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Auditors: MVD lack of oversight may put Arizonans in danger tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division is potentially putting the public — including school children — at risk by not providing the proper oversight to contractors that have issued licenses to people who were not qualified.

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Prostitution, money-laundering case vs. Backpage finally reaches trial — again tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Following a mistrial in 2021 and co-founder James Larkin's suicide in August, the federal prostitution-facilitation and money laundering case against former Backpage.com co-owner Michael Lacey and four employees is nearing opening arguments.

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‘This is a long game’: After Roe, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the year since the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, New Mexico has been a brick wall and a safe haven – for those who provide abortions and those who desire or need them - but it’s also become a new battleground in the fight over access to abortion in America.

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Americans concerned about growth of AI tech as Congress eyes regulation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Excitement about the increased use of artificial intelligence is at a three-year low, but opinions are split on whether the technology will help or hinder certain aspects of daily life.

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It may have gotten harder to protect minority communities from pollution tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down race-conscious college admissions policies, state lawmakers face a new conundrum: Remedying environmental racism in minority communities that have borne the brunt of pollution without mentioning race.

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Earthjustice asks federal judge to order Forest Service, mining companies to halt Southern Az drilling tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Earthjustice took two mining companies to court, seeking to halt exploratory drilling in the Patagonia Mountains south of Tucson.

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Sun Tran should consider who rides it, while mulling revamp tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson should recognize what its transit system is and whom it serves. Then it should work better serve its actual riders. Stop wish casting a ridership Sun Tran doesn't have and will never get aboard.

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Arizona Supreme Court rebuffs 2 more requests to overturn GOP losses in 2022 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two lawsuits aiming to overturn the 2022 election were sharply rebuffed by the Arizona Supreme Court, including Abe Hamadeh’s attempt to skip the appeals court - and the state's top court also issued sanctions against Hamadeh’s legal team for blatant lies.

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Arizona fares slightly better as high mortgages, low inventory hit home sales tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
High mortgage rates and tight inventories are hitting home sales nationwide, but real estate agents say the continuing influx of new residents flooding the state annually has softened the impact around Arizona.

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Gilleland has 13 kills as Pima volleyball sweeps Southeastern tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (2-4) bounced back in the final day of the Aztec Classic on Saturday.

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Sahuarita to vote on lease for water co.; TUSD reviews tech training tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Global Water Resources, Sahuarita's new private water vendor, is set to become the newest SAMTEC tenant. TUSD will get a rundown on joint ventures with Pima County's JTED technical training program. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Gender-affirming care bans hurt LGBTQ people, increase fears about personal safety tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Two years of record-breaking discriminatory legislation targeting queer, nonbinary and transgender Americans, pushed by Republican politicians as necessary protections for trans youth, are making LGBTQ people feel less safe.

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Arizona's Cactus League rebounds after COVID-19, labor dispute shutdowns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
MLB's spring training season in Arizona created 6,000 jobs for a combined $270 million in wages in 2023, marking a return to pre-COVID-19 numbers and outpacing the economic impact the Cactus League had on the state in 2018.

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Gospel singer's suggestion to MLK changed a good speech to a majestic sermon tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Inspired by gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr. cast aside his prepared remarks and ad-libbed from his heart - and an estimated 250,000 who joined the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington heard King deliver one of his seminal sermons.

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Pregnant workers have new protections. Here’s what to expect from your boss. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Almost two months after workplace accommodations for pregnant workers became law, the rules surrounding what employers can and cannot do have yet to be finalized — but that doesn’t mean the protections are not in place.

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Wave of child care center closures is coming as funding dries up tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly 16,000 early childhood programs have shuttered since the pandemic, and when federal stabilization funds run out at the end of September and child care providers can no longer rely on this much-needed funding, experts say the consequences could be immense.

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Trump to face trial in March 2024 in election subversion case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Donald Trump will face trial on March 4, 2024, in the former president’s landmark election subversion case, striking a middle ground between special counsel Jack Smith's request for a Jan. 2, 2024 start date and a proposal from the defense for April 2026.

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How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Uses of King’s words, especially by right-wing conservatives, are too often attempts to weaponize his memory against the multicultural democracy of which King could only dream.

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Watch Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Video: "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together."

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Ukrainians to train on F-16 jet fighters in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Ukrainian military pilots are expected to begin training to fly F-16 fighter jets in Tucson later this year, as the United States continues to back that country in the face of Russian's invasion.

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