Trump’s worldwide tariffs jolt markets, wipe out trillions & leave Arizona retirees reeling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040425_tariff_markets/trumps-worldwide-tariffs-jolt-markets-wipe-out-trillions-leave-arizona-retirees-reeling/
U.S. investors lost $3.1 trillion on Day 1 of President Donald Trump’s trade war, launched with steep tariffs applied to friend and foe alike, leaving many retirees in Arizona reeling.
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Mexican president credits ‘good relationship’ after dodging Trump’s global trade war https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040425_mexico_trade/mexican-president-credits-good-relationship-after-dodging-trumps-global-trade-war/
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took credit for U.S. President Trump's relatively low tariffs on Mexico a day after he issued his order hiking tariffs across the globe - though U.S. automaker Stellantis temporarily laid off thousands of workers across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
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NOAA cuts could hamper forecasts for haboobs, monsoons & wildfires in Az, raising extreme weather risks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040425_noaa_cuts/noaa-cuts-could-hamper-forecasts-haboobs-monsoons-wildfires-az-raising-extreme-weather-risks/
Deep cuts at the nation’s weather agency could put Arizonans at risk by hampering forecasts for haboobs, monsoons, flash flooding and wildfires.
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Chinese woman commits suicide at Az Border Patrol station; BP failed to conduct welfare checks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_yuma_bp_death/chinese-woman-commits-suicide-az-border-patrol-station-bp-failed-conduct-welfare-checks/
A 52-year-old woman committed suicide at the Border Patrol station in Yuma on Saturday after she was taken into custody by agents in California, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, blasting the agency for not conducting proper welfare checks.
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40th Tucson Folk Festival to bring over 150 music acts to yearly free event https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040325_folk_fest/40th-tucson-folk-festival-bring-over-150-music-acts-yearly-free-event/
The Tucson Folk Festival returns for its 40th year with live performances by Cheryl Wheeler and Kenny White, Orkesta Mendoza, Las Azaleas and over 150 acts from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6. The festival is considered one of the "largest and longest-running free and accessible festivals in the country."
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Mayes, Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over election executive order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_mayes_election_suit/mayes-democratic-attorneys-general-sue-trump-over-election-executive-order/
Democratic attorneys general in 19 states including Arizona are together suing Trump over his sweeping executive order on elections, saying that it is an illegal attempt to usurp state control of elections that “would cause imminent and irreparable harm” if the courts don’t intervene.
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Arizona schools warned to end DEI programs or lose federal funding https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_dei_horne/arizona-schools-warned-end-dei-programs-or-lose-federal-funding/
The U.S. Department of Education demanded in a letter to state education leaders that they certify all K-12 schools in their states are complying with an earlier Dear Colleague letter banning diversity, equity and inclusion practices if they want to keep receiving federal financial assistance.
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PACC: Scam callers are asking for money to return lost pets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_pacc_scam/pacc-scam-callers-are-asking-money-return-lost-pets/
Scammers pretending to be Pima Animal Care Center employees have contacted residents by phone, asking for money to return lost pets, officials said.
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Lopez-Bedoy 8 eight RBIs as Pima softball sweeps Central Arizona to snap 4-game skid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040125_pcc_softball/lopez-bedoy-8-eight-rbis-as-pima-softball-sweeps-central-arizona-snap-4-game-skid/
The Pima Community College softball team (35-5) got back in the win column on Tuesday as they hosted a non-conference doubleheader against Central Arizona College (7-21).
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Pima baseball wins 2 in non-conference doubleheader vs. Yavapai College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040125_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-wins-2-non-conference-doubleheader-vs-yavapai-college/
The Pima Community College baseball team (35-9) came away with two wins on Tuesday in a home non-conference doubleheader against Yavapai College.
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Forum set for applicants vying for vacant Pima Board of Supervisors seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_political_calendar/forum-set-applicants-vying-vacant-pima-board-supervisors-seat/
A roundup of upcoming political events: Sentinel reporters on the air, deadlines approaching for City Council, special congressional election; Rockafellow plans launch party in Ward 6 Council race
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Forum set for applicants viying for vacant Pima Board of Supervisors seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_political_calendar/forum-set-applicants-viying-vacant-pima-board-supervisors-seat/
A roundup of upcoming political events: Sentinel reporters on the air, deadlines approaching for City Council, special congressional election; Rockafellow plans launch party in Ward 6 Council race
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No debate, no vote, no explanation: The tactics killing Arizona LGBTQ+ rights bills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_lgbtq_legislature/no-debate-no-vote-no-explanation-tactics-killing-arizona-lgbtq-rights-bills/
Arizona is home to more than a quarter-million LGBTQ+ people, yet for multiple legislative sessions, bills aimed at securing equal protections under state law have been blocked before ever reaching public debate.
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Vexed by judicial restraints on Trump, U.S. Senate GOP floats bill to undercut courts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_gop_courts/vexed-by-judicial-restraints-trump-us-senate-gop-floats-bill-undercut-courts/
Amid dozens of injunctions placed against the Trump administration, Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discussed a bill to curb the nationwide effects of those orders from federal judges.
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Health care affordability crisis hits record highs, especially among minorities & low-income https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_health_care_costs/health-care-affordability-crisis-hits-record-highs-especially-among-minorities-low-income/
More than one-third of Americans find themselves unable to afford health care when they need it, a burden that falls particularly heavily on communities of color.
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Judge orders feds to restore legal funding for migrant children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_migrant_funding/judge-orders-feds-restore-legal-funding-migrant-children/
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration night to temporarily restore legal funding to thousands of undocumented children who are in the United States without a parent or other legal guardian.
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Judge reinstates thousands of federal workers fired in Trump-Musk cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_worker_reinstatement/judge-reinstates-thousands-federal-workers-fired-trump-musk-cuts/
A federal judge in Maryland ordered federal agencies across 19 states and the District of Columbia to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired as part of White House adviser Elon Musk’s government-slashing agenda.
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Tucson to build protected bike lane on 6th Avenue https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_6th_bike_lane/tucson-build-protected-bike-lane-6th-avenue/
The city of Tucson is set to construct a protected bike lane on 6th Avenue from Speedway to 7th Street, and is seeking public input on the proposed design.
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A partial accounting: What we know about President Trump’s finances https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_trump_finances/a-partial-accounting-what-we-know-president-trumps-finances/
We have an idea of President Donald Trump’s net worth, because he has to file a disclosure form with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, and in the coming weeks, we will get a full accounting of which corporations, special interests and individuals funded Trump’s second inauguration.
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Judge blocks FTC from personal info of thousands of Grand Canyon University students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_gcu_info/judge-blocks-ftc-from-personal-info-thousands-grand-canyon-university-students/
A federal judge sided with a Christian university in Phoenix in the discovery dispute stemming from the FTC's 2023 lawsuit, calling a discovery request from the Federal Trade Commission to provide personally identifying information of more than 10,000 students overly burdensome.
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