Cassie Coolidge scores 13 off the bench as Pima women use double-digit runs to beat Cuyamaca College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/123124_pcc_womens_basketball/cassie-coolidge-scores-13-off-bench-as-pima-women-use-double-digit-runs-beat-cuyamaca-college/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (11-3) closed out play in the Aztec Holiday Classic on Monday against Cuyamaca College (6-5) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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President Jimmy Carter to lie in state at U.S. Capitol next week https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123124_carter_capitol/president-jimmy-carter-lie-state-us-capitol-next-week/
Funeral services of former President Jimmy Carter will span from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9, and while Carter lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, the public can offer their respects beginning Jan. 7 from 7 p.m. to midnight.
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Trump endorses Johnson as speaker amid doubts over U.S. House leadership https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123124_johnson_endorsement/trump-endorses-johnson-as-speaker-amid-doubts-over-us-house-leadership/
President-elect Donald Trump rejected calls within his own party to replace House Speaker Mike Johnson and urged Republicans not to squander their governing trifecta in Congress with partisan infighting.
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Majerle drains game-winner as Aztecs best Dawson CC to move to 14-0 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122924_pcc_mens_basketball/majerle-drains-game-winner-as-aztecs-best-dawson-cc-move-14-0/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (14-0) won its 14th straight game in dramatic fashion on Sunday in the second day of the Aztec Holiday Classic.
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New Year’s Eve celebrates 4th-century pope whose legend shaped ideas of church & state https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/123124_new_years_op/new-years-eve-celebrates-4th-century-pope-whose-legend-shaped-ideas-church-state/
On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholics will also mark the feast day for St. Silvester - and though the details of his life will likely remain a mystery, the times he lived in were pivotal for the history of Christianity and the West.
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Pima County hopes to start Valencia Road widening west of I-19 by end of 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/123024_pima_roads/pima-county-hopes-start-valencia-road-widening-west-i-19-by-end-2025/
Without bond dollars or significant Regional Transportation Authority funding, the Pima County Transportation Department doesn’t have much money to spend on major projects. Instead, the agency has shifted gears to focus on residential street maintenance.
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Phoenix man sentenced to 10 years for dragging BP agent during stop https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/123024_smuggler_sentenced/phoenix-man-sentenced-10-years-dragging-bp-agent-during-stop/
A Phoenix-area resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison this month after a jury found him guilty of assault for dragging a Border Patrol agent alongside his car during a 2023 traffic stop.
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Shoe-leather reporting: 10 years on the line & a worn pair of boots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121124_help_sentinel_boots/shoe-leather-reporting-10-years-line-worn-pair-boots/
For a decade, I wore my signature leather boots while reporting on Southern Arizona, but this year, they finally fell apart. When you back the Sentinel's local independent journalism, you're literally investing in the shoe leather we wear out digging into stories you can't read anywhere else.
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Nintzel: Support the Sentinel's effort to rebuild local news https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/122924_nintzel_sentinel_op/nintzel-support-sentinels-effort-rebuild-local-news/
When there are fewer reporters, we know less about what’s happening across our community. At the Tucson Sentinel, we're here to reverse that trend and make local news work for you again.
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Gonzales scores 31 as Aztec men beat Central Az to move to 13-0 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122824_pcc_mens_basketball/gonzales-scores-31-as-aztec-men-beat-central-az-move-13-0/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (13-0) opened play in the Aztec Holiday Classic on Saturday against Central Arizona College (7-7) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Pima women drop close contest to Cochise to open Holiday Classic https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/122824_pcc_womens_basketball/pima-women-drop-close-contest-cochise-open-holiday-classic/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (9-3) played a tough matchup to open the Aztec Holiday Classic on Saturday at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
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Former President Jimmy Carter to be honored with state funeral Jan. 9 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_carter_funeral/former-president-jimmy-carter-honored-with-state-funeral-jan-9/
Former President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter - known for his enduring commitment to philanthropy and humanitarian work as well as his political career - who died Sunday at the age of 100, will be honored with a state funeral Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral.
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Flags at half-staff until Jan. 28 to honor President Carter https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_flags_half_staff_carter/flags-half-staff-until-jan-28-honor-president-carter/
President Joe Biden and Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs have ordered flags at all governent buildings be lowered to half-staff through sunset on Jan. 28, 2025, to honor former President James Earl Carter, Jr, who died Sunday at age 100.
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Sours-Miller, Hoffmeyer & Land score in double figures as Pima women's basketball tops Central Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/123024_pcc_womens_basketball/sours-miller-hoffmeyer-land-score-double-figures-as-pima-womens-basketball-tops-central-arizona/
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (10-3) picked up their 10th win of the season on Sunday in the second day of the Aztec Holiday Classic.
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Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_trump_turner_hud/trumps-pick-lead-federal-housing-agency-has-opposed-efforts-aid-poor/
Scott Turner, Donald Trump’s nominee to run HUD, may soon oversee the nation’s efforts to build affordable apartments, protect poor tenants and aid the homeless - but as a lawmaker in Texas, Turner voted against those very initiatives.
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As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy & ethical concerns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_smart_cities/as-smart-cities-tools-grow-nationwide-so-do-privacy-ethical-concerns/
"Smart cities” devices - part of a growing system of “Internet of Things” - are being used by states and cities that are aiming to improve services, but with increased monitoring, data collection and analysis comes ethical and privacy concerns.
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Native American patients sent to collections for debts the government owes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_native_medical_debt/native-american-patients-sent-collections-debts-government-owes/
Tribal leaders, health officials, and a new federal report say patients are routinely billed health care - despite a federal law stresses that patients approved for the Purchased/Referred Care program aren’t responsible for any of the costs.
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3rd Circuit slashes NLRB authority in Starbucks unionization decision https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_nlrb_starbucks/3rd-circuit-slashes-nlrb-authority-starbucks-unionization-decision/
Significantly limiting the National Labor Relations Board’s powers to demand compensation for victims of labor violations, the Third Circuit reversed a ruling ordering Starbucks to pay extensive relief to two former employees who were fired for seeking union representation.
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Indian boarding school history won’t go away https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123024_boarding_school_history/indian-boarding-school-history-wont-go-away/
The Washington Post published the results of a yearlong investigation into the number of children who died at Indian boarding schools, and found that over 3,100 students, over three times more than the Department of Interior found in its investigation, died at federal boarding schools.
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