Mingle with Southern Az's CD7 candidates over coffee https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060525_political_calendar/mingle-with-southern-azs-cd7-candidates-over-coffee/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Coffee with CD7 candidates; debates set for CD7 special election and Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.
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Binational 'border happening' celebrates San Rafael Valley as DHS prepares to build new wall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060525_border_wall_event/binational-border-happening-celebrates-san-rafael-valley-as-dhs-prepares-build-new-wall/
As the Trump administration plans to erect 35 miles of new border barriers, environmentalists gathered in a Southern Arizona hamlet to trade food and songs during a "border happening."
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DOJ warns Arizona & Wisconsin over compliance with federal election law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060525_az_doj_elections/doj-warns-arizona-wisconsin-over-compliance-with-federal-election-law/
The U.S. Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in at least two key swing states, threatening action against the states if they don’t comply with provisions of a 2002 federal election law.
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No overnight expansion of Ranch Fire in Southern Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060525_ranch_fire/no-overnight-expansion-ranch-fire-southern-arizona/
Fire crews re-engaged with the Ranch Fire 20 miles southeast of Patagonia on the morning of June 5 which saw no growth overnight
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Trump opens investigation into Biden autopen use https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060525_biden_investigation/trump-opens-investigation-into-biden-autopen-use/
President Donald Trump late Wednesday ordered the White House legal counsel and U.S. attorney general to investigate when Biden administration staff used an autopen to sign the former president’s name on official documents.
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Hellertoon: Waves of time cannot wash away courage of D-Day veterans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060525_hellertoon_dday/hellertoon-waves-time-cannot-wash-away-courage-d-day-veterans/
The waves of time cannot wash away the courage of D-Day veterans.
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Esports flourish five years after pandemic, but industry still faces unique challenges https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/060525_esports_growth/esports-flourish-five-years-after-pandemic-but-industry-still-faces-unique-challenges/
As the world moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic, the esports scene does the same. Five years ago, the industry was just beginning its rise to mainstream success. Now, it’s right in the thick of it.
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Surge of 287(g) agreements aims to increase deportations, many have found they undermine public safety https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060525_ice_safety_op/surge-287g-agreements-aims-increase-deportations-many-have-found-they-undermine-public-safety/
The expansion of the 287(g) program, that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to train state and local authorities to function as federal immigration officers, will erode trust and makes entire communities – not just immigrants – less safe.
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Federal judge orders Trump to facilitate habeas challenges for Venezuelans deported to El Salvador https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060525_venezuelan_deportations/federal-judge-orders-trump-facilitate-habeas-challenges-venezuelans-deported-el-salvador/
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to facilitate habeas petitions for 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador, finding their summary deportations violated their due process rights.
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Trump cuts could expose student data to cyber threats https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060525_student_data/trump-cuts-could-expose-student-data-cyber-threats/
Cybersecurity advocates warn that the Trump administration’s budget and personnel cuts, along with rule changes, are stripping away key defenses that schools need to thwart hacking and ransomware attacks.
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U.S. gunmakers get Supreme Court shield from Mexico’s cartel violence suit https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060525_mexico_guns/us-gunmakers-get-supreme-court-shield-from-mexicos-cartel-violence-suit/
The Supreme Court helped U.S. gun manufacturers escape legal consequences for boosting Mexican cartel violence, reinforcing an immunity shield protecting firearm sellers from liability for harm solely caused by others.
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Wildfire near Patagonia tops 2,700 acres within hours Weds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060425_ranch_fire/wildfire-near-patagonia-tops-2700-acres-within-hours-weds/
Updated: Southern Arizona's fire season continues be hectic as a new wildfire broke out Wednesday morning near the U.S.-Mexico border, consuming an estimated 2,750 acres about 20 miles south of Patagonia, Ariz.
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Wildfire near Patagonia spreads to nearly 900 acres within hours https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060425_ranch_fire/wildfire-near-patagonia-spreads-nearly-900-acres-within-hours/
Southern Arizona's fire season continues be hectic as a new wildfire broke out Wednesday morning near the U.S.-Mexico border, consuming an estimated 889 acres about 19 miles south of Patagonia, Ariz.
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Tucson HIV/AIDS groups face major cuts amid Trump admin reductions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060425_tucson_aids_funding/tucson-hiv-aids-groups-face-major-cuts-amid-trump-admin-reductions/
Multiple Tucson organizations, including El Rio and SAAF, will lose funds and end programs after the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV/AIDS services.
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Summer heat is here, but so are Pima County cooling centers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060425_cooling_centers/summer-heat-here-but-so-are-pima-county-cooling-centers/
Pima County has opened nearly three dozen cooling centers from Tucson to Ajo as summer heat approaches.
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Trump administration rescinds policy protecting emergency room abortions https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060425_emergency_abortion/trump-administration-rescinds-policy-protecting-emergency-room-abortions/
The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected emergency room abortions, stripping away a critical legal shield for doctors and pregnant women who live in states that ban the procedure.
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Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060425_scotus_environment/supreme-court-changes-game-federal-environmental-reviews/
Getting federal approval for permits to build major infrastructure projects has long been a complicated and time-consuming process - in one fell swoop, the U.S. Supreme Court has changed a big part of the game.
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Trump wants Congress to slash $9.4B in spending now, defund NPR & PBS https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060425_budget_spending/trump-wants-congress-slash-94b-spending-now-defund-npr-pbs/
The Trump administration sent its first spending cuts request to Congress, asking lawmakers to swiftly eliminate $9.4 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and various foreign aid programs.
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What REAL ID delay tells us about implementing proof-of-citizenship laws https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060425_id_citizenship_op/what-real-id-delay-tells-us-implementing-proof-of-citizenship-laws/
Proponents of proof of citizenship to register to vote laws describe them as a commonsense step to ensure that only eligible voters cast ballots - but the REAL ID saga shows that a proof-of-citizenship requirement might not be such a simple step.
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Judge preserves Education Department injunction for states’ COVID fund spending https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060425_covid_spending/judge-preserves-education-department-injunction-states-covid-fund-spending/
The Trump administration remains barred from enforcing a Department of Education decision to rescind extensions to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in previously approved COVID-19 relief funds for schools.
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