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As Trump touts plans for immigrant roundup, militias are standing back but standing by https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/120224_border_militias_op/as-trump-touts-plans-immigrant-roundup-militias-are-standing-back-but-standing-by/
Donald Trump has reaffirmed that once he takes office he plans to declare a national emergency and use the military to accomplish his promises to round up and deport millions of undocumented migrants, and some militia units may see it as their duty to assist with such efforts.
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President Biden issues pardon to son Hunter on gun & tax charges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120224_biden_pardon/president-biden-issues-pardon-son-hunter-gun-tax-charges/
President Joe Biden announced Sunday night that he has pardoned his son Hunter, a reversal of a pledge that he would not exert his executive authority to clear his son of gun-related charges and tax crimes.
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The next census will gather more racial, ethnic information https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120224_census_data/the-next-census-will-gather-more-racial-ethnic-information/
The U.S. Census Bureau and a growing number of states are starting to gather more detailed information about Americans’ race and ethnicity, though some respondents can now choose no race at all.
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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón unveils project in Saguaro National Park https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120224_limon_poetry/us-poet-laureate-ada-limon-unveils-project-saguaro-national-park/
Poet Laureate of the United States Ada Limón will unveil a Southern Arizona installment of her signature project, "You Are Here," in Saguaro National Park on Tuesday.
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Sales of birth control, Plan B & abortion drugs spike after Donald Trump’s election https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/120224_plan_b_trump/sales-birth-control-plan-b-abortion-drugs-spike-after-donald-trumps-election/
Sales of birth control and emergency contraception – morning-after pills like Plan B and Restart – have spiked since President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, despite his assurances he won’t try to roll back access.
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Utah's quixotic bid to wrest millions of acres from the federal government https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/113024_utah_blm_lands/utahs-quixotic-bid-wrest-millions-acres-from-federal-government/
Utah officials are bucking more than a century of legal rulings, and their state's own constitution, in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to transfer millions of acres of federal lands to state ownership.
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Americans face a home insurance crisis due to worsening disasters – how companies set coverage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/113024_insurability_crisis_op/americans-face-home-insurance-crisis-due-worsening-disasters-8211-how-companies-set-coverage/
Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, and insurers now often reduce coverage limits, cap payouts, increase deductibles and impose new conditions or even exclusions on some common perils, and coverage changes are raising alarm bells.
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Winter events happening in Tucson for those with niche interests https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/113024_funky_holidays/winter-events-happening-tucson-those-with-niche-interests/
For those whimsy-craving Tucsonenses who are drawn to funky holiday activities, here are some events to pencil into your calendars.
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Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112924_education_trump/unlikely-trump-can-actually-eliminate-education-department-experts-say/
President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done, as the complex logistics, bipartisan congressional approval and redirection of federal programs required make dismantling the department a challenging feat.
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Cities say they store property taken from homeless people, but they rarely get things back https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112924_homeless_belongings/cities-say-they-store-property-taken-from-homeless-people-but-they-rarely-get-things-back/
As homelessness has reached crisis levels, more cities are clearing tents and encampments a,d though some cities have programs to store what they take to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back, they rarely accomplish either objective.
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Boy Scout: An excerpt from a new book about growing up trans in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112924_cactus_country_excerpt/boy-scout-excerpt-from-new-book-growing-up-trans-tucson/
An excerpt from 'Cactus Country,' a new book about growing up trans in Tucson
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Tucson writer on seeking transformation as a kid in a local trailer park https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112924_bossiere_interview/tucson-writer-seeking-transformation-as-kid-local-trailer-park/
A profile of author Zoë Bossiere, whose book "Cactus Country" recounts her time growing up as nonbinary in a Tucson trailer park.
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Grijalva joins effort to require Customs & Border Protection to improve handling of migrants' belongings https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112924_grijalva_cbp_property/grijalva-joins-effort-require-customs-border-protection-improve-handling-migrants-belongings/
U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva joined a bicameral effort to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to maintain new directives on how its agents and officers handle personal property.
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Pima County consisders $2M increase to jail health contract amid lawsuits & penalties https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112924_naphcare_contract/pima-county-consisders-2m-increase-jail-health-contract-amid-lawsuits-penalties/
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on whether to pay $2 million more to NaphCare, Inc., the provider responsible for medical services at the Pima County Jail and the subject of more than a dozen lawsuits in the last two years.
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Cities say they store property taken from homeless encampments. But people rarely get their things back https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112924_homeless_belongings/cities-say-they-store-property-taken-from-homeless-encampments-but-people-rarely-get-their-things-back/
As homelessness has reached crisis levels, more cities are clearing tents and encampments a,d though some cities have programs to store what they take to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back, they rarely accomplish either objective.
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Sporttrade expands to Arizona with stock market-style betting https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112924_sporttrade_gambling/sporttrade-expands-arizona-with-stock-market-style-betting/
Sporttrade launched in Arizona via its smartphone app in September, a platform that is gaining interest because of its different take on the sports betting market.
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Woman indicted for helping to smuggle Colombian-nationals into U.S. via T-O Nation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112924_smuggling_coordinator_indicted/woman-indicted-helping-smuggle-colombian-nationals-into-us-via-t-o-nation/
A woman, originally from Colombia, was indicted earlier this month after multiple people taken into custody on the Tohono O'odham Nation told investigators she helped coordinate their trip through northern Mexico.
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Migrants headed north from Panama's Darién Gap can walk or catch a bus https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112924_borderlands_uvita/migrants-headed-north-from-panamas-darien-gap-can-walk-or-catch-bus/
The Costa Rican and Panamanian governments created a plan to transport migrants by bus from the Darién region in southern Panama to Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua, but for some, the $30 bus fare is out of reach.
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Enviros push state officials to end dog pack hunting in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112924_pack_hunting/enviros-push-state-officials-end-dog-pack-hunting-arizona/
Environmental groups urged Arizona to ban the use of dog packs to chase down animals—including mountain lions, bears, Mexican wolves, jaguars and ocelots—arguing the Game and Fish Commission has "the authority and responsibility to protect wildlife and public safety by banning recreational hounding."
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Kiley Sours-Miller's double-double average earns ACCAC Division II Player of the Week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/112724_pcc_womens_basketball/kiley-sours-millers-double-double-average-earns-accac-division-ii-player-week/
Pima Community College women’s basketball player Kiley Sours-Miller produced a strong opening week in ACCAC conference play for the week of Nov. 17-23.
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