Hannukah events in Tucson: Menorah lightings, Gelt drops & more https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120823_hannukah_roundup/hannukah-events-tucson-menorah-lightings-gelt-drops-more/
From Menorahs to Gelt drops, here are some events to celebrate Hannukah in Tucson and nearby areas.
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Key Trump attorney in fake elector plot to meet with Arizona prosecutors: report https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120823_fake_electors/key-trump-attorney-fake-elector-plot-meet-with-arizona-prosecutors-report/
The attorney for Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign who was a leading architect of the plan to organize fake presidential electors in Arizona and other battleground states that the twice-impeached president lost is set to meet with prosecutors in the Grand Canyon State on Monday.
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Frustration for Ajo with Lukeville border crossing closed; Hobbs looks to Nat'l Guard https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_lukeville_closure_reactions/frustration-ajo-with-lukeville-border-crossing-closed-hobbs-looks-natl-guard/
For Ajo's residents and workers, the closure meant stress and frustration, meanwhile Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is moving to use National Guard troops to reopen Lukeville.
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Potential Bronson replacements will vie in virtual forum Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_pima_supes_forum/potential-bronson-replacements-will-vie-virtual-forum-monday/
The eight applicants for the appointment to the Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 seat have been invited to take part in an online public forum Monday, hosted by the League of Women Voters.
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Author Desmond encourages Tucsonans to become 'poverty abolitionists' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_desmond_poverty/author-desmond-encourages-tucsonans-become-poverty-abolitionists/
Matthew Desmond author of best-seller "Poverty in America," will explore the system nature of economic inequality at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, in support of the Primavera Foundation.
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Real or artificial? How to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it’s made of https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120723_tree_sustainability_op/real-or-artificial-how-choose-most-sustainable-christmas-tree-no-matter-what-its-made-of/
Every year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many more pull an artificial tree out of storage for the season, but which is more sustainable is a big debate.
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Tempestuous singer Jesika von Rabbit promises to drill earworms at Tucson performance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120823_jesika_von_rabbit/tempestuous-singer-jesika-von-rabbit-promises-drill-earworms-tucson-performance/
Dubbed the "Queen of the Hi-Desert," Jesika von Rabbit is a pop artist with the moxie to take the musical risks that most mainstream pop princesses fight shy away from.
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With time growing short, U.S. Senate talks extend on immigration overhaul https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120823_senate_immigration/with-time-growing-short-us-senate-talks-extend-immigration-overhaul/
Members of Congress left the Capitol on Thursday without a deal on sought-after changes to immigration policy that’s tied to aid for Ukraine and Israel — leaving them just one week to resolve the dispute before lawmakers depart for a three-week holiday break.
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Arizona man arrested for threats, linked to 'religiously-motivated terrorist attack' in Australia https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120723_australian_threats/arizona-man-arrested-threats-linked-religiously-motivated-terrorist-attack-australia/
Federal officials arrested a 58-year-old Arizona man on Friday for allegedly threatening the head of the World Health Organization, and linked him to a fatal attack on police in Australia last year.
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Growing threat of political violence looms over 2024, former members of Congress warn https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120823_political_violence/growing-threat-political-violence-looms-over-2024-former-members-congress-warn/
Former members of Congress are deeply concerned about political violence ahead of the 2024 presidential election, as increased acceptance of political violence is seen across the political spectrum - but they laid much of the blame on former President Trump and his supporters.
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Judge dismisses challenge over Salt River horse herd https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_salt_river_horses/judge-dismisses-challenge-over-salt-river-horse-herd/
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the presence of wild horses in the Tonto National Forest after conservationists didn’t amend their complaint within the 30 days provided by the court.
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Arizona inmate claiming religious rights abuse gets day at 9th Circuit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_religious_rights/arizona-inmate-claiming-religious-rights-abuse-gets-day-9th-circuit/
A Ninth Circuit panel heard two arguments from an Arizona inmate who claims the Department of Corrections violated his religious rights by requiring him to work on holy days recognized by his faith, and subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Texas DPS absolves its leaders of wrongdoing after investigating migrant mistreatment claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120823_tx_dps_migrants/texas-dps-absolves-its-leaders-wrongdoing-after-investigating-migrant-mistreatment-claims/
Five months after a Texas Department of Public Safety medic told his superiors that troopers were ordered to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water, an internal DPS investigation found no systemic wrongdoing by its personnel on the Texas-Mexico border.
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COVID-19 cases down from pandemic; so are vaccinations, worrying experts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120823_covid_normal/covid-19-cases-down-from-pandemic-so-are-vaccinations-worrying-experts/
The U.S. has entered a “new normal” for COVID-19, with lower but consistent levels of infection, but experts fear that the new normal may include people skipping vaccines that are still needed for protection.
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Biden kicks off Tribal Nations Summit with order streamlining funding access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120823_tribal_summit/biden-kicks-off-tribal-nations-summit-with-order-streamlining-funding-access/
More than 100 Indigenous leaders were on hand for the Biden administration’s third annual Tribal Nations Summit, where President Joe Biden signed an executive order to reform federal funding and support for tribal nations, sparking cheers and applause from the audience.
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You're invited: Support local independent journalism at Tucson Sentinel's Holiday Shindig https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120723_holiday_shindig/youre-invited-support-local-independent-journalism-tucson-sentinels-holiday-shindig/
Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 232nd birthday of the Bill of Rights (Dec. 15), or the impending 14th (or is it 15th?!) birthday of TucsonSentinel.com (Jan. 22).
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Voters ask Colorado Supreme Court to bar Trump from GOP primary ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120723_colorado_trump/voters-ask-colorado-supreme-court-bar-trump-from-gop-primary-ballot/
Six Colorado voters asked the state Supreme Court to bar Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 GOP primary ballot after a lower court found the former president incited an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but declined to block him from running for office.
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Az committee praises charter school board, recommends 10-year continuance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120723_charter_school_board/az-committee-praises-charter-school-board-recommends-10-year-continuance/
The Arizona Senate and House education committees have put their backing behind the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools to continue its work regulating charter schools for another 10 years.
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BICAS hosts silent auction and gallery https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120623_bicas_gallery_auction/bicas-hosts-silent-auction-and-gallery/
The Bicycle Inter Community Art and Salvage center is hosting a gallery and silent auction of art both from BICAS artists and local community artists.
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‘I’ll never forget’: Pearl Harbor survivor & Arizonan Jack Holder remembers surprise attack https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120721_az_pearl_harbor_survivor/ill-never-forget-pearl-harbor-survivor-arizonan-jack-holder-remembers-surprise-attack/
What started as a calm Sunday morning in Oahu on Dec. 7, 1941, ended as a terrible day in American history - and a day Chandler resident Jack Holder remembers like it was yesterday.
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