More early voting centers open in Pima County for July 30 primary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072124_early_vote_update/more-early-voting-centers-open-pima-county-july-30-primary/
Updated: Pima County voters have new spots to cast a ballot or drop off early ballots this week.
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Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072124_biden_withdrawal/biden-withdraws-from-2024-presidential-race/
President Joe Biden stepped down as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Sunday, giving no indication about who he thought should replace him at the top of the Democratic Party ticket.
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Sen. Justine Wadsack claims 'political persecution' over Tucson criminal speeding ticket https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071924_wadsack_speeding/sen-justine-wadsack-claims-political-persecution-over-tucson-criminal-speeding-ticket/
Updated: Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a Tucson-area Republican, is claiming "political persecution" over a criminal speeding ticket dating from a March incident that police allege saw her driving her Tesla down Speedway at more than 70 mph.
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Global computer outage snarls Arizona’s early voting, raises alarm about November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072024_election_outage/global-computer-outage-snarls-arizonas-early-voting-raises-alarm-november/
A global Microsoft-based computer outage early Friday crippled the electronic systems Arizona’s two largest counties use for early in-person voting, causing election officials to quickly divert to backup plans to keep early voting open for the state’s primary election.
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Gun rights advocates at Republican convention spell out plans if GOP gains control in November https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072024_gop_gun_rights/gun-rights-advocates-republican-convention-spell-out-plans-if-gop-gains-control-november/
Republicans speaking at a concealed carry event on Tuesday, just days after a gunman attempted to kill their presidential nominee, insisted the party won’t change its stance on Second Amendment rights.
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FC Tucson, Ventura County advance after wins at Kino https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/072024_soccer_playoffs/fc-tucson-ventura-county-advance-after-wins-kino/
Ventura County won a chippy and drawn out match against Colorado SC Abion and FC Tucson took a win at home against Flatirons FC.
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A big nope to President Mark Kelly, a man unfit for these sadistic times https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071924_kelly_president_op/a-big-nope-president-mark-kelly-man-unfit-these-sadistic-times/
We happen to live in an age when voters prefer presidents who endlessly brag about what they didn't do to those who get stuff done without being obnoxious about it. Offensiveness is our new national fetish and Mark Kelly just doesn't have it.
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Tucson neighborhood proposes naming garden after community organizer Kha Dang https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071924_kha_dang_park/tucson-neighborhood-proposes-naming-garden-after-community-organizer-kha-dang/
To honor his involvement in the community, the Garden District Neighborhood Association is asking the city of Tucson to name a plot at 1933 N. Bell Ave. as “Kha Dang Park."
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Sen. Justine Wadsack claims 'political persecution' over Tucson criminal speeding ticket https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071924_wadsack_speeding/sen-justine-wadsack-claims-political-persecution-over-tucson-criminal-speeding-ticket/
Arizona Sen. Justine Wadsack, a Tucson-area Republican, is claiming "political persecution" over a criminal speeding ticket dating from a March incident that police allege saw her driving her Tesla down Speedway at more than 70 mph.
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Festivities along Sun Link route to celebrate 10 years of Tucson streetcar https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071924_streetcar_10_years/festivities-along-sun-link-route-celebrate-10-years-tucson-streetcar/
A full day of celebrations of the first decade of the Sun Link streetcar will take place on Saturday, July 20.
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In Arizona, a court ruling narrows path for registering to vote without proof of citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071924_citizenship_voting/in-arizona-court-ruling-narrows-path-registering-vote-without-proof-citizenship/
Arizona residents who try to register to vote with the widely used state form will have their registration rejected unless they provide proof of U.S. citizenship, under a temporary ruling Thursday from a federal appeals court.
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GOP shift to more inclusive language on same-sex marriage welcomed by LGBTQ+ Republicans, could appeal to swing voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071924_gop_lgbtq/gop-shift-more-inclusive-language-same-sex-marriage-welcomed-by-lgbtq-republicans-could-appeal-swing-voters/
The newest version of the Republican platform scrubs phrases condemning same-sex marriage, striking a more inclusive tone on contentious social issues as the focus shifts to the general election.
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Biden announces new round of student loan forgiveness amid GOP legal challenges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071924_save_blocked/biden-announces-new-round-student-loan-forgiveness-amid-gop-legal-challenges/
President Joe Biden laid out his latest round of student loan forgiveness, announcing he would cancel 35,000 public service workers' debts, which total over $1.2 billion - just before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted Republican-led states' request to halt the SAVE Plan.
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Proponents of Az open primaries ballot measure sue over ‘misleading’ description https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071924_open_primary_lawsuit/proponents-az-open-primaries-ballot-measure-sue-over-misleading-description/
The group behind a ballot measure that would overhaul Arizona’s election laws is suing lawmakers for approving a description of the measure that the group says only serves to mislead and confuse voters.
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COVID cases on rise again in Arizona, on its way to ‘becoming a common cold’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071924_az_covid/covid-cases-rise-again-arizona-its-way-becoming-common-cold/
Arizona is seeing a slight increase in COVID-19 cases, and some have theorized that COVID is settling into a seasonal virus model, however, evidence has suggested that human activity is the main attributable factor, not the virus itself.
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Feds sue Southwest Key migrant shelters over ‘severe sexual abuse & rape’ of children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071924_southwest_key_abuse/feds-sue-southwest-key-migrant-shelters-over-severe-sexual-abuse-rape-children/
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the nation's largest operator of migrant child shelters, Southwest Key claiming it allowed employees to repeatedly sexually abuse children in its care. The nonprofit's network has facilities in Arizona, including Tucson.
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FactCheck: Trump's speech at GOP Convention https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071924_factcheck_trump_speech/factcheck-trumps-speech-gop-convention/
For the first half hour of former President Donald Trump’s, speech accepting his party's nomination, he discussed the attempt to assassinate him and the need for unity in the country, but then launched into a greatest hits of false and misleading claims.
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Crowdstrike: Major IT outage brings businesses around the world to standstill https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071924_crowdstrike_outage/crowdstrike-major-it-outage-brings-businesses-around-world-standstill/
A major IT outage has hit businesses across the world, grounding planes as well as affecting banks and the healthcare sector, a problem Microsoft said was caused by an “update from a third-party software platform” and that the “underlying cause” had now been fixed.
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Motherhood, menopause & MAGA: Kari Lake’s appeal at the RNC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071924_rnc_lake/motherhood-menopause-maga-kari-lakes-appeal-rnc/
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake, running against Democratic Ruben Gallego in a highly competitive Senate race in Arizona, leaned into motherhood — and menopause — in a fiery address at the Republican National Convention.
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COOLtainer box shelter damaged en route to Ajo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071824_cooling_centers_ajo/cooltainer-box-shelter-damaged-en-route-ajo/
Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said county and state officials are sending resources to Ajo to help residents endure high desert temperatures, including a cooling center built from a modified cargo container, part of an effort to repurpose dozens of the steel boxes that formed former Gov. Doug Ducey's ad-hoc border barrier.
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