American Red Cross launches initiative to bring in Latino blood donors tied to Hispanic Heritage Month https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_latino_blood_drive/american-red-cross-launches-initiative-bring-latino-blood-donors-tied-hispanic-heritage-month/
The Southwest Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross is running a campaign to encourage more Latinos in Arizona to donate blood.
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Total 2024 election spending projected to exceed previous record https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101024_election_spending/total-2024-election-spending-projected-exceed-previous-record/
With weeks left until Election Day, the 2024’s federal election cycle is on track to be the costliest ever, with a total cost of at least $15.9 billion in spending. This will surpass the 2020 cycle’s record-smashing total of $15.1 billion.
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Report: Arizona’s existing abortion limit costs state up to $3.4 billion a year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_abortion_limit_cost/report-arizonas-existing-abortion-limit-costs-state-up-34-billion-year/
Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is projected to cost the state billions every year, with women forced out of the labor market as a result of inadequate reproductive health care, a new report says.
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Az restaurants rally voters to put pay cut for servers & bartenders in constitution https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_prop_138_wages/az-restaurants-rally-voters-put-pay-cut-servers-bartenders-constitution/
Arizona restaurants are hoping voters will change the state’s constitution to let them pay servers and bartenders 25% less than the minimum wage, allowing them to pad their profit margins.
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Pima defender Ariela Sanchez-Hermosillo named ACCAC Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100924_pcc_womens_soccer1/pima-defender-ariela-sanchez-hermosillo-named-accac-player-week/
Pima Community College women’s soccer player Ariela Sanchez-Hermosillo (Sahuaro HS) did work on both sides of the ball as she earned recognition from the ACCAC conference for the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
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Gallego, Lake spar over Az Senate seat in their only debate, clashing on immigration & abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101024_gallego_lake_debate/gallego-lake-spar-over-az-senate-seat-their-only-debate-clashing-immigration-abortion/
Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego both tried to convince Arizonans on Wednesday that they were the only reasonable choice for the U.S. Senate, while accusing the other of extremism.
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Republicans falsely link illegal immigration to federal relief funds as Hurricane Milton slams Florida https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101024_fema_politics/republicans-falsely-link-illegal-immigration-federal-relief-funds-as-hurricane-milton-slams-florida/
As Hurricane Milton slams into Florida, and North Carolina residents dig out from Hurricane Helene, Republicans are pushing claims – widely debunked – that federal disaster aid has been depleted because of illegal immigration.
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In Tucson, Vance & Walz offer competing visions: Mass deportation vs. 'humanity' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100924_walz_vance_tucson/in-tucson-vance-walz-offer-competing-visions-mass-deportation-vs-humanity/
Speaking within hours of each other in Tucson, JD Vance and Tim Walz laid out starkly different themes on Wednesday, offering contrasting takes on the border in campaign speeches in the vital swing state of Arizona.
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Tucson Improv Movement hosts 10th Comedy Arts Festival https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100824_tucson_improv_festival/tucson-improv-movement-hosts-10th-comedy-arts-festival/
The 10th annual Tucson Comedy Arts Festival will bring 10 days of comedy shows to the Tucson Improv Movement stage, starting this week.
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Drop off household hazardous waste at Tucson collection event Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100924_hw_collection/drop-off-household-hazardous-waste-tucson-collection-event-saturday/
Tucson residents can drop off old cleaning products, batteries, paint and paper documents at the city's monthly household hazardous waste collection event, set for Saturday morning, Oct. 12.
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No, the Department of Defense Is not manipulating the weather https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100924_pentagon_weather/no-department-defense-not-manipulating-weather/
With the storm-battered Southeast bracing for another massive hurricane and the hyperpartisan election just four weeks away, government officials and rescue workers aren’t just battling the elements, they’re fighting against a spiraling misinformation war.
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Confluence of epic hurricanes, election ensnare military in misinformation deluge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100924_pentagon_weather/confluence-epic-hurricanes-election-ensnare-military-misinformation-deluge/
With the storm-battered Southeast bracing for another massive hurricane and the hyperpartisan election just four weeks away, government officials and rescue workers aren’t just battling the elements, they’re fighting against a spiraling misinformation war.
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How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/100924_social_media_manipulation/how-foreign-operations-are-manipulating-social-media-influence-your-views/
Foreign influence campaigns - large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, push false narratives or change behaviors among a target population - have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, and they can add friction in combination with educational efforts.
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Arizona’s Prop. 139 could shift the narrative on Latinas & abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100924_latinas_abortion/arizonas-prop-139-could-shift-narrative-latinas-abortion/
The abortion rights referendums in Arizona and other states with sizable Latinx populations are testing the long-held assumption that religion and traditional cultural norms make Latinas less supportive of the right to abortion.
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Ghost gun rule appears to survive Supreme Court gauntlet https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100924_scotus_ghost_guns/ghost-gun-rule-appears-survive-supreme-court-gauntlet/
The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold the Biden administration’s ghost gun regulations, but the potential win didn’t dim criticism of judicial interference in agency regulation.
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Anti-abortion researchers take legal action over retracted studies cited in FDA case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100924_abortion_research/anti-abortion-researchers-take-legal-action-over-retracted-studies-cited-fda-case/
Researchers whose anti-abortion-funded studies were used to argue for restrictions on medication abortion — and then were retracted on methodological grounds — are now taking legal action against academic publisher Sage, which pulled their papers in February.
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‘Nothing but success’: Top MLB prospects converge on Phoenix for Arizona Fall League https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100924_az_fall_league/nothing-but-success-top-mlb-prospects-converge-phoenix-arizona-fall-league/
Every October, the top prospects in baseball descend upon the state to make their mark in the Arizona Fall League, which began play Monday and runs through Nov. 16, giving baseball lovers a chance to watch the sport's top prospects in a laid-back atmosphere.
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After record hot summer, Arizona drought experts fear worsening conditions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100924_heat_drought/after-record-hot-summer-arizona-drought-experts-fear-worsening-conditions/
Now 30 years into a historic drought, the Grand Canyon State dragged itself through the hottest and driest monsoon season on record this year, which one expert called “hellish conditions.”
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Arizona’s ballot measure could shift the narrative on Latinas & abortion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100924_latinas_abortion/arizonas-ballot-measure-could-shift-narrative-latinas-abortion/
The abortion rights referendums in Arizona and other states with sizable Latinx populations are testing the long-held assumption that religion and traditional cultural norms make Latinas less supportive of the right to abortion.
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Montilla & Lund-Iversen each net 2 as Pima men's soccer wins 5th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100924_pcc_mens_soccer/montilla-lund-iversen-each-net-2-as-pima-mens-soccer-wins-5th-straight/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (12-1, 11-1 in ACCAC) picked up a fifth straight win on Tuesday as they hosted Mesa Community College (6-5-1) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
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