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Bloom night at last: After long hurry up & wait, Queen of the Night set to flower Sunday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Chris Kibler has been measuring cacti buds by the millimeter for weeks. It has been an unusually challenging year of predicting when the Night Blooming Cereus will flower, but on Sunday afternoon he made the call: bloom night at Tohono Chul is finally here.

'Such Ferocious Beauty': Margo Timmins speaks about new Cowboy Junkies record tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The years of COVID-19 that brought the world to a standstill with disquieting impact, a family caring for a parent with end-stage dementia, turmoil giving rise to gratitude — the result is “Such Ferocious Beauty”, Cowboy Junkies’ 21st studio album.

South32 president: 'Setting the record straight on mining co's plans in Rio Rico' tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"South32 will not be mining in Rio Rico. We are not involved in the rezoning proposal. We do have an interest in locating two of our future offsite facilities at undetermined locations within Santa Cruz County." — Hermosa Project President Pat Risner

Tucson elections: Ward 1 candidates clash over development, safety issues tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
On Aug. 1, Democratic voters in Ward 1 on Tucson's West Side will decide whether to support City Councilmember Lane Santa Cruz for a second term or replace the incumbent with a challenger, Miguel Ortega.

21 hoarded parrots rescued by Pima Animal Care tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: 21 parrots have been rescued as part of a hoarding investigation by the Pima County Sheriff's Department. The birds have been impounded by Pima Animal Care Center.

Ciscomani: Arizonans need copper-mining projects tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Arizonans deserve energy independence, lower prices, and security in their futures. Yet federal bureaucrats have forced them to forgo all of the above in favor of relying on America’s adversaries for critical resources that are right in their own backyards."

How China is responding to U.S. sanctions – with blocking laws & other countermeasures tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Sanctions on China have been imposed for a myriad of reasons, and have harmed producers and consumers in both countries, and unfortunately, the effectiveness of the sanction and countermeasures by the Chinese government is unclear.

Trump trial on handling of classified documents set for May tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A Trump-appointed judge imposed a five-month delay on former president Donald Trump's trial on allegations he mishandled classified documents after leaving the White House, and set the trial to begin on May 20, deep in the throes of the 2024 presidential primaries.

Environmentalists push feds to add solar panels over U.S. canals tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Making the push for an unprecedented investment in renewable energy, more than 100 environmentalists sent a letter urging U.S. officials to consider installing solar panels above nearly 8,000 miles of federally owned and operated open-air canals and aqueducts.

Supreme Court ethics bill sails through Senate panel against GOP headwinds tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Months of Democratic frustration about what they say is ethically dubious conduct on the Supreme Court culminated Thursday with some traction on a bill that would force the justices to adopt formal ethical standards.

Preparation for pandemics, natural disasters updated in bill passed by U.S. Senate panel tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A U.S. Senate committee approved bipartisan legislation that would update how the federal government prepares for and then responds to pandemics and natural disasters, based on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.

'QAnon Shaman’s' sentence will not be vacated tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Jacob Angeli Chansley, better known as the “QAnon Shaman” will not see his guilty plea or his sentence vacated for his part in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection, after he “recanted the contrition displayed at his sentencing nearly two years ago.”

Federal aviation bill passed by U.S. House, with boost for smaller airports tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for five years, including a big increase in subsidies for airlines providing flights to smaller markets.

Lady Bits: All-women comedy takes stage at Screening Room on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A women-led stand-up comedy show is taking place at the Screening Room this Saturday. Lady Bits seeks to create a space in which female comedians are the star performers.

Lady Bits: All-women comedy takes stage at Screening Room on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
A women-led stand-up comedy show is taking place at the Screening Room this Saturday. Lady Bits seeks to create a space in which female comedians are the star performers.

Local kitchen kings to compete at Iron Chef Tucson on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Two local Tucson chefs to compete against each other at the Iron Chef Tucson Culinary Experience on Saturday at Casino del Sol.

$10M for drinking-water treatment study is largest liquid funding in UA history tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The University of Arizona was awarded up to $10 million to research improved water security and reuse technology — the single largest grant for water studies in the institution’s history. AI, solar panels and new, less chemically intensive treatments are all in the researchers' arsenal to fight the Southwest's water crisis.

Public shows support for proposed monument near Grand Canyon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Dozens of community members, tribal leaders and state officials gathered in Flagstaff to show their support for a proposed national monument around the Grand Canyon, saying the designation could protect natural and cultural resources.

Pride Night in sports stirs divisive reactions among athletes, leagues & LGBTQ community tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pride Night is not for only organizations – it is for the fans that identify as part of the LGBTQ community - but for all the positives Pride Night brings to stadiums, arenas and fans across the country, some leagues, teams and players are not as accepting of the tradition.

Sides clash in challenge over federal rules on asylum seeking tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge is preparing to rule on whether to grant a summary judgment ending claims against the Biden administration’s revised asylum rule limiting who can seek refuge that immigrant advocates say are endangering asylum seekers trapped at the at the U.S.-Mexico border

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