Trump found guilty on all 34 felony counts in NY hush money trial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053024_trump_guilty/trump-found-guilty-all-34-felony-counts-ny-hush-money-trial/
Jurors in New York state court on Thursday found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star ultimately to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.
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Supreme Court: Arizona can execute Danny Lee Jones despite attorney errors https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_jones_execution/supreme-court-arizona-can-execute-danny-lee-jones-despite-attorney-errors/
The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned an appeals court ruling giving Danny Lee Jones a new sentencing hearing, finding that attorney errors did not warrant a second shot at avoiding the death penalty.
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Navajo Nation president denies alleged sexual misconduct https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_nygren_misconduct/navajo-nation-president-denies-alleged-sexual-misconduct/
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren addressed sexual harassment allegations made by Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya, disputing Montoya’s allegation that he sexually harassed her during a staff meeting in August 2023.
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Arizona governor vetoes bill criminalizing AI deepfakes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_deepfake_veto/arizona-governor-vetoes-bill-criminalizing-ai-deepfakes/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would establish criminal penalties for the creation and distribution of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, instead urging the state Senate to send her another bill she says “significantly overlaps with” the vetoed bill’s intent.
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Maricopa County conducts mock election to prepare for two-page ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_maricopa_mock_election/maricopa-county-conducts-mock-election-prepare-two-page-ballot/
Maricopa County held a mock election Wednesday to prepare poll workers and election officials for the upcoming November election to learn what challenges they’ll face with processing and counting ballots that will be two pages long.
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FactCheck: Lake ad makes misleading claim about Gallego & noncitizen voting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_factcheck_lake_voting/factcheck-lake-ad-makes-misleading-claim-gallego-noncitizen-voting/
In a campaign ad attacking Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake misleadingly claims that the congressman “supports … allowing illegals to vote.”
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Justice Alito rebuffs recusal calls in Jan. 6 cases https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053024_alito_recusal/justice-alito-rebuffs-recusal-calls-jan-6-cases/
Justice Samuel Alito rejected calls to recuse from cases tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, claiming that flags used by far-right political activists flown outside his homes did not warrant stepping away from two upcoming rulings.
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Old Pueblo Derby: FC Tucson defeats RSL Southern Arizona in first all-local women's league contest https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/053024_tucson-soccer/old-pueblo-derby-fc-tucson-defeats-rsl-southern-arizona-first-all-local-womens-league-contest/
FC Tucson and RSL Southern Arizona faced off in a match at Tucson High School on Wednesday night. This was the first time a WPSL contest was between two teams from Tucson. It ended in a 5-0 victory for FC Tucson.
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Mark Kelly pledges to codify Roe abortion rights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_kelly_roe/mark-kelly-pledges-codify-roe-abortion-rights/
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly wants to codify abortion rights at the federal level to stabilize the procedure’s constantly changing legality in Arizona, and vowed to look into the possibility of enshrining Roe v. Wade into federal law.
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Az public school advocates demand voucher reform amid $1 billion deficit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_voucher_reform/az-public-school-advocates-demand-voucher-reform-amid-1-billion-deficit/
Arizona public school advocates are demanding that private school voucher reform be included in the state budget, as the governor and legislative leaders work behind the scenes to deal with a $1.3 billion deficit and a looming deadline to balance it.
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Arizona House Republicans call for impeachment of Democratic AG https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053024_house_mayes/arizona-house-republicans-call-impeachment-democratic-ag/
In a 102-page report, Arizona GOP lawmakers outlined what they said were misdeeds by the state's Democratic attorney general and called for her impeachment - though Democrats have blasted the document as a sham and a partisan stunt.
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Along Nogales wall, jaguar images celebrate newly discovered big cat & offer a warning for the future https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052924_jaguar_rising/along-nogales-wall-jaguar-images-celebrate-newly-discovered-big-cat-offer-warning-future/
Against the orange glare of high-pressure sodium lights, a small projector cast an image of a northern jaguar against the steel wall strung with razor wire that runs along West International Street in downtown Nogales, Ariz.
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Biden admin's clean energy plan is helping doctors like me take better care of our patients https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052924_asthma_op/biden-admins-clean-energy-plan-helping-doctors-like-me-take-better-care-our-patients/
As an emergency physician and co-founder of Arizona Health Professionals for Climate Action, I wanted to take an opportunity this Asthma Awareness Month to highlight the role that pollution and climate change play in exacerbating asthma — and what we can do about it.
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Pool cuts in Tucson yet to be decided https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052824_pool_cuts/pool-cuts-tucson-yet-decided/
Parks and Recreations proposed 37% cut in pool hours in the City of Tucson Council and Mayor meeting on may 21st.
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Organización y nueva píldora ayudan con la depresión posparto https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052924_ppd_pill_esp/organizacion-y-nueva-pildora-ayudan-con-la-depresion-posparto/
La primera píldora para ayudar a los padres a tratar la depresión posparto se aprobó a un costo de $15,900 por un tratamiento de 14 días, pero aquellos que necesitan ayuda pueden recurrir a una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a atender a embarazadas y nuevos padres.
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How a nonprofit group & new postpartum depression pill seek to help those fighting a silent battle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052924_ppd_pill/how-nonprofit-group-new-postpartum-depression-pill-seek-help-those-fighting-silent-battle/
The FDA approved the first pill meant to help parents treat their postpartum depression, but it comes at the cost of $15,900 for a 14-day treatment cycle, but those needing help can turn to a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of pregnant and new parents.
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Una organización y nueva píldora para la depresión posparto ayudan a quienes luchan en una batalla silenciosa https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052924_ppd_pill_esp/una-organizacion-y-nueva-pildora-para-la-depresion-posparto-ayudan-quienes-luchan-en-una-batalla-silenciosa/
La primera píldora para ayudar a los padres a tratar la depresión posparto se aprobó a un costo de $15,900 por un tratamiento de 14 días, pero aquellos que necesitan ayuda pueden recurrir a una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a atender a embarazadas y nuevos padres.
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Sentinel journalists are finalists for 3 national awards https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052924_aan_awards/sentinel-journalists-are-finalists-3-national-awards/
Tucson Sentinel journalists Paul Ingram, Blake Morlock and Daniel Shailer are finalists for awards from the Association for Alternative Newsmedia.
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Amazon must face FTC lawsuit over hard-to-cancel Prime membership https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/052924_ftc_amazon/amazon-must-face-ftc-lawsuit-over-hard-to-cancel-prime-membership/
Amazon failed to persuade a federal judge to toss an FTC lawsuit that accuses the online retailer and three of its executives of tricking shoppers into signing up for a $14.99-a-month Prime membership while making it unnecessarily complicated for members to cancel.
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Why Arizona organizers aren’t shying away from saying ‘abortion’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052924_abortion_access/why-arizona-organizers-arent-shying-away-from-saying-abortion/
The choice of name for the Arizona for Abortion Access speaks to two factors: their focus on abortion as opposed to reproductive rights more broadly, and their desire to normalize public discussion of abortion.
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