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Amazon agrees to pay FTC billions to settle Prime claims tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Amazon agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $2.5 billion after the FTC accused the e-commerce giant of tricking consumers into signing up for Prime.

This time under oath, Kari Lake refuses to concede election losses for governor & Senate in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake – the former Phoenix newscaster who claimed to be the lawful governor of Arizona despite losing the election – has again refused to acknowledge defeat in that 2022 contest, or in her Senate bid two years later.

GOP lawmaker calls for Dem congresswoman to be executed for urging Trump protests tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmaker John Gillette called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman because she urged people upset with President Donald Trump to protest in the streets.

Comey indictment represents accountability for Republicans — but corruption for Dems tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
News of former FBI Director James Comey’s indictment landed with a partisan thud on Capitol Hill, as Republicans cheerlead the move as long-awaited accountability, and Democrats warn it is another indication the Justice Dep't is headed down a path of political vengeance.

Hobbs: Flags to half-staff to honor firefighters killed near Show Low tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday, Sept. 26, in honor of Brenna Kulikowski and Saturday, Sept. 27, in honor of Damon Thompson. Both firefighters lost their lives in a vehicle crash in the line of duty on Sept. 14.

With Grijalva’s win, petition to force House vote on Epstein files gets final signature needed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The House is now on the verge of voting whether to keep the Epstein files under wraps, thanks to Adelita Grijalva’s win in a special election to fill her late father’s seat.

From cancer research & fashion to live, local shows tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
This week's lineup of events offers an eclectic mix of experiences as Tucson shifts from summer to fall. Live music ranges from viral indie bands to local hip hop artists. Art exhibits cover cancer research, Frida Kahlo and Flowers. And dance parties, movie screenings and more are happening in between.

Trump threatens mass firings of federal employees in a government shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The White House has sent guidance to departments and agencies, telling them that if a shutdown begins, they’re expected to institute mass firings and layoffs, a move Democrats call “mafia-style blackmail,” as the House GOP extends extended their break until after the deadline.

$15 million HHS grant to fund national Native domestic violence hotline tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that a $15 million grant from the Administration for Children and Families will fund a National Indigenous Domestic Violence Hotline.

Arizona’s community health centers were built on Medicaid. Now they face uncertainty. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona community health centers rely on Medicaid more than centers almost anywhere else in the country. Now, the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act threatens to upend the clinics at the core of Arizona’s health safety net.

Hutchens & McReynolds combine for 21 kills in Pima volleyball win at Phoenix College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (5-8, 2-2 in ACCAC) hit the road on Wednesday for an ACCAC conference match at Phoenix College (2-9, 1-3).

A majority of U.S. children rely on Medicaid or CHIP tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A majority of children in the United States rely on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program at some point by their 18th birthday, and many experience periods of coverage loss.

TUSD hosts virtual town hall on bond progress Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: TUSD hosts virtual public meeting on bond progress; City and school district elections on the horizon; Sentinel team on the airwaves; & more

DHS blocked from conditioning state disaster aid on ICE cooperation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration from enforcing sweeping new requirements aimed at withholding disaster aid from so-called “sanctuary” states.

AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the federal government by denying care to Medicare patients.

States/cities scramble to plug transportation funding holes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States and cities - including Tucson - are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues.

Pima County confirms first area West Nile virus death of 2025 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Pima County resident has died from the West Nile virus, Pima County Health Department officials confirmed Wednesday. The unidentified person was the first fatality from the mosquito-borne disease this year, officials said.

Grijalva headed to DC next week to meet with new Dem colleagues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won Tuesday’s CD 7 special election in Southern Arizona, will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to join with the Democratic caucus to push for a deal that avoids a government shutdown. But some have questioned when she will be sworn in.

1 detainee dead, 2 critically wounded after shooting at Dallas ICE facility tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Updated: A shooter, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, killed a detainee and injured two others outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas after firing from a nearby rooftop Wednesday morning.

From cancer research & fashion to live, local shows tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
This week's lineup of events offers an eclectic mix of experiences as Tucson shifts from summer to fall. Live music ranges from viral indie bands to local hip hop artists. Art exhibits cover cancer research, Frida Kahlo and Flowers. And dance parties, movie screenings and more are happening in between.

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