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'Anti-documentary trilogy' at MOCA Tucson explores connection between water & colonialism tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Puerto Rican artist Sofía Córdova’s "SIN AGUA" film installation at MOCA Tucson uses research and personal narrative to examine the effects of colonialism on water access in Arizona, while grappling with the catastrophic impact of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico.

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Final defendants arraigned in Arizona's fake Trump elector case tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two of Donald Trump’s attorneys and a former U.S. Senate candidate for Arizona pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in connection to the 2020 Arizona fake elector scheme.

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New partnership will boost agricultural education for Indigenous students tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Indigenous students enrolled in schools run by the Bureau of Indian Education will have access to more comprehensive, culturally relevant agricultural training and education as part of a new partnership the BIE established with the Native American Agriculture Fund.

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Biden announces new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden unveiled Tuesday new protections for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens and measures to make it easier for immigrants brought illegally as children to qualify for work authorization.

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Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
More than half of the people living with HIV in the United States are older than 50, and an estimated that 70% of people living with the virus will fall in that age range by 2030 - yet funding constraints and an increasingly dysfunctional Congress leave people aging with HIV vulnerable.

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Judge blocks Iowa immigration law, state AG to appeal tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction for Iowa’s law on illegal immigration that would give law enforcement officials the power to charge undocumented immigrants, blocking it before enforcement was set to begin July 1.

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Swing-state legislatures diverge on election-year gun measures tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Gun policy has been a topic of debate for decades, but has become especially prominent as the number of gun-related deaths and mass shootings has grown almost every year since 2014, with this past week offering reminders of the continuing salience of guns in American life.

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Biden to unveil protections for some undocumented spouses, easier DACA work visas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration Tuesday will announce deportation protections for long-term undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens, along with quicker approval of work permits for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Bill aims to ease teacher shortage at tribal schools by granting federal pensions to educators tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Teachers have been in short supply across Arizona, and nowhere is that felt more than at schools run by Native American tribes, but while a lawmaker from New Mexico has proposed a way to level the playing field, so far it’s gained little traction in Congress.

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Write-in candidates must file with Pima County by Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The deadline is approaching for qualified candidates to file paperwork to run as write-in candidates in this year's elections. One has signed up to run for an office that would otherwise have had no candidates at all — Pima County constable in JP9.

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Claytoonz: Juneteenth is for every American tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
While Juneteenth is mostly celebrated by Black Americans, it should be recognized and appreciated by every American.

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What’s open, what’s closed in Tucson on Juneteenth tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
All city of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Wednesday for Juneteenth. Most banks and federal offices will be closed, including the U.S. Postal Service.

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Az Legislature adjourns just in time to prevent 1864 abortion ban from taking effect tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizonans nearly found themselves back in the 1800s, policy-wise. A Civil War-era abortion ban repealed in May would have become enforceable on Sept. 26 – temporarily – if the Legislature didn’t adjourn in time.

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Townhomes set to be OK'd for Marana; muncipal spending plans up for approval tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Marana Town Council is set to change its land development code to allow for duplexes and townhouses throughout that community. Local governments will vote on budgets galore, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

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LaWall: County Attorney Laura Conover is factually unhinged tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"County Attorney Laura Conover can’t seem to tell the truth. At campaign fundraisers, at candidate forums, debates and house parties, Conover continually lies to the voters and to reporters as well." — former County Attorney Barbara LaWall

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LaWall: County Attorney Laura Conover is factually unhinged tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"County Attorney Laura Conover can’t seem to tell the truth. At campaign fundraisers, at candidate forums, debates and house parties, Conover continually lies to the voters and to reporters as well." — former County Attorney Barbara LaWall

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Some like it hot ... A heat wave playlist tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
It's hot as a blast furnace outside, but here are some songs about high temperatures to help you get prepared for a cruel summer weekend blistering under a bad, crazy sun.

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Hellertoon: Heat wave tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
This just in: It's a bit warm outside. Stay tuned for more breaking news.

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Modern-day outlaws, ‘sovereign citizens’ threaten the rule of law tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Research into sovereign citizens has found they have long been active in the U.S. and other countries, and at the core of their beliefs is the denial of the government’s legitimacy - a belief system that makes them a significant threat to the public.

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States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal government has sought to bolster election security for years through a popular grant program, but the wildly fluctuating funding levels have made it difficult for state officials to plan their budgets and their projects.

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