Party responsibly: Cinco de Mayo roundup https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050423_cinco_mayo_roundup/party-responsibly-cinco-de-mayo-roundup/
Fun trivia fact: Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, as European troops invaded the country. El Día de la Batalla de Puebla remembers that spirit of resistance.
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Biden administration issues new warning about medical credit cards https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050423_medical_credit_cards/biden-administration-issues-new-warning-medical-credit-cards/
The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of medical credit cards and other loans for medical bills, warning in a new report that high interest rates can deepen patients’ debts and threaten their financial security.
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Clarence Thomas had a child in private school. Harlan Crow paid the tuition. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050423_thomas_crow_tuition/clarence-thomas-had-child-private-school-harlan-crow-paid-tuition/
Billionaire real estate magnate Harlan Crow paid the tuition at a private boarding school for the teenage grandnephew of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - payments Thomas did not report on his annual financial disclosures.
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Legislators want the option to make their addresses private https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050423_hiding_houses/legislators-want-option-make-their-addresses-private/
A bill that would allow public officials to hide their addresses from constituents is on its way to the desk of Gov. Katie Hobbs after garnering bipartisan support in both the Arizona state House and Senate.
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Finding Grandma Joyce: What happens when someone dies alone? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050423_finding_grandma_joyce/finding-grandma-joyce-what-happens-when-someone-dies-alone/
Between September 2021 and August 2022, 718 people in Maricopa County died alone, meaning next of kin were unable to be located or refused to handle arrangements - but what happens when someone dies alone - and how do loved ones find their final resting place?
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Enrique Tarrio, 3 other Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050423_proud_boys_sedition/enrique-tarrio-3-other-proud-boys-convicted-seditious-conspiracy/
Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants of his far-right Proud Boys group are guilty of seditious conspiracy, a federal jury ruled Thursday, finding that each worked to overthrow the U.S. government after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
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Proud Boys, leader Tarrio convicted of seditious conspiracy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050423_proud_boys_sedition/proud-boys-leader-tarrio-convicted-seditious-conspiracy/
Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants of his far-right Proud Boys group are guilty of seditious conspiracy, a federal jury ruled Thursday, finding that each worked to overthrow the U.S. government after former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.
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Damaged bridge near Willcox closes westbound I-10 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_i10_closure/damaged-bridge-near-willcox-closes-westbound-i-10/
Drivers heading west on Interstate 10 will need to take a significant detour after a bridge east of Willcox was damaged by a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night.
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Damaged bridge near Wilcox closes westbound I-10 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_i10_closure/damaged-bridge-near-wilcox-closes-westbound-i-10/
Drivers heading west on Interstate 10 will need to take a significant detour after a bridge east of Wilcox was damaged by a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night.
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Damaged bridge near Wilcox closes westbound I-10 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_i10_closure/damaged-bridge-near-wilcox-closes-westbound-i-10/
Drivers heading west on Interstate 10 will need to take a significant detour after a bridge east of Wilcox was damaged by a crash involving a semi-tractor trailer on Tuesday night.
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FC Tucson kicks off 2023 with a Cinco de Mayo friendly https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050323_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-kicks-off-2023-with-cinco-de-mayo-friendly/
FC Tucson is kicking off their 2023 season on Friday with a friendly against Guanajuato Selección XI at Kino North Stadium.
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Lawmakers trade barbs as Senate Dems call for Supreme Court ethics code https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050323_senate_scotus_ethics/lawmakers-trade-barbs-as-senate-dems-call-supreme-court-ethics-code/
Partisan tensions flared during a Senate hearing as Democrats pushed for ethics reform at the U.S. Supreme Court, while Republicans contend that the latest ballyhoo about ethics is rooted in opposition to the court's recent conservative rulings.
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes joins 22 other states to defend abortion pill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_mayes_mifepristone/arizona-ag-kris-mayes-joins-22-other-states-defend-abortion-pill/
As legal battles continue over the FDA approval of abortion drug mifepristone, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief that urged the court to preserve access to the medication.
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes joins 22 other states to defend mifepristone https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_mayes_mifepristone/arizona-ag-kris-mayes-joins-22-other-states-defend-mifepristone/
As legal battles continue over the FDA approval of abortion drug mifepristone, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief that urged the court to preserve access to the medication.
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From credit card restrictions to wastewater: What abortion foes have been up to since Dobbs leaked https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050323_abortion_restrictions/from-credit-card-restrictions-wastewater-what-abortion-foes-have-been-up-since-dobbs-leaked/
Abortion foes’ post-Dobbs strategy has been even more sprawling than state-level bans and restrictions; anti-abortion activists have flooded state legislatures and city governments with proposals to criminalize pregnancy termination or to add burdensome regulations.
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Sound of success: Arizona pickleball league brings together deaf & hearing communities https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050323_deaf_pickleball/sound-success-arizona-pickleball-league-brings-together-deaf-hearing-communities/
Pickleball - a game that combines elements of tennis, ping pong and badminton - is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country and is increasingly attracting a diverse group of people, merge both the deaf and hearing communities in Arizona together through the sport.
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ADHS entrega vacunas y pruebas de COVID-19 a comunidades desatendidas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_mobile_covid_unit_esp/adhs-entrega-vacunas-y-pruebas-de-covid-19-comunidades-desatendidas/
Incluso a medida que los niveles de COVID-19 disminuyen, el departamento de salud de Arizona continúa brindando pruebas, vacunas y otros servicios médicos a las comunidades desatendidas y de bajos ingresos en todo el estado.
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Arizona's ElectraTect creating marijuana Breathalyzer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050323_marijuana_breathalizer/arizonas-electratect-creating-marijuana-breathalyzer/
Scientists at Phoenix-based company ElectraTect are working to create a marijuana Breathalyzer to detect recent consumption of THC that is more closely linked to impairment than current tests that detect marijuana usage over days.
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Feds seek man linked to 115-acre wildfire on Mt. Lemmon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050223_molino_fire_suspect/feds-seek-man-linked-115-acre-wildfire-mt-lemmon/
A man captured on video firing what appeared to be incendiary rounds from shotgun in Molino Basin is wanted for questioning in connection to a wildfire that burned around 115 acres near Tucson, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
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Biden sending 1,500 troops to U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 winds down https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050223_troops_border/biden-sending-1500-troops-us-mexico-border-as-title-42-winds-down/
The Biden administration will send an additional 1,500 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to support border officials ahead of an expected influx of migrants seeking asylum following the end of Title 42 next week. This will "argument" the 2,500 military personnel already on border.
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