Pima women rally twice to earn tie with No. 6 Phoenix https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100425_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-women-rally-twice-earn-tie-with-no-6-phoenix/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (5-1-4, 5-0-3 in ACCAC) was back in action at the West Campus Aztec Field on Saturday as they hosted rival Phoenix College (6-1-3, 6-0-2) in a battle between two NJCAA Division II nationally ranked programs.
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Flores nets game-winner as Pima men's soccer stuns No. 1 Phoenix College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100525_pcc_mens_soccer/flores-nets-game-winner-as-pima-mens-soccer-stuns-no-1-phoenix-college/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (10-1, 7-1 in ACCAC) secured their 27th straight season with double-digit wins in dramatic fashion on Saturday against rival Phoenix College.
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Photos: ¡Grijalva! doodle exhibition opens at Tucson art gallery https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100525_grijalva_art/photos-161grijalva-doodle-exhibition-opens-tucson-art-gallery/
The late congressman Raúl Grijalva created countless intricate sketches at meetings throughout his long political career. Two hundred of them are now hanging on the walls of The Projects/Space in Downtown.
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Doctors & nurses are punched, choked, even shot — States want to stop that https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100525_medical_violence/doctors-nurses-are-punched-choked-even-shot-states-want-stop-that/
Health care workers make up just 10% of the American workforce but experience 48% of the nonfatal injuries from workplace violence, and the threat is increasing, as the number of providers who reported harassment at work more than doubled between 2018 and 2022.
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Espadas: Tucson Electric Power’s rate hike - poverty pleas while profits soar https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100525_espadas_tep_op/espadas-tucson-electric-powers-rate-hike-poverty-pleas-while-profits-soar/
If Tucson Electric Power truly wants to be a partner in this community, then it can start by proving that its commitment runs deeper than annual profit reports. Until then, every claim of hardship from their press releases rings hollow and offensive.
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Cervical cancer could be eradicated — but not with Medicaid cuts & anti-vax politics, experts say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/1005425_cervical_cancer/cervical-cancer-could-eradicated-but-not-with-medicaid-cuts-anti-vax-politics-experts-say/
Cervical cancer is one of few cancers that has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education.
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UA among 9 schools asked to sign restrictive Trump 'compact' or forgo funding access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_ua_trump_compact/ua-among-9-schools-asked-sign-restrictive-trump-compact-or-forgo-funding-access/
The University of Arizona is among nine schools asked to sign a "compact" agreeing to suppress campus criticism of conservatives and abandon DEI efforts in exchange for preferential treatment in federal funding. UA officials have stonewalled on releasing documents related to the Trump proposal.
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4 Aztec men's runners earn top 20 accolades at Al Shirley Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100425_pcc_mens_xc/4-aztec-mens-runners-earn-top-20-accolades-al-shirley-invitational/
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed in their third meet of the season on Saturday at the Al Shirley (CAMPY) Invitational held at Central Arizona College in Coolidge.
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Pima volleyball wins 1st set but drops next 3 in loss to Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100325_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-wins-1st-set-but-drops-next-3-loss-glendale/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (5-10, 2-4 in ACCAC) returned homey for an ACCAC conference match against No. 12-ranked Glendale Community College (11-3, 5-1).
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5 Pima women's runners earn top 20 at Al Shirley Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100425_pcc_womens_xc/5-pima-womens-runners-earn-top-20-al-shirley-invitational/
The Pima Community College women’s cross country team competed in their third meet of the season on Saturday at the Al Shirley (CAMPY) Invitational held at Central Arizona College in Coolidge.
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Az professor lets strangers ask him anything about being trans - even the offensive stuff https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100425_qa_trans/az-professor-lets-strangers-ask-him-anything-being-trans-even-offensive-stuff/
Since the start of the year, Eric has traveled across Southern Arizona hosting “ask me anything” sessions about transgender people, to meet people who might otherwise see LGBTQ+ people only through sensational headlines and give them a place to have candid conversations.
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Where George Washington would disagree with Pete Hegseth about fitness for command & what makes a warrior https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100425_hegseth_washington_op/where-george-washington-would-disagree-with-pete-hegseth-fitness-command-what-makes-warrior/
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals he summoned from around the world that he aimed to reshape the military’s culture — though George Washington's overall vision of a military leader could not be further from Hegseth’s take.
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Justices clear Trump to strip protected status from Venezuelan migrants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100325_tps_scotus/justices-clear-trump-strip-protected-status-from-venezuelan-migrants/
The Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump in a tug-of-war over protected status for nearly 300,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the U.S., spurning lower courts facing the White House’s wrath.
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'What are Republicans so afraid of?': Grijalva says swearing-in delayed a week by GOP 'playing games' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_grijalva_delayed/what-are-republicans-so-afraid-of-grijalva-says-swearing-in-delayed-week-by-gop-playing-games/
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva will not be seated next week after Speaker Mike Johnson declared a "district work period," sending members of Congress home through Oct. 13. The House had been set to reconvene on Tuesday.
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Federal judge rejects Tucson's motion to force Wadsack to pay legal fees https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_wadsack/federal-judge-rejects-tucsons-motion-force-wadsack-pay-legal-fees/
A federal judge has tossed out a request by the city of Tucson to require Justine Wadsack to pay legal fees for a hearing she missed in the $8 million lawsuit she filed after she received a criminal speeding ticket in 2024. She dropped the suit after not appearing at a string of scheduled court dates.
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Inside the push to cash in on the Trump administration’s deportation campaign https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100325_homan_money/inside-push-cash-trump-administrations-deportation-campaign/
Officials in border czar Tom Homan’s position are required to steer clear of activity that could impact their former business associates for a year after entering government, but his relationships raise questions about the integrity of the billion-dollar contracting process.
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Arizona medical providers, patients say they are facing rising insurance claim denials https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_insurance_denials/arizona-medical-providers-patients-say-they-are-facing-rising-insurance-claim-denials/
Despite recent initiatives that erased medical debt for hundreds of thousands of Arizonans, a rising number of insurance denials is undermining those efforts.
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Judge OKs nationwide class action for immigrants clinging to protected status https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100325_tps_lawsuit/judge-oks-nationwide-class-action-immigrants-clinging-protected-status/
A federal judge approved class certification for more than 60,000 immigrants from Nepal, Nicaragua and Honduras with temporary protected status who claim that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent orders ending the program were unlawful and motivated by racial animus.
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Judge blocks Arizona’s surgery mandate for transgender birth certificate changes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_trans_block/judge-blocks-arizonas-surgery-mandate-transgender-birth-certificate-changes/
A federal judge in Tucson has ordered Arizona to begin issuing amended birth certificates to transgender people, regardless of whether they’ve undergone surgery to change their appearance.
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Ciudadanos latinos en EE.UU. toman precauciones frente a discriminación racial por parte de ICE https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100325_citizen_ice_fears_esp/ciudadanos-latinos-en-eeuu-toman-precauciones-frente-discriminacion-racial-por-parte-de-ice/
Un número creciente de ciudadanos estadounidenses dicen que no salen de casa sin una tarjeta de pasaporte y viven con el temor de ser detenidos por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, a la luz de las redadas y deportaciones ordenadas por el presidente Trump.
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