Flags at half-staff Sunday to honor Show Low firefighter EMT Collins https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101025_flags_half_staff_collins/flags-half-staff-sunday-honor-show-low-firefighter-emt-collins/
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, Oct. 12, in honor of the interment of firefighter EMT Glenn Collins, who died in a motorcycle crash on his way to work on Oct. 3.
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Gutierrez scores 15th & 16th goals of season as Aztec men win 10th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101025_pcc_mens_soccer/gutierrez-scores-15th-16th-goals-season-as-aztec-men-win-10th-straight/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (12-1, 9-1 in ACCAC) played a rare morning match against GateWay Community College (0-10-2, 0-9-1) on Friday at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.
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Dagnino & Martinez each net 2 as Pima's women's soccer shuts out GateWay https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101025_pcc_womens_soccer/dagnino-martinez-each-net-2-as-pimas-womens-soccer-shuts-out-gateway/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (7-1-5, 7-0-3 in ACCAC) closed out a busy week on Friday against GateWay Community College (0-11, 0-10) in Phoenix, racking up an 8–0 win.
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Tucson Baseball Team cancels home series at Kino Stadium due to visa issues https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/101025_tucson_baseball_visas/tucson-baseball-team-cancels-home-series-kino-stadium-due-visa-issues/
The Tucson Baseball Team has canceled the season-opening home series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, scheduled for Oct. 16, as it works through information provided by the federal government on the team's U.S. visa process.
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Illegal street takeovers — with stunts and noise — are growing as states try to crack down https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101125_street_takeovers/illegal-street-takeovers-with-stunts-and-noise-are-growing-as-states-try-crack-down/
Policing experts say illegal street takeovers — which are often organized on social media and can draw hundreds of people to block intersections, highways or parking lots for stunt driving — have become increasingly dangerous and difficult to contain.
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Some voters unhappy with Pima County's new vote-by-mail system https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101125_ballot_envelopes/some-voters-unhappy-with-pima-countys-new-vote-by-mail-system/
Tucson and Pima County voters are seeing a big change when they receive their ballot in the mail for the upcoming Tucson and school district elections.
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Trump follows through on threat with ‘substantial’ federal employee layoffs amid shutdown https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_trump_layoffs/trump-follows-through-threat-with-substantial-federal-employee-layoffs-amid-shutdown/
The Trump administration announced it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous government shutdowns and one that could significantly reshape the size and scope of the government.
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Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of U.S. civics education https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_maga_civics/trump-undertakes-maga-centric-makeover-us-civics-education/
A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, raising alarms for some traditional civics and education groups that were not included in the initiative.
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La Rosa opens Friday in former Benedictine Sanctuary https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101025_la_rosa/la-rosa-opens-friday-former-benedictine-sanctuary/
A conversation with legendary concert promoter Charlie Levy ahead of the opening of first Tucson venue, La Rosa, in the former Benedictine Sanctuary
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Trump called Digital Equity Act ‘racist.’ Now Internet money for rural Americans is gone. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_digital_equity/trump-called-digital-equity-act-racist-now-internet-money-rural-americans-gone/
President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act unconstitutional, racist, and illegal. Then the $2.75 billion program for rural and underserved communities to gain internet access disappeared.
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Shutdown forces Medicare patients off popular telehealth and hospital-at-home programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_shutdown_medicare/shutdown-forces-medicare-patients-off-popular-telehealth-and-hospital-at-home-programs/
The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both temporary — but increasingly popular — options for Medicare recipients. The shutdown has prevented Congress from extending them.
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Former Arizona lawmaker gets probation for violating restraining order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101025_sun_probation/former-arizona-lawmaker-gets-probation-violating-restraining-order/
Former Arizona lawmaker Leezah Sun, who resigned after threatening to throw a lobbyist off a balcony, was given two years probation for violating the restraining order the lobbyist filed against her.
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Trump temporarily blocked from deploying National Guard in Illinois https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_illinois_guard/trump-temporarily-blocked-from-deploying-national-guard-illinois/
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that bars the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying the National Guard to Illinois, calling the Department of Homeland Security's perception of events are simply unreliable.
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Trump threatens ‘permanent’ cuts to Democratic programs https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_shutdown_cuts/trump-threatens-permanent-cuts-democratic-programs/
President Donald Trump said he’s prepared to cancel funding approved by Congress that he believes is going toward programs supported by Democrats, though he didn’t share any additional details during a Cabinet meeting.
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Trump National Guard orders trigger constitutional fight over state’s rights & federalism https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101025_guard_federalism/trump-national-guard-orders-trigger-constitutional-fight-over-states-rights-federalism/
President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state leaders filed in Illinois’ lawsuit against the president show.
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The fight for Native data sovereignty in the age of AI https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/101025_native_data_sovereignty/the-fight-native-data-sovereignty-age-ai/
AI is here and is already affecting tribal nations, a common theme among leaders from all over Indian Country who gathered at ASU on September 26, for the “Pre-Wiring the Rez” symposium to learn about how artificial intelligence is affecting tribal nations.
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Forced to leave because of her gender identity, a sailor found a new way to serve https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101025_navy_lgbtq_op/forced-leave-her-gender-identity-sailor-found-new-way-serve/
"My country, my Navy, did not want my service simply because of who I was, but service to country is not defined by wearing a uniform. When I look in the mirror, I see the face of someone who has lived up to the traditions of the naval service and tries daily to fulfill their oath."
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Cervantes has 3 assists as Pima women down Chandler-Gilbert 5–1 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100825_pcc_womens_soccer/cervantes-has-3-assists-as-pima-women-down-chandler-gilbert-582111/
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (6-1-4, 6-0-3 in ACCAC) got back in the win column on Tuesday, hosting Chandler-Gilbert Community College (3-6, 3-5) and earning a 5–1 victory
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Ribadeneira nets hat trick as Pima men score 9, win 9th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/100825_pcc_mens_soccer/ribadeneira-nets-hat-trick-as-pima-men-score-9-win-9th-straight/
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (11-1, 8-1 in ACCAC) won their ninth straight game on Tuesday as the Aztecs hosted Chandler-Gilbert Community College (0-8-1, 0-8-1).
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Trump adversary NY AG Letitia James hit with mortgage fraud indictment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100925_james_fraud/trump-adversary-ny-ag-letitia-james-hit-with-mortgage-fraud-indictment/
The Justice Department indicted another of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud.
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