Huskies Dü: Arizona beaten by Washington in see-saw soccer contest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100923_arizona-soccer/huskies-du-arizona-beaten-by-washington-see-saw-soccer-contest/
After a lackluster performance in Thursday’s match against Washington State, Arizona’s soccer team was hoping to reverse its fortunes in Sunday afternoon’s match at Mulcahy Stadium. In a way they did, scoring three goals on Washington.
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Hobbs opposes 1864 abortion ban in court, calls on judges to preserve 15-week limit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100923_hobbs_abortion_ban/hobbs-opposes-1864-abortion-ban-court-calls-judges-preserve-15-week-limit/
The Arizona Supreme Court should consider the privacy and well-being of women in the Grand Canyon State and dismiss an attempt to revive a near-total abortion ban from 1864, according to Gov. Katie Hobbs.
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Biden proclaims Indigenous Peoples' Day & Columbus Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100923_indigenous_peoples_day_biden_op/biden-proclaims-indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day/
President Joe Biden proclaimed Monday as both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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What's open, what's closed on Indigenous Peoples' Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100923_indigenous_peoples_day/whats-open-whats-closed-indigenous-peoples-day/
Some state and federal government services and private businesses will be closed Monday, as Tucsonans mark the former "Columbus Day" with a holiday honoring Native residents.
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Pima men's cross country take 2nd place at Central Az meet https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100723_pcc_mens_cross_country/pima-mens-cross-country-take-2nd-place-central-az-meet/
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed at the George Young Invitational on Saturday held at Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Ariz.
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Tuesday deadline to register to vote in Tucson, Vail & school district elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100923_voter_reg_deadline/tuesday-deadline-register-vote-tucson-vail-school-district-elections/
Midnight on Tuesday, October 10, is the deadline to register to vote in the November 7 general election in Tucson — double-check your registration online even if you're already signed up. Voters will cast ballots for mayoral candidates, and half of the City Council seats.
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Shaffer & Ross combine for 15 kills but Pima volleyball drops 5th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100723_pcc_volleyball/shaffer-ross-combine-15-kills-but-pima-volleyball-drops-5th-straight/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-14, 4-6 in ACCAC) lost a fifth straight match on Saturday as they fell to Eastern Arizona College (17-10, 6-3) in Thatcher.
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Walker & Oliver lead charge as Pima women upend Cochise 5-2 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100723_pcc_womens_soccer/walker-oliver-lead-charge-as-pima-women-upend-cochise-5-2/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (6-4-2, 5-2-2 in ACCAC) picked up a crucial ACCAC conference road victory on Saturday at Cochise College (5-5-2, 3-4-2).
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Remote work may cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100923_commute_greenhouse_gas/remote-work-may-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-more-than-half/
The growth of remote and hybrid work during the COVID-19 pandemic showed limiting trips to the office can reduce the carbon footprint of simply working by as much as 58% in the United States.
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Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime & addiction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100723_addiction_crime_op/offering-treatment-drug-users-instead-arresting-them-reduces-crime-addiction/
When police get suspected drug abusers treatment rather than arresting them, those people are less likely to abuse drugs or commit drug-related crimes in the future, and this kind of police intervention can help reduce opioid abuse.
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Tucson City Council approves marijuana dispensary opening tied to social equity license https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100623_marijuana_dispensary/tucson-city-council-approves-marijuana-dispensary-opening-tied-social-equity-license/
The Tucson City Council approved a special exception to open a marijuana dispensary despite warnings from community advocates that the social equity license tied to the business was obtained through what they called “exploitative” business practices.
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A murky outlook for Ukraine aid with U.S. House leadership in turmoil https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100623_ukraine_house_turmoil/a-murky-outlook-ukraine-aid-with-us-house-leadership-turmoil/
Additional military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine was on shaky ground earlier this week, before U.S. House Republicans evicted Kevin McCarthy from the speaker’s office.
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‘We stand with the victims’: Navajo Nation has sweeping new victim’s rights law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100623_navajo_victims_rights_law/we-stand-with-victims-navajo-nation-has-sweeping-new-victims-rights-law/
The Navajo Nation Victim's Rights Act of 2023 will provide victims of sexual assault and rape, domestic violence and other violent assaults with the protection and support they need as they wait for justice.
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Fontes: Donald Trump can’t be barred from Az ballot by 14th Amendment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100623_fontes_trump_ballot/fontes-donald-trump-cant-barred-from-az-ballot-by-14th-amendment/
Former President Donald Trump, who is currently facing 91 criminal charges in four states, is likely to appear on the Arizona ballot in 2024, despite arguments that his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection disqualifies him from running for office.
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Waila musicians to celebrate S. Az native sounds at Why casino Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100623_waila_celebration/waila-musicians-celebrate-s-az-native-sounds-why-casino-saturday/
The music and dancing of Southern Arizona's unique waila style will be featured at a Saturday celebration at Why location of Desert Diamond Casino on Saturday.
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Biden administration reverses course, resumes border wall construction https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100623_biden_border_wall/biden-administration-reverses-course-resumes-border-wall-construction/
The Biden administration reversed course Thursday and said it would resume border wall construction, citing an “acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers” at the southern border to handle record-breaking numbers of immigrants.
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You might need an ambulance, but your state might not see it as ‘essential’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100623_essential_ambulance/you-might-need-ambulance-but-your-state-might-not-see-it-as-essential/
Most states don’t declare emergency medical services to be an “essential service,” meaning the state government isn’t required to provide or fund them, but a a growing number of states are recognizing ambulance services as essential to combat the rural health care shortage.
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Climate risks place 39 million U.S. homes at risk of losing property insurance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100623_climate_insurance/climate-risks-place-39-million-us-homes-risk-losing-property-insurance/
Across America, homeowners have been facing a new climate reality: Insurance companies don’t want to cover their properties, leading companies such as Allstate, State Farm, Nationwide, and others to pull out of areas with a high threat of wildfire, floods, and storms.
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Humane Society fires Farley for 'terribly negligent' handling of missing small pets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100523_farley_humane_society/humane-society-fires-farley-terribly-negligent-handling-missing-small-pets/
Updated: Steve Farley, CEO of the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, has been fired and his second in command pushed out in the wake of more than 250 small animals going unaccounted for after being transferred from the San Diego Humane Society in August.
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Humane Society fires Farley for 'terribly negligent' handling of missing small pets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100523_farley_humane_society/humane-society-fires-farley-terribly-negligent-handling-missing-small-pets/
Updated: Steve Farley, CEO of the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, has been fired and his second in command pushed out in the wake of more than 250 small animals going unaccounted for after being transferred from the San Diego Humane Society in August.
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