Arizona group donating millions of dollars worth of medical aid to civilians caught in Israel-Hamas conflict https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102723_medical_relief/arizona-group-donating-millions-dollars-worth-medical-aid-civilians-caught-israel-hamas-conflict/
Project C.U.R.E., an organization founded in 1987 in Colorado to address the staggering shortage of medical resources around the world, is sending medical supplies that could provide emergency relief to civilians in the middle of the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
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Feds launch joint operation to stem tide of fentanyl trafficking https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102723_fentanyl_feds/feds-launch-joint-operation-stem-tide-fentanyl-trafficking/
Customs and Border Protection announced a new joint law enforcement operation Thursday to stem the rise of drug overdose deaths by thwarting the production, distribution and trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic drugs.
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The full extent of the judicial strategy of Trump’s court whisperer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102823_trump_leo_courts/the-full-extent-judicial-strategy-trumps-court-whisperer/
Campaigns for the Wisconsin Supreme Court were crucial skirmishes in conservative strategist Leonard Leo’s decadeslong, ambitious effort to shape American law from the ground up.
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Pima women's soccer's Kyleigh Oliver & Samantha Michel earns All-Conference & All-Region honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102623_pcc_womens_soccer/pima-womens-soccers-kyleigh-oliver-samantha-michel-earns-all-conference-all-region-honors/
Three players from the Pima Community College women’s soccer team earned recognition for their efforts during the 2023 regular season.
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Aztec men's soccer's Pickett, Montealegre & Sanchez earn All-Conference and All-Region honors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102623_pcc_mens_soccer/aztec-mens-soccers-pickett-montealegre-sanchez-earn-all-conference-and-all-region-honors/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team had three players named to the All-ACCAC Conference and All-Region teams.
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Pima volleyball libero Morgan Hains named NJCAA & ACCAC defensive player of the week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102623_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-libero-morgan-hains-named-njcaa-accac-defensive-player-week/
Pima Community College volleyballer Morgan Hains (Canyon del Oro HS) earned national recognition for her play during the week of October 15-21.
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The latest on Lewiston, Maine mass shootings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102623_maine_shooting/the-latest-lewiston-maine-mass-shootings/
Eighteen people were killed and 13 injured in what was the worst mass shooting incident in Maine history, as a manhunt involving at least 100 law enforcement personnel was underway in Maine Thursday morning.
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‘We won things nobody thought possible’: UAW reaches tentative deal with Ford https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102623_uaw_strike/we-won-things-nobody-thought-possible-uaw-reaches-tentative-deal-with-ford/
The United Auto Workers said on Wednesday night that the union has a potential deal with Ford Motor Co. to end the strike against the automaker after 41 days on strike against the Detroit Three — which also includes General Motors and Stellantis.
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Arizona lawmakers vote on party lines to elect speaker, get back to work https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102623_az_speaker_vote/arizona-lawmakers-vote-party-lines-elect-speaker-get-back-work/
Arizona lawmakers voted on party lines Wednesday as the House elected a new speaker, ending three weeks of what one representative called “weeks of political paralysis and dysfunction” in Congress.
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Doctor suing FDA recruited to scientific advisory board to 'repurpose' abortion pill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102623_mifepristone_repurpose/doctor-suing-fda-recruited-scientific-advisory-board-repurpose-abortion-pill/
One of the anti-abortion doctors suing the FDA to rescind its approval of a medication abortion regimen on the basis that one of the drugs is dangerous is now consulting on the development of a breast cancer treatment that involves the same drug: mifepristone.
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New U.S. House speaker belongs to GOP’s religious conservative wing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102623_johnson_profile/new-us-house-speaker-belongs-gops-religious-conservative-wing/
New U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a constitutional lawyer deeply involved in religious causes who also opposed certifying the 2020 election and tried to keep Trump in power.
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Hopi leader tells Senate panel that red tape, financial hurdles put aid out of reach https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102623_tribal_infrastructure/hopi-leader-tells-senate-panel-that-red-tape-financial-hurdles-put-aid-out-reach/
The chairman of the Hopi tribe told a Senate panel that promises of federal infrastructure funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles such as cost matches.
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Hopi leader tells panel that red tape, financial hurdles put aid out of reach https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102623_tribal_infrastructure/hopi-leader-tells-panel-that-red-tape-financial-hurdles-put-aid-out-reach/
The chairman of the Hopi tribe told a Senate panel that promises of federal infrastructure funding remain just that – promises – for smaller tribes for whom the money is inaccessible because of bureaucratic and financial hurdles such as cost matches.
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Trump forced to witness stand, fined $10,000 for gag order violation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102623_trump_fine/trump-forced-witness-stand-fined-10000-gag-order-violation/
In a shocking midday twist, Judge Arthur Engoron called Donald Trump to the witness stand for a spontaneous hearing at Trump’s civil fraud trial in Manhattan before ultimately fining the former president $10,000 for violating the judge's gag order.
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Justice Thomas never repaid luxury RV loan: Senate report https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102623_thomas_loan/justice-thomas-never-repaid-luxury-rv-loan-senate-report/
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had a $267,230 loan forgiven by his wealthy health executive friend, raising more ethical questions around Thomas, who has faced increased scrutiny over the past year for ethics lapses.
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Tucson man arrested after threatening to attack University of Arizona in social media posts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102523_ua_threats/tucson-man-arrested-after-threatening-attack-university-arizona-social-media-posts/
A 27-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he posted online about plans to commit a mass shooting on the University of Arizona campus, officials said.
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Border Patrol agent fires weapon during rock-throwing incident near Lukeville https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102523_lukeville_incident/border-patrol-agent-fires-weapon-during-rock-throwing-incident-near-lukeville/
A Border Patrol agent said he fired his weapon after rocks were thrown from Mexico during an incident Tuesday night just west of Lukeville, Ariz., officials said.
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Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at border https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102523_texas_wire_lawsuit/texas-sues-stop-border-patrol-agents-from-cutting-states-razor-wire-border/
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, claiming that the Border Patrol illegally destroyed state property when its agents cut through concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande to “assist” migrants to “illegally cross” the border.
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Hobbs skips out on final Arizona election task force meeting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102523_hobbs_task_force/hobbs-skips-out-final-arizona-election-task-force-meeting/
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Bipartisan Election Task Force, which she chairs, voted Tuesday to approve numerous voting and election change proposals to recommend to the legislature. But the governor didn’t stick around for the vote, instead leaving a member of her team to vote in her place.
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Speaker Johnson ends GOP’s leadership nightmare, could signal bad dreams for House Dems https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102523_johnson_house_speaker/speaker-johnson-ends-gops-leadership-nightmare-could-signal-bad-dreams-house-dems/
House Republicans surely breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday as the full chamber voted to elect Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson as House speaker, filling the lower chamber’s top job after three weeks of infighting and uncertainty.
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