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Extreme heat returns to Tucson; record highs expected this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_heat_return/extreme-heat-returns-tucson-record-highs-expected-this-weekend/
Triple-digit heat is coming back, with record highs expected in Tucson this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to rise across Southern Arizona through the week.
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Congress to grant limited access to Jan. 6 security footage, House GOP says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090523_jan_6_footage/congress-grant-limited-access-jan-6-security-footage-house-gop-says/
Members of the media and other approved parties will be able this month to review security footage captured during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, with limited access to CCTV terminals at the Capitol where certain approved parties can review the footage.
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Extreme heat returns to Tucson; record highs expected this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_heat_return/extreme-heat-returns-tucson-record-highs-expected-this-weekend/
Triple-digit heat is coming back, with record highs expected in Tucson this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to rise across Southern Arizona through the week.
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Tucson moves on water plans; Pima Supes air out World View behind closed doors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/0904323_agenda_water_cops_op/tucson-moves-water-plans-pima-supes-air-out-world-view-behind-closed-doors/
The Tucson City Council will discuss water plans, and move on to giving police the power to act against landlords who allow crimes on their properties. Plus, Pima County Supes to get a private World View briefing, and more in local government meetings this week.
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5th Circuit sides with ivermectin-prescribing doctors in FDA quarrel https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090423_fda_ivermectin/5th-circuit-sides-with-ivermectin-prescribing-doctors-fda-quarrel/
Three doctors - including one from Arizona - who prescribed ivermectin for COVID-19 patients have valid claims that the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority with a campaign warning people not to take the drug, reinstating the trio’s lawsuit against the agency.
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9th Circuit: Forest Service has no duty to regulate lead ammo waste https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090423_lead_ammo/9th-circuit-forest-service-has-no-duty-regulate-lead-ammo-waste/
The Forest Service has no responsibility to regulate the use of lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest, regardless of health hazards to endangered species; though the government has the authority to regulate that type of ammunition, it is not required it to do so.
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Biden launches Arizona ad highlighting high-tech jobs as part of national blitz https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090423_tech_jobs_ads/biden-launches-arizona-ad-highlighting-high-tech-jobs-as-part-national-blitz/
Joe Biden launched his first Arizona-specific ad for his 2024 re-election campaign on Monday, focusing on how his economic agenda has brought high-paying and manufacturing jobs to the Grand Canyon State.
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Migrant deaths climbed with Arizona's temperatures in July; overall numbers still low https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090423_desert_deaths/migrant-deaths-climbed-with-arizonas-temperatures-july-overall-numbers-still-low/
Migrant deaths in the Arizona desert spiked in July, when the remains of 42 undocumented individuals were found, the most for that month in more than a decade, though 2023 does not appear to be on pace to be a record year.
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Waves of strikes across U.S. seem big, but total number of Americans walking off the job remains low https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090423_worker_strikes_op/waves-strikes-across-us-seem-big-but-total-number-americans-walking-off-job-remains-low/
The rising number of strikes today is a sign that the balance of power between workers and employers - which has been tilted toward employers for nearly a half-century - is beginning to shift, and though this wave of strikes is a significant change, it’s far from unprecedented.
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Nursing homes will have staffing requirements for the first time. What will change? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090423_nursing_home_staffing/nursing-homes-will-have-staffing-requirements-first-time-what-will-change/
The Biden admin released the first-ever nursing home staffing requirements, and if finalized, the standards will be the most significant change to nursing home regulations since they were created - though opinions are mixed on what they will mean for residents and workers.
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‘How sick is sick enough?’ Abortion bans put doctors, patients in life-threatening bind https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090423_after_roe_maternal_health/how-sick-sick-enough-abortion-bans-put-doctors-patients-life-threatening-bind/
Pregnant individuals in Texas and beyond have been unable to get needed care because of state abortion bans that have left doctors unsure of what procedures they can perform without facing civil or even criminal liability.
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What's open, what's closed on Labor Day 2023 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090123_labor_day/whats-open-whats-closed-labor-day-2023/
Federal, Arizona state, Pima County, city of Tucson government and municipal offices in towns in Southern Arizona will be closed for Labor Day on Monday. The Pima Area Labor Federation will hold their annual holiday picnic at Kennedy Park.
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PCC's Danhof & Cruz place in top 10 in Open Division at Flagstaff race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090323_pcc_womens_xc/pccs-danhof-cruz-place-top-10-open-division-flagstaff-race/
The Pima Community College women’s cross-country team opened the 2023 season on Saturday as part of the George Kyte Invitational held at Buffalo Park in Flagstaff.
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'I don't take this for granted': Tucson-raised writer Henry Barajas on Batman, Ninja Turtles https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090323_henry_barajas_tcc/i-dont-take-this-granted-tucson-raised-writer-henry-barajas-batman-ninja-turtles/
Henry Barajas, a comic writer and Tucson native, gained popularity with his book "La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo," a memoir about his great-grandfather Ramon Jaurigue. His career led him to publishing his first "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" story in May 2023.
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PCC runner Valenzuela takes 4th place at George Kyte Invitational https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090323_pcc_mens_xc/pcc-runner-valenzuela-takes-4th-place-george-kyte-invitational/
The Pima Community College men’s cross-country team competed in the George Kyte Invitational on Saturday to open the 2023 season.
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Aztec volleyball goes 2-2 at the Utah State-Eastern Castle Classic https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090323_pcc_volleyball/aztec-volleyball-goes-2-2-utah-state-eastern-castle-classic/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (5-6) played two matches to close out play in the Utah State University-Eastern Castle Classic.
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Songs for Labor Day: Union tunes & working man blues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090323_labor_day_songs/songs-labor-day-union-tunes-working-man-blues/
The labor movement and the songbook are intertwined; folk singers, country pickers, punks and popular balladeers have hailed the American worker, and chronicled the trials of earning a paycheck. Here are our picks for the best songs about work, for your Labor Day listening. "If Woody Guthrie were alive today, he'd have a lot to write about...." (with videos)
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Wadsack critics uncertain whether they’ll hit goal of recalling Tucson state senator https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090323_wadsack_recall/wadsack-critics-uncertain-whether-theyll-hit-goal-recalling-tucson-state-senator/
As a filing deadline looms, backers of an effort to recall state Sen. Justine Wadsack gathered to celebrate their campaign at a drag show, but were uncertain whether they will have sufficient signatures to force a special election.
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Songs for Labor Day: Union tunes & working man blues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090521_labor_day_songs_2/songs-labor-day-union-tunes-working-man-blues/
The labor movement and the songbook are intertwined; folk singers, country pickers, punks and popular balladeers have hailed the American worker, and chronicled the trials of earning a paycheck. Here are our picks for the best songs about work, for your Labor Day listening. "If Woody Guthrie were alive today, he'd have a lot to write about...." (with videos)
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Afro-futurism & the spirit of the Panther: Christopher Priest at Tucson Comic-Con https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090323_christopher_priest_tcc/afro-futurism-spirit-panther-christopher-priest-tucson-comic-con/
For more than four decades, comic-book writer and ordained Baptist priest Christopher Priest has witnessed the evolution of the stories of characters such as Batman, Superman, Black Panther and more.
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