New data center set for Pima Supes approval; Tucson to revisit camping ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061525_agenda_data_op/new-data-center-set-pima-supes-approval-tucson-revisit-camping-ban/
Data center promising Pima County it will be a job machine, Tucson Council set to take another swing at camping ban and differential water rates, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.
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FC Tucson ends with 10 players, 4 goals vs. Phoenix's SC Del Sol https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/061525_fc-tucson/fc-tucson-ends-with-10-players-4-goals-vs-phoenixs-sc-del-sol/
Visiting team Del Sol scored early and FC Tucson had few effective answers as the soccer match wore on.
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Photos: Gov. Hobbs & local leaders at Tucson's Juneteenth Festival https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061425_juneteenth_hobbs/photos-gov-hobbs-local-leaders-tucsons-juneteenth-festival/
Governor Katie Hobbs joined local leaders in attendance at the 55th annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival
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Celebrating all the fathers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061425_hellertoon_fathers_day/celebrating-all-fathers/
Often overlooked but never forgotten: Happy Father's Day.
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Why death of reporter Ruben Salazar 55 years ago resonates with journalists covering LA protests today https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061425_salazar_death/why-death-reporter-ruben-salazar-55-years-ago-resonates-with-journalists-covering-la-protests-today/
The specter of law enforcement firing "less-lethal" rounds into crowds of protesters and striking journalists on the streets of Los Angeles is a haunting echo of the death of journalist Ruben Salazar while covering a protest more than 50 years ago.
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How reciting the Pledge of Allegiance became a sacred, patriotic ritual https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061425_flag_day_op/how-reciting-pledge-allegiance-became-sacred-patriotic-ritual/
Celebration of Flag Day began in 1885, and the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in 1892 - with the phrase “under God” added in 1954. Although neither carries the weight of law, and despite past controversies, reverence for the flag continues today for many U.S. citizens.
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'No Kings Day': Thousands of Tucsonans gather at Reid Park, Oro Valley https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061425_no_kings_protest/no-kings-day-thousands-tucsonans-gather-reid-park-oro-valley/
Thousands of Tucsonans turned out for "No Kings Day," a nationwide protest against the Trump administration while the president celebrates his birthday with a military parade in Washington D.C.
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The understated affection of fathers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061425_fathers_day_op/the-understated-affection-fathers/
Men may not be from Mars, but – compared to women – they do communicate in very different ways. Often for men, showing affection is more about what they do than what they say, and while this may seem like weak substitutes for genuine affection, they’re every bit as meaningful.
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Hernandez: Bullet hit staffer's car while parked at Tucson congressional candidate's home https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061225_hernandez_shooting/hernandez-bullet-hit-staffers-car-while-parked-tucson-congressional-candidates-home/
Updated: Daniel Hernandez, a Tucson congressional candidate, said a shooting near a family home on Thursday resulted in the window of the car of a campaign staffer being shattered by a bullet.
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What’s open, what’s closed & what’s happening for Juneteenth in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061325_juneteenth/whats-open-whats-closed-whats-happening-juneteenth-tucson/
Juneteenth falls next Thursday, but festivities marking the federal holiday will begin on Saturday in Tucson.
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Monday deadline to register to vote in CD7 primary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_political_calendar/monday-deadline-register-vote-cd7-primary/
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Voter registration deadline for CD7 special election looms; early voting in CD7 starts on June 18; upcoming debates in Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more
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Trump-allied company wins $309 million contract to build border wall across San Rafael Valley https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_fisher_border_wall/trump-allied-company-wins-309-million-contract-build-border-wall-across-san-rafael-valley/
Fisher Sand & Gravel was awarded a $309 million contract to build nearly 27 miles of border wall across the San Rafael Valley.
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Pima County School Sup't accepting applications for Flowing Wells board vacancy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_flowing_wells_vacancy/pima-county-school-supt-accepting-applications-flowing-wells-board-vacancy/
Pima County Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams will be accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Flowing Wells Unified School District Governing Board.
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Blue states win block on Trump’s order to overhaul U.S. elections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061325_trump_election_block/blue-states-win-block-trumps-order-overhaul-us-elections/
A March executive order from President Donald Trump could create “chaos and confusion” surrounding the U.S. election process, a federal judge ruled in blocking parts of the order decried by Democratic states as “blatantly unconstitutional.”
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GOP team dominates annual Congressional Baseball Game for fifth straight year in 13-2 win https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/061325_congressional_baseball/gop-team-dominates-annual-congressional-baseball-game-fifth-straight-year-13-2-win/
Republicans won their fifth straight Congressional Baseball Game with a decisive 13-2 win on Wednesday night, further cementing their dominance in the capital – in Congress and on the diamond.
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Maricopa County recorder sues supervisors over election powers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_heap_lawsuit/maricopa-county-recorder-sues-supervisors-over-election-powers/
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is suing the county’s supervisors, claiming they are illegally trying to seize control of the county’s elections.
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Az House GOP budget sparks blame game 18 days before deadline https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_az_house_budget/az-house-gop-budget-sparks-blame-game-18-days-before-deadline/
With just 18 days to go until the deadline to pass a budget before the state government shuts down, Arizona lawmakers are finally taking action — but the spending plan put together solely by House Republicans was criticized by opponents as farce that will never actually become law.
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Arizonans will host ‘No Kings’ protests as Trump escalates military force in LA https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_no_kings_protest/arizonans-will-host-no-kings-protests-as-trump-escalates-military-force-la/
Arizona will be will be home to at least 40 “No Kings” protests, with events planned from Yuma to Page to Douglas and everywhere in between, including 15 in the Phoenix metro area and five in Tucson and the surrounding communities.
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Who’s winning the multibillion dollar battle over veterans benefits? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/061325_veterans_benefits/whos-winning-multibillion-dollar-battle-over-veterans-benefits/
Veterans’ advocates have worked for years to stop unaccredited consultants from charging vets thousands of dollars for help filing disability claims, but setbacks in court and on Capitol Hill indicate their quest to ban the deep-pocketed companies could be in peril.
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Mark Kelly blasts GOP education cuts, $5B voucher program as ‘horrible idea’ at DC rally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061325_kelly_cuts/mark-kelly-blasts-gop-education-cuts-5b-voucher-program-as-horrible-idea-dc-rally/
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly joined education advocates, parents, teachers and students and spoke out against GOP lawmakers’ “big, beautiful bill,” an attempt to slash billions of dollars in federal spending to offset the cost of President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda and tax cuts.
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