Arizona slipped from top 10 in Pentagon spending, but defense economy still strong https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121222_az_pentagon_spending/arizona-slipped-from-top-10-pentagon-spending-but-defense-economy-still-strong/
Pentagon spending in Arizona fell sharply in fiscal 2021, part of an overall decline in expenditures nationally that bumped the state from seventh place among states to 13th, according to Defense Department data released this fall.
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South Koreans will soon become a year or two younger, following an official change to the country's age-counting system. The country's parliament recently passed a set of bills requiring the use of the international age-counting system, where age is based on birth date. South Korea currently uses a system in which a person is considered to be 1 year old as soon as they are born, and gains another year on New Year's Day https://mathewingram.com/cf
Katie Hobbs is taking her top aides to the Governor’s Office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121222_hobbs_staff/katie-hobbs-taking-her-top-aides-governors-office/
Secretary of State and Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs is taking several of the top leaders from the Secretary of State's Office with her to the governor's office, her campaign announced Friday.
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How title lending works https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121222_title_lending_guide/how-title-lending-works/
Title lenders in the U.S. often use predatory practices to trap customers in high-interest loans - this guide will help you understand how title lending works and what your options are if you’re stuck in a contract.
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Much of the CDC Is working remotely. That could make changing the agency difficult. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121222_cdc_remote_work/much-cdc-working-remotely-that-could-make-changing-agency-difficult/
Earlier this year, top leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began the task of reforming the agency, but the current workplace structure could be a major barrier as the agency has embraced a workplace program that allows most of its scientists to stay remote.
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Phoenix nursery provides model solution for newborns exposed to opioids https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121222_hushabye_nursery/phoenix-nursery-provides-model-solution-newborns-exposed-opioids/
Across the country, cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome increased a startling 82% from 2010 to 2017 - while Arizona cases increased 41% from 2017 to 2021 - and a Phoenix nursery is working to end the cycles that lead to multigenerational patterns of addiction.
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Arizona resumed executions in 2022, outgoing Brnovich seeks one more https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120922_executions_rebound/arizona-resumed-executions-2022-outgoing-brnovich-seeks-one-more/
After an eight-year hiatus, Arizona executed three death row inmates in 2022 - the most death sentences carried out in the state in a decade - and Attorney General Mark Brnovich has set the wheels in motion for a fourth execution, which could come after he leaves office next month.
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Supreme Court left in the cold as Congress takes up mantle to uphold rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121222_scotus_congress_rights_fight/supreme-court-left-cold-as-congress-takes-up-mantle-uphold-rights160/
A bipartisan bill protecting same-sex marriage is a temporary fix to a bigger problem newly opened by the Supreme Court - questions emerge about its legitimacy as an institution in the U.S. democratic system.
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The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122421_fruitcake_redemption/the-magnificent-history-maligned-and-misunderstood-fruitcake/
Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke - and haters and disrespect aside, fruitcake is still a robust American tradition: The website Serious Eats reports that over 2 million fruitcakes are still sold each year.
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How Mrs. Claus embodied 19th-century debates about women’s rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122321_mrs_claus_womens_rights/how-mrs-claus-embodied-19th-century-debates-womens-rights/
The writers who created Mrs. Claus were not just interested in filling in the blanks of Santa’s personal life - the poems and stories about Mrs. Claus spoke to women’s central role in the Christmas holiday and also provided a canvas to explore contemporary debates about gender.
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Remembering Jim Kolbe: News of an outing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121122_kolbe_memory_kirtley/remembering-jim-kolbe-news-outing/
"I wish I could tell Jim Kolbe how much he meant to me, how much he helped me, and how I will always hold dear that incredible period in Arizona and American political history. I think Jim knew what he meant to all of us." — Scott Kirtley
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You're invited: Support local independent journalism at TucsonSentinel.com's holiday shindig https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120322_holiday_shindig/youre-invited-support-local-independent-journalism-tucsonsentinelcoms-holiday-shindig/
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 231st birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 13th (!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).
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As overdose deaths rise, few emergency rooms offer addiction help https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121022_emergency_addiction_help/as-overdose-deaths-rise-few-emergency-rooms-offer-addiction-help/
Last year, 109,000 people died from a drug overdose, more than double the number in 2015, and though medical professionals have long argued that buprenorphine should be available in every emergency room in the country, adoption of the practice has been sluggish.
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Former friends & foes unsurprised by Sinema’s defection from Democrats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120922_sinema_change_reax/former-friends-foes-unsurprised-by-sinemas-defection-from-democrats/
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday morning that she was leaving the Democratic Party, a move that was not surprising to political observers and longtime former allies and foes of the senior senator who are now looking ahead to 2024.
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Departure: Sinema leaves Democrats, the sky is blue, Arizona is hot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120922_sinema_bolts_op/departure-sinema-leaves-democrats-sky-blue-arizona-hot/
News flash: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema pulls an attention-seeking move to make herself so much more super-important. Or not. And my hot take: Eyeroll. Of course she did.
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Pima County finishes recount of ballots in Arizona AG, schools chief races https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120922_pima_recount/pima-county-finishes-recount-ballots-arizona-ag-schools-chief-races/
Pima County officials have completed their recount in the election for Arizona attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, sending the results of the review of nearly 400,000 ballots to the Secretary of State's Office on Friday.
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Claytoonz: Sinema's lone howl https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120922_sinema_claytoonz_op/claytoonz-sinemas-lone-howl/
Just as Democrats got that one-seat cushion from Raphael Warnock’s victory over Herschel Walker Tuesday night, Arizona's Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has to do this.
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Brittney Griner’s release raises questions about lingering impact of Russian penal colony imprisonment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/120922_griner_russia/brittney-griners-release-raises-questions-lingering-impact-russian-penal-colony-imprisonment/
As many celebrated the news of Brittney Griner’s release Thursday, others addressed the conditions of Russian penal colonies, raising questions about the lingering impact that could have on the WNBA star.
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Claytoonz: Griner back in the game https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120922_claytoonz_griner_op/claytoonz-griner-back-game/
I’m extremely happy that Brittney Griner is coming home after spending the past eight months in a Russian prison for bringing vape cartridges containing less than a gram of cannabis oil into the fascist country. Vladimir Putin made Griner his political prisoner.
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Arizona voters split tickets, citing protecting elections & preventing another January 6 insurrection https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120922_arizona_split_tickets/arizona-voters-split-tickets-citing-protecting-elections-preventing-another-january-6-insurrection/
Protecting elections and a backlash to the failed January 6 insurrection drove Republican and independent voters to split their tickets, giving Democrats in top races the support they needed to pull off unexpected victories, according to new polling data.
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