We need a single list of all life on Earth – and most taxonomists now agree on how to start https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110423_species_list/we-need-single-list-all-life-earth-8211-and-most-taxonomists-now-agree-how-start/
A large majority of the taxonomic community has expressed support for having a single list of all life on Earth, and they also agree there should be a governance system that supports the list’s creation and maintenance.
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Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in handful of states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110423_prageru_schools/controversial-prageru-videos-gain-educational-foothold-handful-states/
The growing movement to allow schools to incorporate instructional videos from vendor PragerU concerns many researchers and scholars, who say the videos share misinformation and who worry that it may set a precedent for allowing other such distorted content into public schools.
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Pima volleyball season comes to close with loss to Glendale at regionals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110323_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-season-comes-close-with-loss-glendale-regionals/
The Pima Community College volleyball team’s season came to a close on Friday in the second day of the NJCAA Region I, Division II Tournament, as they fell to Glendale.
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Wadsack's ballot pics give her a 'glass houses problem' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110323_wadsack_ballot_op/wadsacks-ballot-pics-give-her-glass-houses-problem/
Sen. Justine Wadsack appears to have illegally tweeted a photo of a ballot that isn't hers after sponsoring 18 bills focused on "elections integrity" and the "sanctity of the ballot." After setting herself up like that, she's hurling granite at glass.
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Don't touch that clock, Arizona! Rest of nation falling back from Daylight Saving Time https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110423_daylight_saving_time/dont-touch-that-clock-arizona-rest-nation-falling-back-from-daylight-saving-time/
Daylight Saving Time ends early Sunday morning for most of the United States, but Arizona residents won't have to switch their clocks — we don't observe DST.
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What the Sun Devils won't tell you: Arizona beats ASU in hard-fought match to end season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110423_arizona-soccer/what-sun-devils-wont-tell-you-arizona-beats-asu-hard-fought-match-end-season/
The Arizona Wildcats soccer team ended their season on a high note with a solid 2 - 1 win over the women from Tempe Normal School.
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Blacksmithing, trail rides & more at 22nd annual Cowboy Festival https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110323_cowboy_festival/blacksmithing-trail-rides-more-22nd-annual-cowboy-festival/
The 22nd annual Cowboy Festival will return for two days on Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5 at Empire Ranch. The event in Sonoita is open to all ages.
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Hobbs gives $2M to election efforts, orders departments to ramp up voter registration https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110323_hobbs_elections/hobbs-gives-2m-election-efforts-orders-departments-ramp-up-voter-registration/
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday announced she was dedicating $2.3 million to improve Arizona elections, and she issued a trio of executive orders that are aimed at bolstering elections in the Grand Canyon State.
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Biden administration forced to relist gray wolves as endangered https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110323_endangered_wolves/biden-administration-forced-relist-gray-wolves-as-endangered/
To comply with a federal court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule on Thursday to reinstate federal protections for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act in 45 U.S. states.
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Healthcare Rising Arizona collects signatures for abortion access petition at State Fair https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110323_abortion_petition/healthcare-rising-arizona-collects-signatures-abortion-access-petition-state-fair/
An Arizona health care advocacy group reached out to people at the recent Arizona State Fair to ask registered voters to sign a petition supporting a ballot initiative that would amend the Arizona Constitution to establish abortion access as a fundamental right.
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Healthcare Rising Arizona collects signatures for abortion access petition at State Fair https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110323_abortion_fair/healthcare-rising-arizona-collects-signatures-abortion-access-petition-state-fair/
An Arizona health care advocacy group reached out to people at the recent Arizona State Fair to ask registered voters to sign a petition supporting a ballot initiative that would amend the Arizona Constitution to establish abortion access as a fundamental right.
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Testimony from election deniers begins Trump’s defense in Colorado 14th Amendment trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110323_trump_colorado/testimony-from-election-deniers-begins-trumps-defense-colorado-14th-amendment-trial/
A series of tense exchanges between plaintiffs’ attorneys and witnesses called by former President Donald Trump’s legal team characterized the opening stages of Trump’s defense in a Colorado trial to determine whether he is ineligible to seek office.
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Minnesota voters fight Trump’s ballot eligibility at state’s high court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110323_minnesota_trump/minnesota-voters-fight-trumps-ballot-eligibility-states-high-court/
The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday from voters who seek to remove Donald Trump from 2024 presidential ballots in the state, marking the latest step in the case’s likely journey to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Los médicos de Arizona pueden impugnar la prohibición del aborto debido a anomalías genéticas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110323_abortion_ban_challenge_esp/los-medicos-de-arizona-pueden-impugnar-la-prohibicion-del-aborto-debido-anomalias-geneticas/
Dos proveedores de atención de salud reproductiva de Arizona tendrán otra oportunidad de impugnar lo que dicen que es una ley de aborto inconstitucionalmente vaga de Arizona después de que el Noveno Circuito devolvió su caso contra el estado a un tribunal de primera instancia.
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All Souls Procession to remember the dead for 34th year in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110123_34th_all_souls_procession/all-souls-procession-remember-dead-34th-year-tucson/
The beloved Tucson tradition of the All Souls Procession returns for its 34th year with a weekend of art, music and honoring the dead. The events include the Procession of the Little Angels, the Dance of the Dead concert series and the main procession and ceremony.
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Sen. Justine Wadsack posted a completed Tucson ballot online, but it wasn't hers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110223_wadsack_ballot/sen-justine-wadsack-posted-completed-tucson-ballot-online-but-it-wasnt-hers/
Updated: Tucson-area Republican state Sen. Justine Wadsack tweeted a photo of what she claims is her filled-out ballot this week. But the pictured ballot includes a proposition she's not eligible to vote on, and is for a different precinct. Pima County officials confirmed that she was sent the correct ballot.
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Hobbs gives $2M to election efforts, orders departments to ramp up voter registration https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/110323_hobbs_elections/hobbs-gives-2m-election-efforts-orders-departments-ramp-up-voter-registration/
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday announced she was dedicating $2.3 million to improve Arizona elections, and she issued a trio of executive orders that are aimed at bolstering elections in the Grand Canyon State.
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Eric Trump says he 'never had anything to do' with Donald Trump’s financial statements https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110323_trump_fraud/eric-trump-says-he-never-had-anything-do-with-donald-trumps-financial-statements/
Eric Trump on Thursday tried mounting the same defense his older brother Donald Trump Jr. tried on Wednesday: that he had nothing to do with his father’s financial statements, but unlike his older brother, Eric Trump had a damning paper trail that suggested otherwise.
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Arizona Diamondbacks silenced by Texas Rangers in World Series loss https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110323_diamondbacks_series/arizona-diamondbacks-silenced-by-texas-rangers-world-series-loss/
As the Diamondbacks walked off the Chase Field turf Wednesday night, there was a blend of pride, agony, gloom and hope from the players, coaching staff and Arizona faithful, as the team’s miraculous and sometimes chaotic 2023 season run came to a close.
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Pima volleyball falls to Chandler-Gilbert in opening contest at regionals https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/110223_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-falls-chandler-gilbert-opening-contest-regionals/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (12-17) opened play at the NJCAA Region I, Division II Tournament on Thursday at Scottsdale Community College.
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