Soccer: FC Tucson men keep up winning streak against AMSG FC https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/060725_fc-tucson/soccer-fc-tucson-men-keep-up-winning-streak-against-amsg-fc/
FC Tucson earned an emphatic 4-0 victory Saturday against ASMG, keeping the local soccer side atop the Southwest Division table.
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Niña Guatemalteca de 16 que murió en el desierto de Az en 2008 fue finalmente identificada https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060625_eluvia_missing_id_esp/nina-guatemalteca-de-16-que-murio-en-el-desierto-de-az-en-2008-fue-finalmente-identificada/
Con 16 años, María Eluvia Méndez Morales de Guatemala murió a cerca de 10 millas de Sells en el desierto de la nación Tohono O’Odham en el verano del 2008, pero nadie podía confirmar quien era. Diecisiete años después, investigadores finalmente identificaron el resto de Morales con la ayuda de las redes sociales.
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16-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in Az desert in 2008 finally identified https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060625_eluvia_missing_id/16-year-old-guatemalan-girl-who-died-az-desert-2008-finally-identified/
16-year-old Maria Eluvia Mendez Morales of Guatemala died about 10 miles from Sells in the desert of the Tohono O'Odham Nation in the summer of 2008, but no one could confirm who she was. Seventeen years later, investigators finally identified Morales' remains with the help of social media.
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Hellertoon: Petty squabbles or a bad breakup? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060625_hellertoon_elon_trump/hellertoon-petty-squabbles-or-bad-breakup/
Almost five months in and the boys are already fighting.
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Once by his side, Gallego gets pushback from LGBTQ+ organizations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060625_lgbtq_gallego/once-by-his-side-gallego-gets-pushback-from-lgbtq-organizations/
Recent comments by Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego expressing support for transgender youth but not for full participation in sports represent a marked shift from his previous positions, and his supporters say it’s unclear where the senator stands on civil rights for transgender people.
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Can learning from past policy save future users of the Colorado River? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060625_river_compact/can-learning-from-past-policy-save-future-users-colorado-river/
Several key agreements adapting the century-old Colorado River Compact to the aridifying region’s ever-decreasing water availability are set to expire next year, with no replacement plans in sight.
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Antisemitism in Education Act passes Arizona House & Senate, moves to Governor’s office https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060625_antisemitism_schools/antisemitism-education-act-passes-arizona-house-senate-moves-governors-office/
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a final version of the Antisemitism in Education Act, the last hurdle it faced before going to the Governor’s Office for approval - though critics raised free speech concerns, and expressed that “antisemitism” is poorly defined .
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UA Indigenous students oppose cultural center restructuring, termination of director https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060625_ua_cultural_center/ua-indigenous-students-oppose-cultural-center-restructuring-termination-director/
A group of Native students at the University of Arizona say that the administration has just eliminated one of the rare spaces where they felt safe, connected and welcome on campus.
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus to keep pressure on immigration detention following arrests https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060625_caucus_immigration/congressional-hispanic-caucus-keep-pressure-immigration-detention-following-arrests/
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus pledged to make more visits to immigration detention centers across the country to carry out oversight of the Trump administration’s crackdown.
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore AmeriCorps services in 24 states https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060625_restore_americorp/judge-orders-trump-administration-restore-americorps-services-24-states/
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service members in two dozen states - including Arizona - and Washington, D.C.
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Immigration surge cost state, local governments $9 billion in 2023, nonpartisan CBO says https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060625_immigration_cost/immigration-surge-cost-state-local-governments-9-billion-2023-nonpartisan-cbo-says/
According to a report the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the increase in immigration starting in 2021 brought extra revenue to states and local governments, but the cost of services for those newly arrived migrants was greater, leading to a net cost of $9.2 billion in 2023.
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D-Day: 5 facts to know https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060624_d-day_facts/d-day-5-facts-know/
June 6, 1944, marked the first day of the the Normandy landings during WWII. While this day will forever be marked in history, there are a few facts that go unnoticed.
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Soviet media downplayed significance of D-Day invasion https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060524_russia_d_day/soviet-media-downplayed-significance-d-day-invasion/
As nations commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin again will not attend, this time because of the war he has waged in Ukraine - but it’s worth recalling the actual history of how Soviet media reported on the Normandy invasion.
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A jacket, a coin, a letter − relics of Omaha Beach battle tell story of D-Day 80 years later https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060625_dday_relics_op/a-jacket-coin-letter-8722-relics-omaha-beach-battle-tell-story-d-day-80-years-later/
Within the military collections of the National Museum of American History, several artifacts collected over the decades help tell the story of Omaha Beach and the invasion landings on D-Day.
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Pima County's RTA Board fires longtime executive director Moghimi https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/060525_moghimi_fired/pima-countys-rta-board-fires-longtime-executive-director-moghimi/
The Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors fired Executive Director Farhad Moghimi during a Thursday afternoon meeting, as Tucson, Pima County and Native leaders outvoted suburban town representatives.
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Dear city of Tucson: Let Wadsack's federal case continue; the truth requires it https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060525_wadsack_city_op/dear-city-tucson-let-wadsacks-federal-case-continue-truth-requires-it/
Any time democracy's defenders can put MAGA in a witness chair, do it. It's the funny green rock that takes away their superpower, which is to lie without repercussions.
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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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