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Claytoonz: Happy birthday, Jesus! tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
You can’t convince people you’re a Christian or love the messages of Jesus when you’re hurting the most vulnerable for a political stunt.

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Already struggling, farmers face another challenge with diesel shortage tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As if this year hasn’t been rough enough on the agriculture community, farmers can now add “global diesel shortage” to their hardship bingo card for 2022.

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As police officers quit the profession in droves, an opportunity for change emerges tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Police departments across the country are hemorrhaging officers faster than recruiters can find qualified applicants.

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No evidence flu vaccine increases strep A infections, contrary to online claims tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray flu vaccines, as social media posts baselessly suggest. Flu vaccination may even indirectly prevent strep A.

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Take tired Tannenbaums to Tucson TreeCycle tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Christmas trees collected at 10 sites around Tucson will be turned into compost for city parks.

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Inmigrantes detenidos en centros enfrentan riesgo de COVID como al inicio de la pandemia tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Para aproximadamente 30,000 personas que viven en espacios cerrados en la red de instalaciones de inmigración del país, COVID sigue siendo una amenaza siempre presente.

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Detainees dread COVID while awaiting immigration hearings tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Across the country, the chance of developing severe illness or dying from COVID has fallen - but for the roughly 30,000 people living in close quarters in the country’s network of immigration facilities, COVID remains an ever-present threat.

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MMIP study committee produces list of recommendations tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After hearing from Indigenous community members about how the missing and murdered Indigenous peoples crisis has impacted them, the Arizona House Ad Hoc Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples outlined new recommendations for addressing the issue.

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After overwhelming voter OK, Arizona political ‘dark money’ law hailed as model tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
It could be months before the impact of Proposition 211 is seen in Arizona, but experts are already hailing the new law aimed at exposing “dark money” in politics as a model for the rest of the nation.

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Claytoonz: NORAD doxxing Santa? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I don’t know why, but I love NORAD’s Santa Tracker. I open it on Christmas eve and watch Santa and his reindeer fly around the planet. Maybe it’s because I’m a geography buff or I just love the imagination with it.

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Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on Christmas story tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and around the world, it is common to see particular cultural and religious traditions incorporated into the Nativity scene.

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Nativity sets around the world show each culture’s take on Christmas story tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Among the most common Christmas traditions are small sets of figures depicting Joseph, Mary and Jesus that are displayed in individual homes, and around the world, it is common to see particular cultural and religious traditions incorporated into the Nativity scene.

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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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How to deal with holiday stress, Danish-style tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The holidays often involve jubilant gift exchanges, renewed connections with family and friends, and treasured traditions, but can also be accompanied by a host of stressors - perhaps people can find balance by taking a few cultural cues from the Danes.

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How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus, gifts & a tree tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While Europeans participated in religious ceremonies to celebrate the birth of Jesus for centuries, Christmas trees and gift-giving on Dec. 24 in Germany did not spread to other European Christian cultures until the end of the 18th century and came to North America in the 1830s.

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Christmas playlist: The all-time best holiday songs tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
It might be getting just cold enough in Tucson to gather around the hearth, but here are some holiday songs to warm your heart whether you have a fireplace or not — and some to make you nod your head and play air guitar. With hours of music spread over dozens of songs, these Christmas classics will liven your spirits, even if we're not gathering in festive crowds again quite yet.

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Mother Mary seeks asylum as Kino Border Intiative hosts posada in Nogales

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Mother Mary seeks asylum as Kino Border Intiative hosts posada in Nogales tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A crowd of more than 100 people congregated outside a border crossing in downtown Nogales this weekend, walking to an aid center almost two miles away during a Christmas season posada highlighting the travails of migrants.

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Kari Lake loses trial in bid to overturn Arizona election tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake, the losing Republican candidate for Arizona governor, has lost in a courtroom after failing to convince a judge that intentional misconduct was behind her defeat at the polls. "The court cannot accept speculation or conjecture in place of clear and convincing evidence," the judge said.

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Santa María pide refugio, KBI presenta posada binacional tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Un grupo de más de 100 personas se congregaron fuera de un cruze fronterizo en el centro de Nogales el fin de semana, caminando a un centro de ayuda casi dos millas de distancia durante una posada navideña sobresaltando los viajes de migrantes.

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