Appeals court allows Trump to keep National Guard in Los Angeles temporarily https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061325_la_guard_trump/appeals-court-allows-trump-keep-national-guard-los-angeles-temporarily/
A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump’s deployment of California National Guard soldiers to continue while it considers Trump’s challenge to a lower court’s decision that found he illegally mobilized those troops without consulting Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Hernandez: Shooting outside South Side home hit car of staffer for Tucson congressional candidate https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_hernandez_shooting/hernandez-shooting-outside-south-side-home-hit-car-staffer-tucson-congressional-candidate/
Daniel Hernandez, a Tucson congressional candidate, said a shooting outside his family's home on Wednesday evening resulted in the car of a campaign staffer being struck.
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After 21 years, Tucson City Attorney Mike Rankin to retire in September https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_rankin_retirement/after-21-years-tucson-city-attorney-mike-rankin-retire-september/
Tucson City Attorney Mike Rankin is retiring in September. “It's time," said Rankin, who has served as the city’s top lawyer for more than 21 years, making him the longest-serving city attorney in Tucson’s history.
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How El Salvador's government impeded a U.S. investigation of MS-13 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061225_ms13_salvador/how-el-salvadors-government-impeded-us-investigation-ms-13/
Senior officials in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s government repeatedly impeded the work of a U.S. task force as it pursued evidence of possible wrongdoing by the Salvadoran president and his inner circle, evidence at odds with Bukele’s reputation as a crime fighter.
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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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