An angry Trump pledges to appeal ‘this scam’ conviction as Republicans vow resistance https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053124_trump_reax/an-angry-trump-pledges-appeal-this-scam-conviction-as-republicans-vow-resistance/
Former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, vowed to launch an appeal based “on many things” he considered unfair during his New York trial, he said in the lobby of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan.
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Arizona guardswoman & high school teacher was exposed as a neo-Nazi https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060224_nazi_guard/arizona-guardswoman-high-school-teacher-was-exposed-as-neo-nazi/
An Army National Guardswoman and part-time band instructor for Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale was outed this week for her involvement in the local neo-Nazi and white nationalist scene.
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Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn’t reaching them https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060224_bird_flu_workers/farmworkers-face-high-risk-exposures-bird-flu-but-testing-isnt-reaching-them/
Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill.
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La falta de pruebas de gripe aviar pone en riesgo a los trabajadores agrícolas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060224_bird_flu_workers_esp/la-falta-de-pruebas-de-gripe-aviar-pone-en-riesgo-los-trabajadores-agricolas/
Los trabajadores agrícolas enfrentan algunas de las exposiciones más intensas al virus de la gripe aviar, pero defensores dicen que muchos de ellos no tienen recursos a los que recurrir si se enferman.
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Outside Supreme Court justice’s home was a Revolution-era flag, now a call for Christian nationalism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060224_right_wing_flags_op/outside-supreme-court-justices-home-was-revolution-era-flag-now-call-christian-nationalism/
Homes owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito have flown flags linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the general effort of Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Hot stuff: Tucson & Pima County gov't set to discuss heat measures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052924_agenda_heat_op/hot-stuff-tucson-pima-county-govt-set-discuss-heat-measures/
Updated: The city of Tucson's plan to deal with the summer heat is meant to prevent emergencies; Sun Tran and Sun Express are up for overhauls, and the City Council is set to vote on a $2.4 billion budget. Plus, fireworks at the Board of Supervisors and more in local gov't meetings.
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‘Still undefeated’: FC Tucson secures draw with stoppage time tally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/060224_fc-tucson/still-undefeated-fc-tucson-secures-draw-with-stoppage-time-tally/
“Still undefeated,” said club president Jon Pearlman to the press after Ashli Martinez scored a late-match goal for the local women's soccer side.
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Photos: Wildcats drop NCAA baseball regional to Grand Canyon U https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/053124_wildcat_baseball/photos-wildcats-drop-ncaa-baseball-regional-grand-canyon-u/
The Tucson regional round of the NCAA 2024 baseball tournament kicked off Friday, with the University of Arizona not able to capitalize on their home-field advantage.
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Drag, dancing & Pride events to add to your calendar https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/053124_pride_roundup/drag-dancing-pride-events-add-your-calendar/
While Tucson's annual Pride Festival is scheduled for September, the community will mark Pride Month with a number of events throughout June, kicking off with the Queer Bazaar this Saturday.
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Hot stuff: Tucson & Pima County gov't set to discuss heat measures https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052924_agenda_heat_op/hot-stuff-tucson-pima-county-govt-set-discuss-heat-measures/
The city of Tucson's plan to deal with the summer heat is meant to prevent emergencies; Sun Tran and Sun Express are up for overhauls, and the City Council is set to vote on a $2.4 billion budget. Plus, fireworks at the Board of Supervisors and more in local gov't meetings.
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Arizona & other states join Biden administration in bid to modernize nation’s aging grid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053124_power_upgrade/arizona-other-states-join-biden-administration-bid-modernize-nations-aging-grid/
Twenty-one states including Arizona are joining a push by the Biden administration to modernize America’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power generation mix that includes lots of wind and solar and severe weather.
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Chief Justice Roberts refuses to meet with lawmakers amid flag controversy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053124_alito_refusal/chief-justice-roberts-refuses-meet-with-lawmakers-amid-flag-controversy/
Chief Justice Roberts declined to meet with Senate Democrats about flags used by far-right political activists flown outside Justice Alito’s residences after claims the new Supreme Court ethics code required Alito to recuse from any cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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Trump’s prosecution is unprecedented in U.S. – but other countries have prosecuted former leaders https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053124_trump_prosecution/trumps-prosecution-unprecedented-us-8211-but-other-countries-have-prosecuted-former-leaders/
While charging a former president with criminal offenses was a first in the United States with former President Donald Trump, in other countries ex-leaders are routinely investigated, prosecuted and even jailed.
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Capitol police officers who battled Trump-backing insurrectionists stumped for Biden in Phoenix https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/053124_capitol_police_biden/capitol-police-officers-who-battled-trump-backing-insurrectionists-stumped-biden-phoenix/
Two former U.S. Capitol Police officers who carry with them physical and mental reminders of the violence they encountered at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 stopped in Phoenix Thursday to campaign for President Joe Biden.
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Donald Trump and the Upcoming Detention https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053124_claytoonz_trump/donald-trump-and-upcoming-detention/
Heading to the clink is an unappealing prospect, but there's a solid chance that's where failed casino operator Donald Trump will end up, when he's sentenced in July on 34 felony counts by a New York judge.
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‘He loved being Bill Walton’: Celebrating the life & legacy of a basketball icon, beloved broadcaster https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/053124_walton_obit/he-loved-being-bill-walton-celebrating-life-legacy-basketball-icon-beloved-broadcaster/
As the University of Arizona’s Pac-12 baseball title last Saturday night marked the final event in the conference’s current iteration, Monday’s passing of basketball legend Bill Walton signaled a true end of an era.
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Will women voters care about Trump’s conviction? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053124_trump_women_voters/will-women-voters-care-trumps-conviction/
Donald Trump was found guilty in a first-of-its-kind criminal trial of a former U.S. president that put a spotlight on an attempt to falsify business records, keep secret an adult film actor’s story of an affair and change the outcome of an election - but will women voters care?
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After grilling an NIH scientist over COVID emails, Congress turns to Anthony Fauci https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/053124_fauci_congress/after-grilling-nih-scientist-over-covid-emails-congress-turns-anthony-fauci/
Former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci has faced many hostile questions from members of Congress, but when he appears before a House panel on Monday, he’ll have something new to answer for: a trove of incendiary emails written by one of his closest advisers.
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Trump found guilty: 5 key aspects of the trial explained by a law professor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/053124_trump_guilty_explained/trump-found-guilty-5-key-aspects-trial-explained-by-law-professor/
Former President Donald Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York, a sentencing hearing is set for July 11, and Trump’s legal team will likely appeal the verdict - so what does this mean and what comes next?
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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/
Updated: 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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