Biden administration invests in Az’s semiconductor industry ahead of 2024 election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051024_az_semiconductors/biden-administration-invests-azs-semiconductor-industry-ahead-2024-election/
As the standoff between Chinese and U.S. trade continues, President Joe Biden’s administration is seizing the opportunity to invest in a key battleground state ahead of the 2024 election by granting direct funding and loans to advance the production of semiconductor chips in Arizona.
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Asylum seekers with criminal records would be removed more quickly under Biden proposal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051024_asylum_removal/asylum-seekers-with-criminal-records-would-removed-more-quickly-under-biden-proposal/
The Biden administration announced it’s proposing changes to the asylum system that would allow immigration officials to reject asylum seekers who have a criminal record that poses a threat to national security or public safety and quickly remove them.
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Stahl Hamilton: Arizonans depend on the Affordable Care Act; we must protect it from repeal https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051024_aca_stahl_hamilton_op/stahl-hamilton-arizonans-depend-affordable-care-act-we-must-protect-it-from-repeal/
"We cannot dismiss Donald Trump’s promise to destroy the ACA as an empty threat." — Ariz. Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
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Photos: Police dash University of Arizona protest over Gaza with gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051024_ua_gaza_protest/photos-police-dash-university-arizona-protest-over-gaza-with-gas-pepper-balls-rubber-bullets/
For the second time in two weeks, protesters took over a small corner of the olive grove on the University of Arizona campus and refused to leave until police used rubber bullets, pepper balls and gas to force them out.
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Forest Service begins enviro review of South32 manganese & zinc mine in Patagonia Mtns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/05924_south32_mine_review/forest-service-begins-enviro-review-south32-manganese-zinc-mine-patagonia-mtns/
The Forest Service will begin accepting public comments Friday as it considers whether to approve South32's Hermosa Mine, a manganese and zinc project tucked into the Patagonia Mountains in Southern Arizona.
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Cheers to Mom! Some ideas for Mother's Day weekend in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050924_mothers_day/cheers-mom-some-ideas-mothers-day-weekend-tucson/
Mother's Day in Tucson does not have to be ordinary. Here are some things to do this weekend, ranging from baking to dancing.
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Newest known So. Ariz. jaguar named by Tohono O'odham students, elders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050924_jaguar_name/newest-known-so-ariz-jaguar-named-by-tohono-oodham-students-elders/
Hundreds of people from the Tohono O’odham Nation—including students, elders and tribal members—voted to name the latest wild jaguar recently recorded in Southern Arizona, the Center for Biological Diversity announced Thursday.
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Fiebre del valle impacta a poblaciones minoritarias en Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050924_valley_fever_esp/fiebre-del-valle-impacta-poblaciones-minoritarias-en-arizona/
La fiebre del Valle es una infección causada por esporas de hongos que viven en el suelo y el polvo en algunas áreas del suroeste de EE. UU., y en Arizona, los hispanos, nativos americanos y negros tienen más probabilidades de tener fiebre del Valle grave que los blancos.
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Drop off old papers, paint & more at Tucson collection event Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050924_hazwaste_may/drop-off-old-papers-paint-more-tucson-collection-event-saturday/
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.
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Forest Service begins enviro review of South32 maganese & zinc mine in Patagonia Mtns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/05924_south32_mine_review/forest-service-begins-enviro-review-south32-maganese-zinc-mine-patagonia-mtns/
The Forest Service will begin accepting public comments Friday as it considers whether to approve South32's Hermosa Mine, a manganese and zinc project tucked into the Patagonia Mountains in Southern Arizona.
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Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050924_marijuana_policies/still-much-unknown-how-marijuana-policies-would-change-states-under-biden-plan/
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed loosening the illegal status of marijuana at the federal level – but that doesn’t mean the federal government now condones recreational or medicinal use in the many states - such as Arizona - that have legalized the drug.
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LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws have broad public support. So why doesn’t Arizona have one? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050924_lgbtq_discrimination/lgbtq-anti-discrimination-laws-have-broad-public-support-so-why-doesnt-arizona-have-one/
The fight to pass an anti-discrimination bill is now more than twenty years old in Arizona, and though twenty-two states now have comprehensive LGBTQ+ civil rights laws on the books, Arizona is not one of them.
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As Democrats push to help ‘Dreamers,’ GOP immigration priorities lie elsewhere https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050924_gop_dreamers/as-democrats-push-help-dreamers-gop-immigration-priorities-lie-elsewhere/
Democrats on Capitol Hill have long called for a pathway to permanent residency for Dreamers, but Republicans contend that now is not the time to consider an effort to protect undocumented youth, pointing to what they said is a more urgent need to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Deaf community is divided over how cochlear implants affect deaf identity & culture https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050924_cochlear_implants/deaf-community-divided-over-how-cochlear-implants-affect-deaf-identity-culture/
Cochlear implants have been available in the U.S. since 1961, but the deaf community is divided over whether getting a cochlear implant undermines deaf identity and culture.
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Arizona lawmakers advance immigration resolution despite racism claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050924_immigration_racism/arizona-lawmakers-advance-immigration-resolution-despite-racism-claims/
Arizona lawmakers from the state Senate military affairs and public safety committee and the House judiciary committee approved a voter resolution establishing illegal border entry as a state crime amid racial profiling and constitutionality concerns.
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Maricopa County Republicans censured Az Supreme Court because it rejected election lawsuits https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050824_az_supreme_court_censure/maricopa-county-republicans-censured-az-supreme-court-it-rejected-election-lawsuits/
The Maricopa County GOP censured all seven of Arizona’s Supreme court justices for “failure to perform their duties fairly and impartially” because they rejected bids by Kari Lake and Abe Hamadeh to overturn the 2022 election and allowed a defamation case against Lake to continue.
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Troubled Pima County Constable Vasquez resigns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050824_vasquez_resigns/troubled-pima-county-constable-vasquez-resigns/
Updated: Troubled Pima County Constable Oscar Vasquez, already suspended without pay, turned in his resignation this week.
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Troubled Pima County Constable Vasquez resigns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050824_vasquez_resigns/troubled-pima-county-constable-vasquez-resigns/
Troubled Pima County Constable Oscar Vasquez, already suspended without pay, turned in his resignation this week.
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TikTok sues feds over ‘obviously unconstitutional’ potential ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050824_tiktok_lawsuit/tiktok-sues-feds-over-obviously-unconstitutional-potential-ban/
TikTok filed a lawsuit in a bid to block recently passed legislation that would force the application to be divested from Chinese parent-company ByteDance or be banned in the United States.
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Stranded in the ER, seniors await hospital care & suffer avoidable harm https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050824_er_senior_care/stranded-er-seniors-await-hospital-care-suffer-avoidable-harm/
As medical workers who staff emergency rooms contend with ER boarding, adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care - and seniors may encounter boarding more often than other patients.
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