Judge declines to dismiss Arizona's Amazon fraud case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100825_amazon_fraud/judge-declines-dismiss-arizonas-amazon-fraud-case/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes can proceed with her lawsuit, accusing Amazon of deception and unfair business practices, after a state judge denied the tech giant’s motion to dismiss.
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Webb telescope catches a star in its final act https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100825_webb_stars/webb-telescope-catches-star-its-final-act/
Just before it blew apart, a red supergiant star was caught in stunning detail by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the first time the Webb telescope has pinpointed a supernova’s source star, or progenitor, in mid-infrared light.
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Trump administration defends nationwide rapid deportations at appeals hearing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100825_rapid_deportations/trump-administration-defends-nationwide-rapid-deportations-appeals-hearing/
Judges on a federal appeals court panel seemed skeptical that the Trump administration’s expanded use of a fast-track deportation procedure didn’t violate the due-process rights of immigrants.
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In the Arizona desert, where your neighbor is an alfalfa farm https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101025_az_alfalfa_water/in-arizona-desert-where-your-neighbor-alfalfa-farm/
Although foreign-owned private farms make-up fewer than one percent of farms in Arizona, the outcome of water extraction, foreign-owned or not, is the same: The big guys, who can keep digging deeper and deeper wells, are the ones who will survive.
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Former FBI Director Comey pleads not guilty to criminal charges demanded by Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100825_comey_plea/former-fbi-director-comey-pleads-not-guilty-criminal-charges-demanded-by-trump/
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in federal court in Virginia, in response to an indictment that followed an extraordinary pressure campaign from President Donald Trump.
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Drop off household hazardous waste at Tucson collection event Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100825_hhw_collection/drop-off-household-hazardous-waste-tucson-collection-event-saturday/
Tucson residents can drop off old cleaning products, batteries, paint and paper documents at the city's monthly household hazardous waste collection event, set for Saturday morning, October 11.
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Early ballots mailed in Tucson, school district elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100825_ballots_mailed/early-ballots-mailed-tucson-school-district-elections/
The Pima County Recorder's Office planned to send more than 378,500 ballots to voters Wednesday for the Nov. 4 city of Tucson and school district elections.
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With federal government shuttered, Kelly & Ciscomani duel over healthcare funding https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_kelly_ciscomani_aca/with-federal-government-shuttered-kelly-ciscomani-duel-over-healthcare-funding/
Sen. Mark Kelly held a press conference with those affected by the pending loss of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday. Six hours after Kelly announced the event, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani released word of his own with the House majority whip.
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With federal government shuttered, Kelly & Ciscomani clash over healthcare funding https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_kelly_ciscomani_aca/with-federal-government-shuttered-kelly-ciscomani-clash-over-healthcare-funding/
Sen. Mark Kelly held a press conference with those affected by the pending loss of subsidies under the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday. Six hours after Kelly announced the event, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani released word of his own with the House majority whip.
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Senate Democrats challenge Bondi on Trump-directed prosecutions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_bondi_senate/senate-democrats-challenge-bondi-trump-directed-prosecutions/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_mesa_deportation_flights/trumps-african-deportation-operation-runs-through-phoenix-airport/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_blood_bank_fraud/arizona-blood-bank-defends-against-consumer-fraud-accusations/
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’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_river_collapse/enviros-as-colorado-river-nears-collapse-it-faces-leadership-transparency-crisis/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_pacc_fees/pacc-waives-first-time-reclamation-fees-impounded-pets/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_alternative_birth/cost-care-control-families-rural-arizona-choose-midwives-over-hospitals/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100725_red_blue_showcase/red-blue-showcase-highlights-az-wildcats-mens-basketball-team-with-surprise-celebrity-appearances/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_scotus_conversion_therapy/conversion-therapy-lgbtq-minors-goes-before-supreme-court/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_illinois_guard/illinois-sues-trump-over-national-guard-deployment/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100725_pima_recorder/how-moving-new-hq-will-transform-election-work-pima-county-recorders-office/
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 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100725_hatch_complaints/with-federal-watchdogs-furloughed-hatch-act-complaints-over-trump-website-messages-stall/
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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