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Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congressional Democrats urged the Treasury Department to change the banking ‘red flags’ policy on legal marijuana businesses, arguing the federal government unfairly penalizes state-legal marijuana businesses whose owners have been convicted of marijuana-related crimes.

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Updated: Give to real local journalism that matters — your donation TRIPLED before Dec. 31! Support the watchdog reporters of the nonprofit independent newsroom at the Tucson Sentinel.

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Colleges face gambling addiction among students as sports betting spreads tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
An estimated 2% to 3% of U.S. adults have a gambling problem, with the portion of college students with a problem is potentially twice that number - but colleges can take steps to curtail problem gambling among students.

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Arizona Theatre Company's 'Scrooge!' is all but humbug tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Arizona Theatre Company premiered their new holiday musical on Friday, Nov. 10 in the Temple of Music and Art in Tucson - "Scrooge!"

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Trump moves for mistrial in Manhattan fraud case, claiming bias from the court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Donald Trump’s legal team asked a Manhattan court for a mistrial in the $250 million civil fraud case against the former president, his family and his namesake business, arguing the court was biased against Trump throughout the trial’s proceedings.

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In late-night rally, Senate approves short-term federal budget, dodging shutdown tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress appears to have averted a government shutdown for the second time this fall, as the Senate voted to approve a short-term spending patch that will keep federal programs funded into the new year.

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Tom Horne is violating students' rights & promoting Islamophobia, critics say tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A local Muslim civil rights group is pushing back on criticism of Amnesty International in Arizona schools leveled last week by Tom Horne, the state’s schools chief, saying his comments violate the free speech rights of students and contribute to rising Islamophobia.

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Late disclosure in Backpage case could spell trouble for prosecution tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As a nearly deadlocked jury continues to grapple with 100 felony counts stacked against former owners and operators of Backpage.com, prosecutors seem to have inadvertently thrown yet another wrench in the case.

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State Bar of Arizona investigates Kari Lake’s election-challenge attorneys tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Bryan Blehm and Kurt Olsen, the two attorneys who represented Kari Lake in her failed attempt to overturn the results of Arizona’s 2022 gubernatorial election are being investigated by the State Bar of Arizona.

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Shaken & stirred: NCAA transfer portal transforms Pac-12 basketball tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The stakes are raised higher each offseason with college basketball coaches across the country scrambling to keep their top talent on rosters while dipping into the transfer portal to replenish the void left by NBA draft prospects, graduates and departed players.

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VA secretary says agency will cooperate with investigation into veterans crisis line tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
VA Secretary Denis McDonough sought to defend the veterans crisis line Wednesday in a letter to the Kansas senator who has raised concerns with how some veterans are treated after calling it, while promising to "investigate thoroughly” allegations of insufficient care.

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Pima guard Rylei Waugh's 22.6 scoring average earns her ACCAC Division II Player of the Week honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College women’s basketball player Rylei Waugh (Westchester HS, CA) received praise from the ACCAC conference for her stellar play during the week of Nov. 5-11.

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PCC center Gabe Oldham named ACCAC Division II Player of the Week tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Gabe Oldham (Spanish Fork HS, UT) has helped the Aztecs to a 4-0 start to the regular season as he received individual recognition from the ACCAC conference for his play.

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Tucson Sector sees 140% spike in migrants at border, despite overall national decrease tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While the number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border declined in October, encounters in the Tucson Sector were on the increase, driven largely by Mexican families seeking refuge in Arizona.

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Officials identify Border Patrol agent killed Tuesday in ATV crash near Douglas tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz, 44, was riding an ATV while responding to a call when he apparently crashed into a fixed light pole in Douglas, Ariz., on Tuesday night.

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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll wins first Rookie of the Year Award in franchise history tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll won the National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award by unanimous vote, becoming the first Diamondbacks player to win the award.

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'Nationwide gun emergency' discussed by U.S. House Democrats at roundtable meeting tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House Democrats held a Monday roundtable forum on changing U.S. gun laws following a recent mass shooting in Maine, where 18 people were killed, in a year where there have been 602 mass shootings.

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More questions than answers on school vouchers as Az oversight cmte wraps up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Many questions about how Arizona’s school voucher system will impact funding for public schools and the larger state budget remain unanswered after the likely final meeting of a temporary legislative oversight committee.

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Hekiu: Indigenous artist collective forms in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Hekiu, a new Arizona Indigenous artist collective based on what the group calls the Original Peoples Design Principles, is a collaborative partnership of various tribal communities that neighbor Tempe made possible through the National Endowment of the Arts: Our Town grant.

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VA veterans crisis line to face new investigation by congressional watchdog agency tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Government Accountability Office plans to investigate multiple whistleblower allegations of “gross mismanagement” at the Department of Veterans Affairs veterans crisis line, following a request from Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran.

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