Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 37 federal charges in classified documents case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_trump_plea/donald-trump-pleads-not-guilty-37-federal-charges-classified-documents-case/
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges Wednesday in his first court appearance on charges stemming from the hundreds of classified documents found at his private residence in Florida after leaving office.
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Funding for 33 rural broadband projects unveiled by USDA https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061323_rural_broadband/funding-33-rural-broadband-projects-unveiled-by-usda/
The Biden administration announced it will send $714 million to help rural areas in 19 states connect to the internet, including $28.5 million for projects in Arizona.
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Nogales CBP officers intercept $2.7M in fish bladders harvested from endangered species https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_fish_bladders_seized/nogales-cbp-officers-intercept-27m-fish-bladders-harvested-from-endangered-species/
Nogales-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized dozens of fish bladders harvested from an endangered species in the Gulf of California, which were destined for China's black market.
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Let local Republicans indulge themselves in front of Pima Supes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061223_supes_audience_op/let-local-republicans-indulge-themselves-front-pima-supes/
The Republican Party's performance protesting a new time limit on call to the audience was a display of hatred, ignorance and hypocrisy. It's just that they were kind of right about the new Pima County policy itself.
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Free sandbags available as Tucson & Pima County prep for monsoon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_sandbag_pickup/free-sandbags-available-as-tucson-pima-county-prep-monsoon/
Pima County and the city of Tucson are distributing fill-your-own sandbags at pickup sites across the area in advance of monsoon storms this summer.
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Junior Brown: An original guitar slinger as American as apple pie https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061223_junior_brown/junior-brown-original-guitar-slinger-as-american-as-apple-pie/
Trimmed our with a cowboy hat, suit jacket and tie, musical maverick Junior Brown, one of the fiercest guitarists around — who croons in a deep-chested baritone with a rural twang — reflected on his life and times with the Tucson Sentinel in advance of his performance at the Fox this Wednesday.
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Let local Republicans indulge themselves in front of Pima Supes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061223_supes_audience_op/let-local-republicans-indulge-themselves-front-pima-supes/
The Republican Party's performance protesting a new time limit on call to the audience was a display of hatred, ignorance and hypocrisy. It's just that they were kind of right about the new Pima County policy itself.
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Arizona's wild horses have clear impact on environment, but does the good outweigh the bad? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061323_wild_horses_sitegreaves/arizonas-wild-horses-have-clear-impact-environment-but-does-good-outweigh-bad/
About 500 horses roams an area of Arizona's Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest - and though conservationists say the presence of horses in national forests contributes to the decline of endangered species, others point to environmental benefits - like reducing wildfire risk.
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Arizona officials petitioning for federal aid in extreme heat situations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_az_heat_relief/arizona-officials-petitioning-federal-aid-extreme-heat-situations/
As heat-related deaths continue to climb in Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego is pushing for federal heat-resistance legislation in Washington with the proposed Extreme Heat Emergency Act, urging FEMA to consider adding extreme heat to the existing list of declared major disasters.
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Fighting the heat: Arizona officials petitioning for federal aid in extreme heat situations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_az_heat_relief/fighting-heat-arizona-officials-petitioning-federal-aid-extreme-heat-situations/
As heat-related deaths continue to climb in Arizona, Rep. Ruben Gallego is pushing for federal heat-resistance legislation in Washington with the proposed Extreme Heat Emergency Act, urging FEMA to consider adding extreme heat to the existing list of declared major disasters.
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Tucson hires Kristina Swallow to lead city Planning and Development Dep't https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_tucson_dev_director/tucson-hires-kristina-swallow-lead-city-planning-and-development-dept/
Kristina Swallow, the former director of Nevada's Department of Transportation, has been tapped to lead Tucson's Planning and Development Services Department, city officials announced Monday.
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How outdated visa policies drive illegal immigration https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061223_visas_immigration/how-outdated-visa-policies-drive-illegal-immigration/
U.S. companies sponsored a record number of unskilled foreign workers this past year, but experts and industry leaders say outdated caps, high costs and long wait times push most migrants looking to fill underpaid, physically demanding jobs to immigrate to the U.S. illegally.
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Number of legitimate reports to Arizona teacher complaint hotline unknown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_empower_hotline/number-legitimate-reports-arizona-teacher-complaint-hotline-unknown/
The teacher complaint hotline touted by state Superintendent Tom Horne as the key to unearthing hidden agendas in schools has so far resulted in an unknown number of legitimate reports and tens of thousands of prank calls and emails.
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Dem lawmaker who hid Bibles guilty of disorderly behavior, Arizona Ethics Committee says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_bible_ethics/dem-lawmaker-who-hid-bibles-guilty-disorderly-behavior-arizona-ethics-committee-says/
Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, caught hiding two Bibles in what she claimed was a protest, should be punished for disorderly behavior, according to the final report released on Friday by the House Ethics Committee.
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Arizona's Biggs, Crane among GOP holdouts; analysts unsure what holdout is for https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061223_gop_house_divided/arizonas-biggs-crane-among-gop-holdouts-analysts-unsure-what-holdout-for/
Arizona House Republicans Andy Biggs and Eli Crane were among a group of conservatives this week who said they hope to restore GOP unity – by voting against fellow Republicans and bringing the House to a halt because of lingering anger with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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GOP lawmakers call for 'war,' Democrats for justice after Trump indictment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061223_az_trump_react/gop-lawmakers-call-war-democrats-justice-after-trump-indictment/
Arizona lawmakers’ reaction to the indictment of former President Trump for allegedly hoarding classified intelligence documents was swift – and partisan – with Rep. Andy Biggs tweeting “We have now reached a war phase,” and Democrats calling for the rule of law to play out.
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Questions & answers about Trump’s indictment on federal criminal charges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061223_trump_indictment/questions-answers-trumps-indictment-federal-criminal-charges/
Though he’s not the only former federal official to improperly take classified documents with him after leaving office, federal prosecutors allege former President Donald Trump did so on purpose and went to great lengths to conceal his possession of them.
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Route 66, America’s 'Mother Road,' readies for its centennial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061023_route_66_anniversary/route-66-americas-mother-road-readies-its-centennial/
From its earliest days, Route 66 has reflected the American culture of the moment, and as America’s ‘Mother Road’ readies for its centennial, many states are planning how they can market Route 66 as a destination to a new generation of travelers.
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How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061023_artificial_intel_elections_op/how-ai-could-take-over-elections-8211-and-undermine-democracy/
While platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube use forms of AI to get users to spend more time on their sites, organizations could also use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways.
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Indictment unsealed: Trump faces 37 felony counts in classified documents probe https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060923_trump_indictment_unsealed/indictment-unsealed-trump-faces-37-felony-counts-classified-documents-probe/
A 37-count indictment of former president Donald Trump in the Southern District of Florida, handed up by a grand jury there, was unsealed Friday, making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges.
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