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Albertsons sues Kroger after Oregon, Washington judges block $24.6B merger https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_albertsons_kroger_lawsuit/albertsons-sues-kroger-after-oregon-washington-judges-block-246b-merger/
On Wednesday, the day after a federal judge in Oregon and a state judge in Washington blocked a merger between two supermarket giants, Albertsons canceled the $24.6 billion merger agreement and sued Kroger.
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Natural Grocers closes East Side store in a move workers say is retaliation for Tucson union drive https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_natural_grocers_union/natural-grocers-closes-east-side-store-move-workers-say-retaliation-tucson-union-drive/
A Natural Grocers store on Tucson’s East Side is closing Wednesday, with the national chain citing an expired lease and workers claiming illegal retaliation after a union drive this summer.
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Shoe-leather reporting: 10 years on the line & a worn pair of boots https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_help_sentinel_boots/shoe-leather-reporting-10-years-line-worn-pair-boots/
For a decade, I wore my signature leather boots while reporting on Southern Arizona, but this year, they finally fell apart. When you back the Sentinel's local independent journalism, you're literally investing in the shoe leather we wear out digging into stories you can read anywhere else.
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Solar power growth could slow if Trump keeps promise to kill Biden-era incentives https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120924_solar_trump/solar-power-growth-could-slow-if-trump-keeps-promise-kill-biden-era-incentives/
The Sun Stream Complex in western Maricopa County will soon generate enough power to supply over 200,000 homes, and the first phase has been transforming Arizona’s scalding sunlight into electricity for more than three years - but such projects may not be possible much longer.
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'Tis the season for disposing of household hazardous waste https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_hazwaste_december/tis-season-disposing-household-hazardous-waste/
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.
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Republican Sen. Tom Cotton blocks press freedom bill Trump said GOP ‘must kill’ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_press_act/republican-sen-tom-cotton-blocks-press-freedom-bill-trump-said-gop-must-kill/
An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate after it drew strong objections from President-elect Donald Trump, who’s had a rather rocky relationship with the press.
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NY attorney general rejects Trump’s plea to vacate massive civil fraud judgment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121024_trump_fraud/ny-attorney-general-rejects-trumps-plea-vacate-massive-civil-fraud-judgment/
New York Attorney General Letitia James won’t drop the nearly half a billion dollar civil fraud judgment she won against President-elect Donald Trump earlier this year, despite Trump asking her to do so after his 2024 election win.
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Honoring the children: Biden proclaims nat'l monument at Carlisle Indian School https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_boarding_school_monument/honoring-children-biden-proclaims-natl-monument-carlisle-indian-school/
President Joe Biden announced the creation of a national monument on the site of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School, honoring the tens of thousands of students who attended boarding schools as part of the government’s brutal efforts at forced assimilation of Native people.
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Come celebrate the holiday season with a few drinks, a bite to eat and lots of healthy conversation, as we observe whatever it is you/we/they celebrate this time of year — especially the 233rd birthday of the Bill of Rights and the impending 15th birthday of the Tucson Sentinel.
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Rural New Mexico, Arizona residents oppose Air Force training flight expansion over health risks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_air_force_expansion/rural-new-mexico-arizona-residents-oppose-air-force-training-flight-expansion-over-health-risks/
The Air Force wants to change rules on military aircraft operations - a proposal many claim will turn giant swaths of Southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico into low-level military operations training areas.
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Honoring the children: Biden proclaims new nat'l monument at Carlisle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_boarding_school_monument/honoring-children-biden-proclaims-new-natl-monument-carlisle/
President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new national monument on the site of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School to honor the tens of thousands of students who attended boarding schools as part of the government’s brutal efforts at forced assimilation of Native people.
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Commission gives Gov. Hobbs 5 options for new Arizona Supreme Court justice https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_supreme_court_hobbs/commission-gives-gov-hobbs-5-options-new-arizona-supreme-court-justice/
Gov. Katie Hobbs will pick Arizona’s newest Supreme Court justice from five nominees — including two judges and three attorneys — recommended to her by a judicial screening panel.
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Honoring the children: Biden proclaims new national monument at Carlisle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_boarding_school_monument/honoring-children-biden-proclaims-new-national-monument-carlisle/
President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new national monument on the site of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School to honor the tens of thousands of students who attended boarding schools as part of the government’s brutal efforts at forced assimilation of Native people.
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Native American traditional healing practices now covered under Medicaid in 4 states, including Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_traditional_healing/native-american-traditional-healing-practices-now-covered-under-medicaid-4-states-including-arizona/
Native Americans in Arizona and three other states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices after the Biden administration announced it had expanded coverage to cover traditional Native American healing practices.
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4 ways Arizona can get faster election results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121124_faster_elections/4-ways-arizona-can-get-faster-election-results/
As national attention on Arizona, a swing state where contests can be close, has ramped up, pressure has mounted to count faster - but changing the early ballot drop off law is not the only possible solution. Here’s a rundown of some of the changes that could speed up election results.
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Supreme Court: Judges can’t review sham marriage finding behind visa denial https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_marriage_visa/supreme-court-judges-cant-review-sham-marriage-finding-behind-visa-denial/
The Supreme Court ruled that a U.S. citizen cannot challenge her husband’s visa denial after the government discovered his previous sham marriage, a decision that solved a split on the issue among U.S. circuit courts.
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Defense bill would ban transgender medical coverage for children in military families https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/121124_trans_military_coverage/defense-bill-would-ban-transgender-medical-coverage-children-military-families/
House Democrats will face a tough vote this week on the final compromise annual defense bill that includes pay raises for troops but also bans coverage for U.S. service members’ children who seek transgender care.
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Douglas-area Customs officer charged with weapons misconduct, computering tampering & abuse https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_cbp_officer_arrested/douglas-area-customs-officer-charged-with-weapons-misconduct-computering-tampering-abuse/
A Douglas-area U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was arrested this week by the Cochise County Sheriff's Office as part of a larger investigation into drug smuggling.
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Sun Corridor swallows Metro Chamber as Tucson-area eco-dev groups merge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121024_sun_corridor_chamber/sun-corridor-swallows-metro-chamber-as-tucson-area-eco-dev-groups-merge/
The Tucson area's top two economic-development groups are merging, with Sun Corridor and the Metro Chamber combining into one as-yet unamed organization.
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