – used a hearing on crime in the nation’s capital to highlight his pro-Second Amendment view and tie himself to President Donald Trump’s crackdown.

Pima women's soccer wins 4th straight with shutout vs. Paradise Valley tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (4-1-2, 4-0-1 in ACCAC) picked up their fourth straight win and third shutout victory of the season on Saturday, hosting Paradise Valley Community College at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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