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Az Senate plans to sue Biden to block Grand Canyon national monument tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen announced he is giving the “greenlight” to the Arizona Senate to file a lawsuit against the Biden administration for last month’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon, which he said was an unconstitutional “land grab.”

Az Republican senators accuse UA nursing school of ‘grooming’ children tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Senate Republicans are accusing the University of Arizona school of nursing of “stealing the innocence of young children” by instructing doctoral candidates on how to discuss gender identity issues with patients.

Flags at half-staff to mark 9/11 anniversary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Across Arizona and the country, flags are being flown at half-staff to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and honor the nearly 3,000 innocent men and women who lost their lives.

What schools teach about 9/11 and the war on terror tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The events of 9/11 and the global war on terror are integrated into U.S. classrooms with a relatively consistent narrative that focuses on 9/11 as an unprecedented and shocking attack, but there are inherent risks in teaching a simple nationalistic narrative of heroism and evil.

Former Arizonan and firefighter recalls days at Ground Zero tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, former Arizonan Robert Sebold — a volunteer firefighter and EMT — watched the attacks on the World Trade Center on TV and knew he had to do something. The former soldier packed up his gear, put on his firefighter turnout clothes, then boarded a bus and headed for Ground Zero.

Logan's Run: Arizona soccer defeats Utah State tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Arizona Wildcats soccer team beat the Utah State Aggies on an exceptionally hot Sunday afternoon at Mulcahy Stadium. The 106-degree temperature at kickoff played a role in the win.

Tremors in The Force: Wadsack recall failed but her political future is murky at best tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
State Sen. Justine Wadsack survived a recall petition drive, and now must convince Tucson-area voters that her gun-toting, book-banning tendencies are the best way to go in the Arizona Legislature.

Montealegre nets eventual game-winner as Aztec soccer escapes Roughriders tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (4-1, 1-1 in ACCAC) found themselves in a defensive struggle on Saturday at Yavapai College (2-2, 1-1).

Mexican abortion-pill networks reach across border to help immigrants without access tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Abortion activist groups in Mexico that distribute abortion medication, as well as abortion rights organizations in the United States, have started to build the “red transfronteriza” – the cross-border network - to provide abortion-pill assistance to undocumented immigrant women.

Graves scores for Pima but women's soccer drops 3rd straight match tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (1-4, 0-2 in ACCAC) suffered a third straight loss on Saturday at Yavapai College (3-4, 1-1).

Anillos mexicanos de pastillas abortivas cruzan la frontera para ayudar a inmigrantes sin acceso tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Los activistas abortistas mexicanos que distribuyen medicamentos abortivos, así como organizaciones a favor del aborto en Estados Unidos, han comenzado a construir una red transfronteriza para brindar asistencia con píldoras abortivas a mujeres inmigrantes indocumentadas.

Schools chief Tom Horne sues AG, governor over dual-language instruction in Az schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s public schools chief Tom Horne is taking the governor and attorney general to court in an ongoing spat over how English Language Learner students should be taught.

Horne sues AG, governor over dual language instruction in Arizona schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona’s public schools chief Tom Horne is taking the governor and attorney general to court in an ongoing spat over how English Language Learner students should be taught.

GAO: Rush to build border wall caused harm, damages continued after pause tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A new Government Accountability Office report confirms that the Trump administration’s rush to build a border wall caused significant environmental damage, depleted water sources and devastated sacred tribal sites.

CTE study reveals alarming numbers about athletes who died before reaching 30 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Head injuries have been a part of sports for decades, and with every passing year, player safety is put further into question as the alarming damage from collisions becomes more clear and neuroscientists worry about the impact head injuries can have on youth development.

Tohono O’odham partners with wireless internet provider to connect tribal citizens tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tohono O’odham citizens now have access to wireless internet options thanks to a partnership the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority established with Baicells Technologies to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to villages across the largely rural Native American nation.

Will 14th Amendment bar Trump from Arizona ballot in 2024? tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Lawsuits have been filed in three states so far to attempt to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in the 2024 presidential election, but at this point, it’s unclear if a suit filed in Arizona will follow.

Millions more workers would receive overtime pay under proposed Biden admin rule tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Salaried workers who have been ineligible for overtime pay would benefit from a proposed Biden administration regulation that would raise the wage threshold for the standard salary level to $55,068 annually.

Some states back hospital mergers despite record of service cuts, price hikes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As supersized health care systems gobble up smaller hospitals and clinics, hospital trade groups and some states say mergers can save failing hospitals, especially rural ones - but research shows that a lack of competition often leads to fewer services at higher costs.

Texas can keep buoys in Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, a federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.

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