Walker & Graves score as Pima women hold off Glendale for 5th straight victory https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101924_pcc_womens_soccer/walker-graves-score-as-pima-women-hold-off-glendale-5th-straight-victory/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (11-2) earned a fifth straight win on Saturday with a big victory on the road at Glendale Community College (7-6).
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Ismael Ruiz nets game-winner as Aztec men beat Glendale to win 8th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101924_pcc_mens_soccer/ismael-ruiz-nets-game-winner-as-aztec-men-beat-glendale-win-8th-straight/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (15-1, 14-1 in ACCAC) picked up a big road win on Saturday at Glendale Community College (9-4-2) as they set up a big showdown next weekend at the West Campus Aztec Field to close the regular season.
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1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102224_medicare_drop/1-million-patients-lose-coverage-as-insurers-hospitals-drop-medicare-advantage/
Insurance giants have been aggressively pushing enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans for the past several years, but this year, the groups that dominate the Medicare Advantage market have said they’re scaling back or eliminating plans to shed members and boost sagging profits.
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White House aims to eliminate out-of-pocket spending on birth control for most Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102224_biden_birth_control/white-house-aims-eliminate-out-of-pocket-spending-birth-control-most-americans/
President Joe Biden’s administration announced a plan that would eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for most birth control for a majority of Americans, a proposed rule on contraception coverage that could help 52 million women of reproductive age.
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Arizona Wildcats hope to regroup amid three-game skid, injury setbacks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/102224_wildcat_struggles/arizona-wildcats-hope-regroup-amid-three-game-skid-injury-setbacks/
The University of Arizona was eyeing a chance to take down Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes during a sold-out homecoming weekend in Tucson - but instead, the Wildcats might be watching their season slip away.
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Pima volleyball stunned in straight sets at Chandler-Gilbert https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101824_pcc_volleyball/pima-volleyball-stunned-straight-sets-chandler-gilbert/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (12-12, 9-6 in ACCAC) suffered a setback on Friday in their match at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (11-10, 7-8).
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Prop 133 & Prop 140 give voters a choice: Should Arizona primaries be open or partisan? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102124_partisan_primaries/prop-133-prop-140-give-voters-choice-should-arizona-primaries-open-or-partisan/
In the November election, Arizona voters will decide whether to open up the state’s primary elections to include all voters and candidates, or to fortify the status quo with closed, partisan primaries.
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Cochise County Supe Peggy Judd pleads guilty in election certification case, avoids felony https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102124_judd_guilty/cochise-county-supe-peggy-judd-pleads-guilty-election-certification-case-avoids-felony/
Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd has entered into a plea deal to avoid a felony after she and another supervisor delayed certifying the 2022 election over fears of non-existent voter fraud in Maricopa County.
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Uhlich asks for RTA update as draft plan goes to public; School boards study systems https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101824_agenda_housing_op/uhlich-asks-rta-update-as-draft-plan-goes-public-school-boards-study-systems/
Tucson City Councilmember Karin Uhlich wants umpteenth discussion about the city's involvement in the Regional Transportation Authority, plus new rules for ADU's, school systems and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.
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Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101924_medical_transportation/patients-are-relying-lyft-uber-travel-far-distances-medical-care/
Ride-sharing companies drivers have become a critical part of the medical transportation system in several states, including Arizona, and though some insurance and Medicare and Medicaid plans pay for such ride-hailing services, many ailing patients are still left without a ride.
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In Costa Rica & elsewhere, U.S. ‘Safe Mobility’ program for migrants is unknown, underused https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101924_safe_mobility_migration/in-costa-rica-elsewhere-us-safe-mobility-program-migrants-unknown-underused/
The U.S. tapped four Central American countries for new Safe Mobility offices, where migrants can apply for refugee resettlement without having to travel to the U.S. border to seek asylum, but one of the program’s major shortcomings is the low number of migrants who attempt to use it.
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Court ruling allows medical marijuana dispensaries near Arizona preschools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102124_preschool_dispensary/court-ruling-allows-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-near-arizona-preschools/
Medical marijuana dispensaries can operate in close proximity to preschools, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled, reasoning that the voter-approved law legalizing medical cannabis differentiated between “schools” and “preschools.”
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Funding stalled for federal program reducing diabetes among Az Native Americans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102124_diabetes_funding/funding-stalled-federal-program-reducing-diabetes-among-az-native-americans/
Federal funding expires at the end of the year for a program that has reduced diabetes among Native Americans, but Congress has yet to act, leaving providers and patients worried.
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Pro-Trump dark money network tied to Elon Musk behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/102124_elon_campaign_scheme/pro-trump-dark-money-network-tied-elon-musk-behind-fake-pro-harris-campaign-scheme/
An initiative called Progress 2028 that purports to be Kamala Harris’ liberal counter to the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 is actually run by a dark money network supporting former President Donald Trump.
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Record outside spending floods Az legislative races as Dems make their play for a majority https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102124_az_campaign_spending/record-outside-spending-floods-az-legislative-races-as-dems-make-their-play-majority/
The infusion of outside money has created a slight overall advantage for Democrats in the most competitive of Arizona’s legislative districts, and with millions in outside spending already shaping these races, voters can expect an onslaught of messaging in the coming weeks.
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Arizona ballot measure seeks to end judicial retention elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102124_judiciary_voters/arizona-ballot-measure-seeks-end-judicial-retention-elections/
As early ballots are received across Arizona, voters are faced with giving up their voice in the makeup of the state judiciary — a voice that most often goes unused.
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Early voting sites opening on UA campus, in Oro Valley & Sahuarita https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102024_early_voting_sites/early-voting-sites-opening-ua-campus-oro-valley-sahuarita/
If you don’t want to wait until Election Day on Nov. 5 to cast your ballot but you prefer to do it in person rather than through the mail, you can vote at three new locations in the Tucson area starting this week.
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Festival commemorating de Anza's ride will take place at Tubac's Presidio Park https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102024_anza_festival_tubac/festival-commemorating-de-anzas-ride-will-take-place-tubacs-presidio-park/
The 1773 expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza in Southern Arizona will be commemorated Saturday at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, south of Tucson.
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Obama tells Tucson about Trump: 'When he's not complaining, he's trying to sell you stuff' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101824_obama_tucson/obama-tells-tucson-trump-when-hes-not-complaining-hes-trying-sell-you-stuff/
Vice President Kamala Harris is “as prepared for the job as any nominee for president has ever been,” former President Barack Obama told a crowd of more than 7,000 at the University of Arizona on Friday.
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Federales piden que 'funcionario electoral' maneje quejas de votaciones, amenazas https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101824_doj_elections_officer_esp/federales-piden-que-funcionario-electoral-maneje-quejas-de-votaciones-amenazas/
La Fiscalía Federal de Arizona nombró un funcionario electoral de distrito para supervisar las quejas sobre violaciones de los derechos de los votantes, amenazas de violencia a funcionarios o personal electoral y denuncias de fraude electoral con apenas una semanas antes de las elecciones de noviembre.
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