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Arizona's ‘reason’ abortion ban under 9th Circuit review after challenge by doctors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Ninth Circuit Monday heard arguments in a case brought by two Phoenix physicians who claim a 2021 Arizona abortion law is unconstitutionally vague and will harm doctors who provide reproductive health care services.

House GOP opens formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced that Congress would open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, seeking to frame the president as improperly involved in the business dealings of his son, Hunter, despite not having any evidence of wrongdoing.

UA-run spacecraft returning to Earth with Bennu asteroid samples tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
OSIRIS-REx, a robotic spacecraft developed by the University of Arizona in partnership with NASA, will return to Earth in late September with samples from the asteroid Bennu.

'Prolific human smuggler' extradited from Mexico to Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Ofelia Hernandez-Salas was arrested in Mexico in March after a grand jury indicted her and 48-year-old Raul Saucedo-Huipio on 23 counts, including conspiracy to bring people into the U.S. and aiding and abetting people entering crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization.

Thinking big: PCC board sets priorities, TUSD prepares to sue social media tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Southern Arizona governments this week will be thinking big, reassessing and adopting new policies to govern how they do business, plus TUSD has Elon Musk in their litigious sights, and more from local meetings around Tucson.

Thinking big: PCC board sets priorities, TUSD prepares to sue social media tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Southern Arizona governments this week will be thinking big, reassessing and adopting new policies to govern how they do business, plus TUSD has Elon Musk in their litigious sights, and more from local meetings around Tucson.

2-year anniversary: Growth of sports gambling blows Arizona’s doors wide open tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona has surpassed $11 billion in total wagers placed since the inception of sports betting in 2021, with over $3.2 billion wagered throughout the first six months of 2023, but the state’s evolution into a gambling hub has raised questions about responsibility and addiction.

Kroger & Albertsons to sell off more than 400 stores in merger tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Kroger and Albertsons have announced the sale of over 400 stores - including 24 in Arizona - and handful of brands, distribution centers and other assets to a competitor and wholesaler in advance of a planned merger.

Hobbs, Horne spar over federal COVID aid for Az private schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly $27 million in federal pandemic aid for private schools is in limbo while the Arizona Department of Education and the Governor’s Office spar over who has the authority to spend it.

‘Sovereign citizen’ filings flood Pima County, parallel national resurgence of controversial movement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Recorder's Office has gained national attention for accepting paperwork from so-called sovereign citizens, who craft documents that are formatted in a conspiracy-laden code intended to circumvent the U.S. government.

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).

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