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Senate Democrats challenge Bondi on Trump-directed prosecutions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well as a litany of controversial issues surrounding the Department of Justice.

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Trump’s African deportation operation runs through a Phoenix airport tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Trump administration has been sending immigrants to African nations like Ghana as part of their deportation operations, often with those aboard not even being from the continent — and Arizona is at the heart of that operation.

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Arizona blood bank defends against consumer fraud accusations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cord Blood Registry Inc., which operates its only stem cell laboratory and storage facility in Tucson, says its practices can’t be challenged under the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act because purported misrepresentations weren’t made from within or directly to consumers in the state.

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Enviros: As Colorado River nears collapse, it faces leadership, transparency ‘crisis’ tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A report about the Colorado River urges the states that rely on the river and the federal government to take immediate action to cut back use. The river is threatened by crises in both its hydrology and in the transparency of the groups negotiating its future.

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PACC waives first-time reclamation fees for impounded pets tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Owners who've lost pets can pick them up for free if they've been brought to the Pima Animal Care Center for the first time. Fees still apply for pets who've been turned in two or more times.

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Cost, care & control: Families in rural Arizona choose midwives over hospitals tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Women across the outskirts of Arizona have turned to home birth as a viable alternative for prenatal, labor and delivery and postpartum care. These regions, formally referred to as maternity care deserts, pave the way for certified professional midwives to help fill the gap.

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Red-Blue Showcase highlights Az Wildcats men’s basketball team, with surprise celebrity appearances tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
For many years, the Red-Blue Showcase has been Tucson’s unofficial start to basketball season. The event is more than just a preseason spectacle, it is an annual moment for the Tucson community to come together and celebrate Arizona basketball and its fans.

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Conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors goes before the Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear oral arguments in a case that could reverse or solidify state laws across the country that ban a controversial counseling practice for LGBTQ+ youth.

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Illinois sues Trump over National Guard deployment tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard.

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How moving to new HQ will transform election work at Pima County Recorder’s Office tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County Recorder’s Office now occupies three office spaces in Tucson, but the move from spaces that could not fully accommodate its needs to one that will consolidate operations in the same building as the Elections Department will allow more time to serve voters.

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With federal watchdogs furloughed, Hatch Act complaints over Trump website messages stall tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
It turns out that complaints about federal agency websites blaming “radical left” Democrats for the government shutdown are going into an abyss, since the Office of Special Counsel’s Hatch Act unit, which handles such complaints, has been furloughed.

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Film series at Fox Theatre highlights stories of the Borderlands tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The Fox Tucson Theatre and Cinema Tucsón have been partners for years, and that alliance is expanding this month with a film series highlighting the borderlands between the United States and Mexico.

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Arizona doctors blame GOP for blocking health care tax credit extension tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona doctors are calling on the state’s Republican congressional delegation to support the extension of health care premium tax credits, saying that allowing them to expire will have devastating consequences for hospitals and patients alike.

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Enviros reject Trump admin's attempt to pause legal fight over border wall construction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Justice Department attorneys have sought stays in at least a half-dozen cases in the District of Arizona after the federal government shuttered last week, however the Center for Biological Diversity demanded the lawsuit proceed so long as border wall construction is ongoing.

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Gutierrez: Trump 'compact' represents loss of academic freedom for UA tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I am appalled that the University of Arizona was chosen to consider signing the Trump compact. This proposal not only takes away certain rights from the UA, but it also assumes that the university will agree to giving an incredible amount of control to the Trump administration.

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Over Pritzker’s objections, Trump sending 300 National Guardsmen to Chicago tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced Saturday.

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GOP falsely ties shutdown to Democrats’ alleged drive to give all immigrants health care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the federal closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally - but the Democrat proposal would restore access to certain health care programs for legally present immigrants.

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FactCheck: What we know about political violence in America tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While there is evidence of a rise in left-wing violence in recent years, data show that political violence in America spans the ideological spectrum - and until this past year, political violence in the U.S. had mostly been driven by right-wing extremism — white supremacy in particular.

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Federal judges question Trump administration’s IRS-ICE tax sharing deal tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A panel of judges on an appeals court seemed split about whether the Trump administration’s move to request taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of immigration enforcement is lawful.

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Judge blocks Trump from sending California, Texas troops to Portland tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration cannot send any federalized National Guard troops to Oregon for two weeks, an order that capped a weekend of rapid developments over troop deployments to U.S. cities.

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