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U.S. Capitol Police chief describes preparations for possible post-election turmoil https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041124_capitol_election_turmoil/us-capitol-police-chief-describes-preparations-possible-post-election-turmoil/
U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger sought to ease concerns from the lawmakers, saying the department is preparing for major upcoming events — including another potential Jan. 6 — by trying to grow the size of its force and overhauling its intelligence gathering activities.
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City-country mortality gap widens amid persistent holes in rural health care access https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041124_rural_health_mortality/city-country-mortality-gap-widens-amid-persistent-holes-rural-health-care-access/
Health disparities between rural and urban Americans have long been documented, but a recent report found the chasm has grown in recent decades, with rural Americans from 25 to 54 dying from natural causes at wildly higher rates than the same age group living in urban areas.
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Arizona clinics vow to continue providing abortions, but unsure for how much longer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041124_abortion_scramble/arizona-clinics-vow-continue-providing-abortions-but-unsure-how-much-longer/
One day after the Arizona Supreme Court resurrected a law that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, clinics around the state said they will continue offering care even as they scramble to figure out how long they can do so.
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Tribal leaders seeking solutions to cartel crime, say they mostly got talk https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041124_tribal_cartels/tribal-leaders-seeking-solutions-cartel-crime-say-they-mostly-got-talk/
Congressional lawmakers wanted to talk about the problems of foreign criminal cartels operating on Indigenous lands, but though tribal leaders came to the House subcommittee hearing seeking solutions, they left the hearing afraid it was just another “check-a-box-off” exercise.
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Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041124_rnc_poll_watchers/republican-national-committee-courts-election-conspiracy-theorists-help-watch-polls/
As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread election lies.
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Feds strengthen background check requirements for gun purchases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041124_firearm_sales_regs/feds-strengthen-background-check-requirements-gun-purchases/
The Justice Department has finalized regulations that strengthens the definition of people who are “engaged in the business” of selling firearms and are thus required to conduct a background check to crack down on unlicensed firearms dealers.
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In Nogales, a push to target 'plaza bosses' to stem fentanyl smuggling into U.S. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041024_fentanyl_nogales/in-nogales-push-target-plaza-bosses-stem-fentanyl-smuggling-into-us/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they are targeting drug cartel "plaza bosses" in Nogales, Ariz., and Sonora who move fentanyl north into Arizona.
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GOP thwarts attempts to repeal Az’s 1864 abortion ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041024_gop_abortion_legislature/gop-thwarts-attempts-repeal-azs-1864-abortion-ban/
Republican lawmakers in the Arizona legislature blocked multiple efforts to repeal the near-total abortion ban from 1864, saying they need more time to consider the repercussions of doing so.
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'Widow's Waltz': New McCallion Band record explores grief, self-indulgence & aging https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041024_mccallion_widows_waltz/widows-waltz-new-mccallion-band-record-explores-grief-self-indulgence-aging/
The McCallion Band explores getting older and the worries that come with being a parent in their new EP, "Widow's Waltz."
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'Widow's Waltz': New McCallion Band record explores grief, self-infulgence & aging https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041024_mccallion_widows_waltz/widows-waltz-new-mccallion-band-record-explores-grief-self-infulgence-aging/
The McCallion Band explores getting older and the worries that come with being a parent in their new EP, "Widow's Waltz."
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Hellertoon: Az's old abortion ban rattles Republican electoral prospects https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041024_abortion_hellertoon/hellertoon-azs-old-abortion-ban-rattles-republican-electoral-prospects/
Arizona's Supreme Court did more than just declare a Civil War-era ban on abortion to be the current state law this week. The GOP-appointed justices shook a slew of Republican politicians into suddenly shifting their public rhetoric on reproductive rights.
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Arizona abortion ban: What we didn’t know about labor & birth in 1864 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092822_abortion_ban_timeline/arizona-abortion-ban-what-we-didnt-know-labor-birth-1864/
The following is a timeline of important developments in obstetrics and birth control between when the law that bans virtually all abortions in Arizona originated in 1864 and 2022, along with a few important historical markers for context.
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Alvarez throws complete-game shutout, Senior has 4 RBIs as Pima splits with No. 2 Central Az https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040924_pcc_baseball/alvarez-throws-complete-game-shutout-senior-has-4-rbis-as-pima-splits-with-no-2-central-az/
The Pima Community College baseball team (35-11, 21-9 in ACCAC) hosted Central Arizona College (38-9, 25-5) on Tuesday in a matchup between two NJCAA Division I nationally ranked teams,
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Martin homers in extra innings as Pima softball streak hits 22 games https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040924_pcc_softball/martin-homers-extra-innings-as-pima-softball-streak-hits-22-games/
The Pima Community College softball team (31-8, 16-2 in ACCAC) secured its second straight 30+ win season on Tuesday as it extended its winning streak to 22 games after beating Yavapai College (10-17, 10-10) in Prescott.
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Study: Most veterans who support extremism had negative military experiences https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041024_veteran_extremism/study-most-veterans-who-support-extremism-had-negative-military-experiences/
In interviews, nearly three-quarters of veterans who said they supported an extremist group or ideology reported experiencing a traumatic or otherwise negative event during their military service, and more than half said they struggled with the transition to civilian life.
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Republicans scrutinize voting rolls & ramp up for mass challenges ahead of election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041024_gop_voter_challenges/republicans-scrutinize-voting-rolls-ramp-up-mass-challenges-ahead-election/
Lawsuits are just one example of the tactics Republicans and conservative activists are using ahead of November’s presidential election as they seek to purge voter rolls of allegedly ineligible voters, challenges and lawsuits used to bolster unfounded claims of rampant voter fraud.
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After public push, feds curb health insurance agents’ access to consumer Social Security numbers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041024_aca_social_security/after-public-push-feds-curb-health-insurance-agents-access-consumer-social-security-numbers/
The system used to enroll people in federal Affordable Care Act insurance plans inadvertently allowed access by insurance brokers to consumers’ full Social Security numbers, a vulnerability that allowed switching people from one plan to another and one that has now been corrected.
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2024 will be the abortion election & Republicans are bracing for voter retribution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/041024_abortion_retribution_op/2024-will-abortion-election-republicans-are-bracing-voter-retribution/
It didn’t take long for panic to set in among Republicans after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to ban virtually every abortion in the state - and suddenly, some of those who proudly declared their anti-abortion bonafides were staring down a political reality that wasn’t so clear cut.
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EPA finalizes nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041024_epa_pfas/epa-finalizes-nations-first-pfas-limits-drinking-water/
The EPA announced the nation’s first drinking water standards for six types of PFAS - representing a fraction of the entire class of "forever chemicals" found in everything from nonstick cookware to menstrual products, but the agency's strongest action yet to address the threat.
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Dem challenger Engel outraises Southern Az Rep. Juan Ciscomani https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/041024_engel_ciscomani/dem-challenger-engel-outraises-southern-az-rep-juan-ciscomani/
Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel pulled in more campaign cash in the first fundraising quarter of 2024 than her GOP opponent, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani.
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