Cómo el gobierno de El Salvador impidió una investigación estadounidense sobre la MS-13 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_ms13_salvador_esp/como-el-gobierno-de-el-salvador-impidio-una-investigacion-estadounidense-sobre-la-ms-13/
Altos funcionarios del gobierno del presidente salvadoreño Nayib Bukele obstaculizaron repetidamente el trabajo de un grupo de trabajo estadounidense mientras buscaba pruebas de posibles irregularidades por parte del presidente salvadoreño y su círculo íntimo.
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Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla of California cuffed, shoved out of Noem press event https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_padilla_assault/democratic-us-sen-alex-padilla-california-cuffed-shoved-out-noem-press-event/
Federal law enforcement officials forcibly removed and handcuffed U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla at a Thursday press conference in Los Angeles by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid multi-day protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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CBP is flying surveillance aircraft over Phoenix ICE operations https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_ice_aircraft/cbp-flying-surveillance-aircraft-over-phoenix-ice-operations/
Customs and Border Protection has been flying surveillance aircraft over the Phoenix area in support of Homeland Security Investigations, but little is known about what type of aircraft is monitoring operations on the ground or what role it is playing
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The RTA's future remains in doubt after Moghimi firing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061225_rta_post_moghimi_op/the-rtas-future-remains-doubt-after-moghimi-firing/
Don't think the the firing of RTA director Farhad Moghimi puts an end to the drama surrounding plans to put a new 20-year, half-cent transportation sales tax plan to voters across Pima County.
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Tanks & fighter jets roll into Washington for Trump’s 79th birthday parade https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_military_parade/tanks-fighter-jets-roll-into-washington-trumps-79th-birthday-parade/
More than 100 heavy-duty military vehicles and weapons systems will parade down Constitution Avenue in the nation’s capital Saturday, just days after President Donald Trump ordered troops to Los Angeles to quell mostly nonviolent protests against deportations.
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Az House Republicans draft competing budget as Senate nears deal with Hobbs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_legislature_budget/az-house-republicans-draft-competing-budget-as-senate-nears-deal-with-hobbs/
Arizona lawmakers are at odds again, but this time it’s the Republicans in the House of Representatives and Senate who can’t agree on how to forge the state budget.
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Ex-Pima Supe Lee cited in melee at February UA-BYU basketball game https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_lee_ua_melee/ex-pima-supe-lee-cited-melee-february-ua-byu-basketball-game/
Updated: Sylvia M. Lee, a former Pima County supervisor and ex-member of the PCC board was cited on two counts of assault in connection with a University of Arizona basketball game in February that erupted into chaos in the closing seconds.
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Senate Republicans propose penalizing states less for SNAP errors than House https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_snap_senate1/senate-republicans-propose-penalizing-states-less-snap-errors-than-house/
U.S. Senate Republicans will propose more moderate changes to the major federal food assistance program than their House counterparts, detailing a provision in a giant tax and spending cut bill that would penalize states less harshly than the House GOP version.
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Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum & a bookshop fought their removal. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_naval_books/hundreds-dei-books-are-back-naval-academy-alum-bookshop-fought-their-removal/
Last week, after immense public outcry, most of the 381 books flagged for DEI themes and removed in early April returned to the U.S. Naval Academy Nimitz Library shelves.
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Arizona’s largest county frequently pursues the death penalty. It rarely secures that sentence. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_az_death_penalty/arizonas-largest-county-frequently-pursues-death-penalty-it-rarely-secures-that-sentence/
Although the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has historically pursued the death penalty at high rates, its efforts rarely result in a death sentence.
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As massive Oak Flat copper mine clears legal hurdles, Apache see religious freedom being trampled https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_apache_mine/as-massive-oak-flat-copper-mine-clears-legal-hurdles-apache-see-religious-freedom-being-trampled/
The joint venture of global mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP has spent years seeking access to Oak Flat in the Tonto National Forest and the estimated 40 billion pounds of copper that lies beneath it, and the fight has been closely watched by other Indigenous and religious groups.
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Photos: Protest heats up at Tucson ICE office Wednesday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_tucson_ice_protest/photos-protest-heats-up-tucson-ice-office-wednesday/
Protesters clashed with private security guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon, with windows broken and rocks thrown as a peaceful demonstration turned tense.
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Photos: Protest heats up at Tucson ICE office Wednesday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_melt_ice/photos-protest-heats-up-tucson-ice-office-wednesday/
Protesters clashed with private security guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon, with windows broken and rocks thrown as a peaceful demonstration turned tense.
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ADOT warns of scam texts asking for money for unpaid tickets https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_adot_scam/adot-warns-scam-texts-asking-money-unpaid-tickets/
The Arizona Department of Transportation warned the public Wednesday not to respond to any text messages claiming to be from ADOT asking for money for unpaid tickets.
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Ex-Pima Supe Lee cited in melee at February UA-BYU basketball game https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_lee_ua_melee/ex-pima-supe-lee-cited-melee-february-ua-byu-basketball-game/
Sylvia M. Lee, a former Pima County supervisor and ex-member of the PCC board was cited on two counts of assault in connection with a University of Arizona basketball game in February that erupted into chaos in the closing seconds.
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Pima County residents: bring a shovel & grab a bag, monsoon is nearly here https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_monsoon_sandbags/pima-county-residents-bring-shovel-grab-bag-monsoon-nearly-here/
Pima County residents can stock up on sandbags starting June 15 in preparation for the summer monsoon rains. Sites will be open to the public 24 hours a day and are scattered throughout the county.
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Shaw may have to give up TUSD seat if she wins Tucson Council seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_shaw_snag/shaw-may-have-give-up-tusd-seat-if-she-wins-tucson-council-seat/
TUSD Boardmember Sadie Shaw, who is seeking to unseat Tucson City Councilman Kevin Dahl in the Aug. 5 primary, said she hopes she will not have to resign from the school board if she wins the Ward 3 seat. But Shaw said that if the City Charter requires her to step down, she’ll do so.
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Federal Circuit allows Trump’s tariffs to stand through summer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061125_trump_tariffs/federal-circuit-allows-trumps-tariffs-stand-through-summer/
A Federal Circuit panel ruled that President Donald Trump’s blanket “Liberation Day” tariffs can stand through the summer, extending a freeze placed on a trade court’s ruling that Trump exceeded his authority.
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Southern Az Democratic congressional candidates debate immigration, Medicaid & Trump https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_cd7_dem_debate/southern-az-democratic-congressional-candidates-debate-immigration-medicaid-trump/
The five Democratic candidates running in Southern Arizona’s special congressional election talked about immigration enforcement, and the Trump presidency in a televised debate Tuesday.
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Protesters clash with police as ICE raids surge across Phoenix metro area https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061125_phx_ice_clash/protesters-clash-with-police-as-ice-raids-surge-across-phoenix-metro-area/
Tensions erupted between immigrant rights advocates and Peoria police officers on Tuesday, amid a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Valley.
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