Az poison centers: 'Diamond Shruumz' bars linked to seizures, unconsciousness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_diamond_shruumz/az-poison-centers-diamond-shruumz-bars-linked-seizures-unconsciousness/
People using "Diamond Shruumz" mushroom-infused products have suffered serious health problems, including seizures and unconsciousness, Arizona poison control officials said.
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Fishers decry ‘underhanded’ new initiative to protect Mexico’s endangered vaquita https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060324_vaquita_nets/fishers-decry-underhanded-new-initiative-protect-mexicos-endangered-vaquita/
The latest attempt to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise may prove to be the most effective yet - but the way it’s being administered may even prove a threat to the species it purports to conserve.
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Lake lawyers await discipline for making false claims to Az Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_lake_lawyer_discipline/lake-lawyers-await-discipline-making-false-claims-az-supreme-court/
As Kari Lake continues her campaign for U.S. Senate, the lawyers who represented the Republican in her failed effort to overturn the results of the 2022 election for Arizona governor are both facing court discipline.
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After years of reports & complaints, Havasupai pack animals still in peril https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_havasupai_animals/after-years-reports-complaints-havasupai-pack-animals-still-peril/
The abuse of the mules and horses used by the Havasupai Tribe to transport cargo in and out of Havasupai Village in the Grand Canyon is not new, and activists want The Major Crimes Act amended to include animal abuse.
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Air Force sued for records on airspace expansion over Arizona wilderness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_air_force_airspace/air-force-sued-records-airspace-expansion-over-arizona-wilderness/
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Air Force, seeking public records related to its proposal to expand military training operations over millions of acres of sensitive wilderness in Arizona and New Mexico.
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How Arizona hopes to avoid a ‘nightmare’ if November ballot stretches to a second page https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_az_ballot_length/how-arizona-hopes-avoid-nightmare-if-november-ballot-stretches-second-page/
Arizona election officials won’t know for certain what’s on the ballot until July or August, and the length will vary by county - but a second page is likely enough that they’ve already begun testing it.
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DC Circuit greenlights termination in Arizona dispensary labor dispute https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_dispensary_labor/dc-circuit-greenlights-termination-arizona-dispensary-labor-dispute/
The D.C. Circuit on Friday partially granted a request by cannabis giant Curaleaf to review a wrongful termination violation brought by a federal labor regulator, while allowing the the NLRB to proceed with enforcement on what the agency says are three other violations.
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Thousands of college-bound Arizona students still in financial aid ‘limbo’ in wake of FAFSA snafus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060324_az_fafsa_limbo/thousands-college-bound-arizona-students-still-financial-aid-limbo-wake-fafsa-snafus/
Defects with the federal application for financial aid have left thousands of Arizona students still unsure if they can afford college – or at least, how much they’ll have to pay – with less than three months to go before classes start.
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Oro Valley votes on $151 million budget, South Tucson seeks 'home rule' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060324_oro_budget_agenda/oro-valley-votes-151-million-budget-south-tucson-seeks-home-rule/
The second installment of the Sentinel's weekly update of local government action: Oro Valley to focus on investment raises in next budget, South Tucson seeks voter approval to increase spending limit, and more from public meetings around Tucson.
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Psychoactive drugs are having a moment. The FDA will soon weigh in. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060224_psychoactive_drugs/psychoactive-drugs-are-having-moment-fda-will-soon-weigh-in/
A host of medications based on MDMA, LSD, ketamine, psychedelic mushrooms, and other natural materials are now under development - in some cases vying for approval by the FDA - though not all researchers are convinced that their benefits have been validated.
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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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