Trump executive order aims to slash prescription costs to match lower international prices https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051225_prescriptions_cost/trump-executive-order-aims-slash-prescription-costs-match-lower-international-prices/
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at lowering drug prices by pressuring pharmaceutical companies to align their U.S. pricing models with those in similarly wealthy countries.
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FTC accuses Amazon of hiding evidence in antitrust case https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051225_amazon_antitrust/ftc-accuses-amazon-hiding-evidence-antitrust-case/
Federal regulators say Amazon systematically attempted to hide incriminating evidence by filing misleading privilege claims in the antitrust suit accusing it of favoring its own products and overcharging sellers.
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As U.S. doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to consequences https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051225_climate_funding_op/as-us-doubles-down-fossil-fuels-communities-will-have-adapt-consequences/
With the U.S. government now planning to ramp up fossil fuel use, the risks of warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are likely to become even more pronounced. That leaves a big question: Is the nation prepared to adapt to the consequences?
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Trump again tries to defund NPR & PBS, sparking a new congressional battle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051225_public_media/trump-again-tries-defund-npr-pbs-sparking-new-congressional-battle/
President Trump is once again asking lawmakers to scrap federal spending on the private, nonprofit corporation that Congress established in the 1960s, though differences between the House and Senate will lead to heated debate for months to come about future spending.
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Judge pauses Oak Flat mine construction, protecting Apache holy site for now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051225_oak_flat_pause/judge-pauses-oak-flat-mine-construction-protecting-apache-holy-site-now/
As the Supreme Court considers stepping in, a federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the construction of a two-mile-wide copper mine on an Apache holy site in Arizona.
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Mexico says it’s suing Google over ‘Gulf of America’ label https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051225_mexico_gulf/mexico-says-its-suing-google-over-gulf-america-label/
At a daily press briefing on Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that her country is suing Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico in its Maps product.
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Next steps remain unclear for deported migrants in Panama City https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051225_deported_migrants/next-steps-remain-unclear-deported-migrants-panama-city/
Hundreds of people who have recently been deported from the U.S. to Panama are desperately searching for a way out of their predicament, which leaves them facing detention, desertion in a foreign third country or fatal persecution in their home nations.
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Revision time again: TUSD, Sunnyside & CatFoot to vote on budget changes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051125_agenda_budget_op/revision-time-again-tusd-sunnyside-catfoot-vote-budget-changes/
It's the season for final budget revisions for the local school districts, TUSD is set to vote on an artificial intelligence policy that seems kind of defensive, plus Sahuarita gets an update on its privately run water system, and more from government meetings around Tucson.
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Book excerpt: 'Arizona FriendTrips': A visit to Sonoita’s horse country https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051225_az_friendtrips_excerpt/book-excerpt-arizona-friendtrips-visit-sonoitas-horse-country/
An excerpt from 'Arizona Friendtrips: Stories from the Road,' a new book by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger and Julie Morrison that explores the Grand Canyon State in poetry, prose and photography
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Southern Az Dem congressional hopeful Donat to speak at DGT Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051125_political_calendar/southern-az-dem-congressional-hopeful-donat-speak-dgt-monday/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Congressional candidate Chris Donat speaks to DGT; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.
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Noriega & Nunez spark rally with home runs as Pima softball advances to championship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050925_pcc_softball/noriega-nunez-spark-rally-with-home-runs-as-pima-softball-advances-championship/
The Pima Community College softball team (49-7) is heading back to the Region I Championship Round, this time in Division II, as they celebrated a milestone for head coach Rebekah Quiroz.
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Martin's RBI double walk-off secures back-to-back regional championship for Aztec softball https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051025_pcc_softball/martins-rbi-double-walk-off-secures-back-to-back-regional-championship-aztec-softball/
The Pima Community College softball team (50-7) earned their first 50-win season since 2013 and made history on Saturday as they won their second consecutive regional division championship with a 3-2 win.
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Pima Baseball claims Region I runner-Up trophy as rally falls short at South Mountain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/050925_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-claims-region-i-runner-up-trophy-as-rally-falls-short-south-mountain/
The Pima Community College baseball team fell to the No. 1 Cougars 11-6, claiming the Region I, Division II runner-Up spot on Friday at South Mountain Community College (45-16).
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How women have been impacted by Musk-led federal layoffs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051125_doge_women/how-women-have-been-impacted-by-musk-led-federal-layoffs/
Women and people of color are among those most affected by the push to slash agency jobs across the executive branch by tech billionaire Elon Musk, and the layoffs and buyouts have shaken the government employee base.
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The psychology behind why your mom may be the mother of all heroes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051025_hero_mothers_op/the-psychology-behind-why-your-mom-may-mother-all-heroes/
Each May, the United States celebrates Mother’s Day, and for good reason. According to surveys I’ve conducted, over 25% of Americans cite their mother as their number one hero. Fathers come in a distant second at 16%. Moms are indeed the mother of all heroes.
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Mendoza: This Mother’s Day, moms deserve more https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051025_moms_mendoza_op/mendoza-this-mothers-day-moms-deserve-more/
If we truly care about families, then we must deliver real support where it counts. — Democratic congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza
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Inside America’s most dangerous sport as increased safety measures aim to protect riders, horses https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/051125_rodeo_dangers/inside-americas-most-dangerous-sport-as-increased-safety-measures-aim-protect-riders-horses/
Rodeo events are fast-paced and require a brave rider to mount a charging horse or even a bull. The dangers of the sport threaten the health of those who keep it running, but the industry is doing its part to make injuries a thing of the past.
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She’s devoted her life to teaching your kids — in a country that now wants to deport her https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051025_immigrant_educators/shes-devoted-her-life-teaching-your-kids-country-that-now-wants-deport-her/
There are 15,000 immigrant educators who rely on temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. But they fear for their futures under Trump.
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Newark mayor detained by federal agents during protest at ICE jail https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050925_mayor_ice_arrest/newark-mayor-detained-by-federal-agents-during-protest-ice-jail/
Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark and one of six Democrats running to be New Jersey’s next governor, was arrested and detained by federal immigration agents Friday during a protest at an immigrant detention center in Newark.
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August default looms without debt limit action, Treasury Department warns https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050925_august_default/august-default-looms-without-debt-limit-action-treasury-department-warns/
The Treasury Department announced Friday that Congress must address the debt limit before August, setting a firm deadline for Republicans to wrap up work on the “big, beautiful bill” that will raise the nation’s borrowing limit by up to $5 trillion.
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