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FactCheck: U.S. aid to Ukraine, explained tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Ukrainian aid legislation, which passed with broad bipartisan approval, includes about $19 billion for military support - though not all of that will be transferred to Ukraine - and the rest of the $40 billion included humanitarian and economic aid, among other measures.

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More states offer health coverage to immigrant children tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A small but growing number of states are extending government health benefits to children regardless of their immigration status, a change that is costing the states millions of dollars - but despite the cost, momentum is growing towards extending coverage to insure more children.

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Shorter days affect the mood of millions of Americans – how to avoid the winter blues tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The annual pattern of winter depression and melancholy suggests a strong link between your mood and the amount of light you get during the day - but strategies such as light therapy, improved sleep quality and avoiding stimulants may help the circadian rhythm adjust faster.

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Tucson soccer community eyes World Cup semifinals tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The World Cup is down to the last four teams, one of the more intriguing quartets of recent global soccer contests. Cup holders France is joined by perennial favorites Argentina and two teams that would be first-time champions if they make it to the winners stand, 2018 runner-up Croatia and underdog Morocco.

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Catalina Foothills schools to approve state-ordered policy on transgender sports tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Transgender sports dynasties are not a thing. But a new Arizona law regulating them is really about telling a transgender student that they don't belong.

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Sunnyside gets Jesus Bustamante as new Governing Board member tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Jesus Bustamante will fill the seat left by vacant by Matthew Taylor on the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board, the county schools chief announced Monday.

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Oath Keepers watched Maricopa County drop boxes, despite claims to the contrary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Attorneys representing Melody Jennings, known online as “TrumperMel,” told a federal court back in October that none of her volunteer drop box watchers to her knowledge had extremist ties, but an analysis of a database of her volunteers by the Arizona Mirror found that isn’t true.

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Arizona slipped from top 10 in Pentagon spending, but defense economy still strong tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 mathewingram.com/cf

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Katie Hobbs is taking her top aides to the Governor’s Office tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"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 tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
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 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
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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