Biden: 'Conflict and chaos' could spread without money for Israel, Ukraine https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102023_biden_speech/biden-conflict-and-chaos-could-spread-without-money-israel-ukraine/
In a prime time address Thursday evening, President Joe Biden said he is sending an “urgent budget request” to Congress to continue providing military aid to Israel and Ukraine, though a vacant speakership could make securing funding for foreign policy initiatives difficult.
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Pima women's soccer shuts out South Mountain with 7 goal-scorers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101923_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-womens-soccer-shuts-out-south-mountain-with-7-goal-scorers/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (7-6-2, 6-4-2 in ACCAC) closed out the regular season on Thursday at home.
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Photo: Sweetwater Wetlands burn https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101723_sweetwater_burn1/photo-sweetwater-wetlands-burn/
Smoke rises from the Sweetwater Wetlands, where Tucson Water and the Tucson Fire Department held a controlled burn on Wednesday morning.
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Western states opposed tribes' access to Colorado River 70 years ago. History Is repeating itself. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102023_tribal_water_rights/western-states-opposed-tribes-access-colorado-river-70-years-ago-history-repeating-itself/
Western states successfully opposed most tribes’ attempts to have their water rights recognized, and tribes have spent the decades that followed fighting to get what’s owed to them under a 1908 Supreme Court ruling and long-standing treaties.
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Health care 'game-changer'? Feds boost care for homeless Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101923_homeless_healthcare/health-care-game-changer-feds-boost-care-homeless-americans/
The Biden administration is making it easier for doctors and nurses to treat homeless people wherever they find them, by allowing public and private insurers to pay “street medicine” providers for medical services they deliver anyplace homeless people might be staying.
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Stahl Hamilton: Expanding Kidscare a compassionate step toward a healthier future for Az kids https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101923_kidscare_stahl_op/stahl-hamilton-expanding-kidscare-compassionate-step-toward-healthier-future-az-kids/
Arizona has taken a significant step forward by expanding Kidscare, a program designed to provide guaranteed healthcare coverage for children experiencing poverty. This initiative is a testament to our shared values of compassion and care.
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Trump co-defendant Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101923_sidney_powell_guilty/trump-co-defendant-sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-georgia-election-interference-case/
Sidney Powell, one of the defendants in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, entered a plea deal Thursday, just a day before jury selection was to begin for her trial.
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As Lesko leaves 'broken' D.C., heated Az congressional race likely for open seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101923_lesko_leaves/as-lesko-leaves-broken-dc-heated-az-congressional-race-likely-open-seat/
Declaring Washington “broken,” four-term Arizona Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Peoria, made the surprise announcement Tuesday that she will serve out her current term but will not seek reelection next year, opening the door to what will likely be a crowded, and costly, GOP primary.
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GOP split on gambit to empower interim House speaker https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101923_gop_speaker_gambit/gop-split-gambit-empower-interim-house-speaker/
After a disastrous week for Congress which saw Republicans fail twice to coalesce around their chosen candidate for the vacant House speakership, the caucus is considering stopgap measures to buy some time — but not all GOP lawmakers are on board.
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Whatton, Ross & Simon combine for 37 kills as Pima volleyball wins tiebreaker over Mesa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101823_pcc_volleyball/whatton-ross-simon-combine-37-kills-as-pima-volleyball-wins-tiebreaker-over-mesa/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (10-15, 6-7 in ACCAC) picked up a huge ACCAC conference victory on the road on Wednesday at Mesa Community College (10-13, 6-7).
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An Arizona Supreme Court justice openly opposes abortion. He’ll hear a case deciding its legality anyway. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101923_az_abortion_justice/an-arizona-supreme-court-justice-openly-opposes-abortion-hell-hear-case-deciding-its-legality-anyway/
A justice on the Arizona Supreme Court — which this winter could decide whether the state can enforce a near total ban on abortion — has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the procedure and received campaign support from a prominent state anti-abortion activist.
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Az is 2nd worst in nation for teacher pay gap https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101923_teacher_wages/az-2nd-worst-nation-teacher-pay-gap/
Teachers in the Grand Canyon State face the second-worst pay gap in the country, earning a third less than other college-educated employees - a jump from 2021, when Arizona ranked 4th worst and the cause has a lot to do with the economy.
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Arizona’s presidential election timeline doesn’t work. Election officials want a quick fix. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101923_election_timeline/arizonas-presidential-election-timeline-doesnt-work-election-officials-want-quick-fix/
Election officials in Arizona are pushing Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and state lawmakers to hold a special legislative session to correct what they see as a potentially impossible timeline for next year’s presidential election resulting from new federal and state laws.
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The GOP’s secret to protecting gerrymandered electoral maps? Claim privilege. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101923_gop_gerrymandering/the-gops-secret-protecting-gerrymandered-electoral-maps-claim-privilege/
Through new and expansive assertions of privilege, Republican legislatures in Arizona and around the country are shielding their work on allegedly discriminatory voting maps to prevent the public from finding out how and why they made their decisions.
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Arizona is 2nd worst in nation for teacher pay gap https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101923_teacher_wages/arizona-2nd-worst-nation-teacher-pay-gap/
Teachers in the Grand Canyon State face the second-worst pay gap in the country, earning a third less than other college-educated employees - a jump from 2021, when Arizona ranked 4th worst and the cause has a lot to do with the economy.
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Gangsters are the villains in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ but the biggest thief of Native wealth was the U.S. gov't https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101823_killers_flower_moon_op/gangsters-are-villains-killers-flower-moon-but-biggest-thief-native-wealth-was-us-govt/
Martin Scorsese's “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells the true story of a string of murders on the Osage Nation’s land in the 1920s, and delves into racial and family dynamics that rocked Oklahoma to the core when oil was discovered — but this crime is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Tucson Terrorfest brings 4 days of horror with convention & film festival https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101723_terror_fest/tucson-terrorfest-brings-4-days-horror-with-convention-film-festival/
The Tucson Terrorfest Horror Convention hits 191 Toole for the fourth year and the Horror Film Festival takes over the Screening Room for its 13th year, bringing experiences and vendors to local genre fans.
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Conover to run for re-election as Pima County attorney https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101823_conover/conover-run-re-election-as-pima-county-attorney/
Laura Conover, in her first term as the top prosecutor and chief lawyer for Pima County, is seeking to hold onto her office. She announced her re-election bid Wednesday, months after she made her intentions clear during an April interview.
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Appeals court: Counties can’t conduct full hand-count audits of Arizona elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101823_az_vote_count/appeals-court-counties-cant-conduct-full-hand-count-audits-arizona-elections/
Arizona counties do not have the legal authority to order hand counts of all their ballots in an election, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
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Memorial set for Tucson broadcast legend John C. Scott https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101823_jc_scott_memorial/memorial-set-tucson-broadcast-legend-john-c-scott/
Family and friends of legendary local talk show host John C. Scott will come together at a memorial service Saturday, Oct. 21.
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