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Mols and Suz' revival: Susan Claassen & Molly McKasson celebrate 50 years of Invisible Theatre tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
After nearly 50 years running Tucson's Invisible Theatre, Susan Claassen has "evolved" from her position, with Betsy Kruse Craig now in the role. Claassen will return to the stage with actress Molly McKasson for a one-night performance of "Mols and Suz" this week.

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If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in U.S., check out the rest of the world tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The cost of food has been a big concern for Americans since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but food that is dirt cheap in comparative terms, even in a time of rising food prices, is a problem virtually every other nation in the world would love to have.

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Arizona has school vouchers for all, low-income families aren’t using to use them tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Working-class parents have often said they’re at least initially interested in school vouchers, which in Arizona are called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, yet when it comes to lower-income families actually choosing to use vouchers, the numbers tell a very different story.

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Surge in overdose deaths has moved westward, even as they fall nationally tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many Western states as the epicenter of the nation’s continuing crisis shifts toward the Pacific Coast, where deadly fentanyl and also methamphetamine are finding more victims.

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The Supreme Court signaled how the next president could impact abortion - no legislation needed tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court’s rejection last week of the Biden administration’s appeal to weigh in on a dispute over emergency abortion care in Texas foreshadows how the next president could protect or restrict abortion access without signing — or vetoing — federal legislation.

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What's open, what's closed on Indigenous Peoples' Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Some state and federal government services and private businesses will be closed Monday, as Tucsonans mark the former "Columbus Day" with a holiday honoring Native residents.

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As AI takes the helm of decision making, signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
An experiment aimed to simulate how financial institutions are using AI algorithms shows that while they have the potential to lower operating costs, there’s also large potential for flawed training data, programming errors, and historically biased information to affect outcomes.

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Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Increasingly, Columbus Day is giving people pause as more and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to – or in addition to – the day intended to honor Columbus’ voyages.

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Montealegre's hat trick propels Aztec men to 9th shutout victory of the season tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (13-1, 12-1 in ACCAC) earned a sixth straight win on Saturday as they beat GateWay Community College (1-11) at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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Aztec women topple GateWay in 4th straight shutout victory tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (10-2) secured their 11th double-digit win season of the last 14 years on Saturday as they beat GateWay Community College (0-11) at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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After 2022, waning tribal involvement in Arizona’s State Fair’s Native American Rodeo tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Native American Rodeo is part of the rich tradition of the Arizona State Fair, with spectators and competitors from tribal nations across the country, but the AZNAR is no longer assisting in the rodeo, and not much is known about why the organization ended its involvement.

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Candidates across Arizona campaigning against LGBTQ- affirming policies tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Homophobic and transphobic language—such as calling queer people “groomers” or “pedophiles”—has become common at school board meetings, but it’s also pervaded Arizona candidates’ platforms looking to fill a space on local governing school boards in the upcoming Nov. 5 election.

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Aztec volleyball drops 3rd straight, fall to Glendale Gauchos tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (11-11, 8-5 in ACCAC) dropped a third straight match on Friday as they hosted Glendale Community College (14-4, 10-3) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

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Republican women falling behind when it comes to running for Congress, experts say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republicans are struggling to recruit and elect women to Congress, lagging behind Democrats in ensuring women - who make up half the population - have a strong voice in the halls of power.

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How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters & influencers, disinformation & the Civil War tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The most divided period in the history of U.S. democracy - the mid-1800s - coincided with a sudden boom in new communications technologies, confrontational political influencers, widespread disinformation and nasty fights over free speech, a landscape that helped bring the Civil War.

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Tucson seeks input on renaming Christopher Columbus Park for Tohono O’odham educator tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The city of Tucson is seeking public input on renaming Christopher Columbus Park, 4300 N. Silverbell Rd., to Danny Lopez Park in honor of the Tohono O'odham educator.

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A campus shooting at UA spurred her political awakening. Her whole family followed. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A deadly shooting at the University of Arizona in the fall of 2022 left a profound mark on one student, and the threat of gun violence and the policies that could help stanch what she sees as a safety crisis in the U.S. are now her top issue heading into the 2024 election.

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Following new precedent, appeals court raises eyebrows at DACA ruling tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judicial panel in the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals expressed reservations about upholding a 2023 ruling from a lower court, which temporarily outlawed the Obama-era immigration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

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Kamala Harris contrasts herself from ‘unserious’ Trump in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the stark differences between herself and former President Donald Trump in what may be her last visit to Arizona before the 2024 general election.

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Wildcats head to Provo eyeing upset of unbeaten, well-rested BYU after suffering setback tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Before the Arizona Wildcats travel to Provo, Utah, to take on BYU for the first time since 2021, the No. 14 Cougars have been studying last week’s football game between Arizona and Texas Tech in search of weaknesses.

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