UA-run spacecraft returning to Earth with Bennu asteroid samples https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_osiris_rex_return/ua-run-spacecraft-returning-earth-with-bennu-asteroid-samples/
OSIRIS-REx, a robotic spacecraft developed by the University of Arizona in partnership with NASA, will return to Earth in late September with samples from the asteroid Bennu.
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'Prolific human smuggler' extradited from Mexico to Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_smuggler_extradited/prolific-human-smuggler-extradited-from-mexico-arizona/
Ofelia Hernandez-Salas was arrested in Mexico in March after a grand jury indicted her and 48-year-old Raul Saucedo-Huipio on 23 counts, including conspiracy to bring people into the U.S. and aiding and abetting people entering crossing the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization.
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Thinking big: PCC board sets priorities, TUSD prepares to sue social media https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091123_agenda_big_think_op/thinking-big-pcc-board-sets-priorities-tusd-prepares-sue-social-media/
Southern Arizona governments this week will be thinking big, reassessing and adopting new policies to govern how they do business, plus TUSD has Elon Musk in their litigious sights, and more from local meetings around Tucson.
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Kroger & Albertsons to sell off more than 400 stores in merger https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/091123_kroger_albertsons/kroger-albertsons-sell-off-more-than-400-stores-merger/
Kroger and Albertsons have announced the sale of over 400 stores - including 24 in Arizona - and handful of brands, distribution centers and other assets to a competitor and wholesaler in advance of a planned merger.
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Hobbs, Horne spar over federal COVID aid for Az private schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_private_school_funding/hobbs-horne-spar-over-federal-covid-aid-az-private-schools/
Nearly $27 million in federal pandemic aid for private schools is in limbo while the Arizona Department of Education and the Governor’s Office spar over who has the authority to spend it.
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Az Senate plans to sue Biden to block Grand Canyon national monument https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_monument_lawsuit/az-senate-plans-sue-biden-block-grand-canyon-national-monument/
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen announced he is giving the “greenlight” to the Arizona Senate to file a lawsuit against the Biden administration for last month’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon, which he said was an unconstitutional “land grab.”
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Az Republican senators accuse UA nursing school of ‘grooming’ children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091123_ua_nursing_grooming/az-republican-senators-accuse-ua-nursing-school-grooming-children/
Arizona Senate Republicans are accusing the University of Arizona school of nursing of “stealing the innocence of young children” by instructing doctoral candidates on how to discuss gender identity issues with patients.
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GAO: Rush to build border wall caused harm, damages continued after pause https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_wall_damages/gao-rush-build-border-wall-caused-harm-damages-continued-after-pause/
A new Government Accountability Office report confirms that the Trump administration’s rush to build a border wall caused significant environmental damage, depleted water sources and devastated sacred tribal sites.
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CTE study reveals alarming numbers about athletes who died before reaching 30 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_cte_under_30/cte-study-reveals-alarming-numbers-athletes-who-died-before-reaching-30/
Head injuries have been a part of sports for decades, and with every passing year, player safety is put further into question as the alarming damage from collisions becomes more clear and neuroscientists worry about the impact head injuries can have on youth development.
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Tohono O’odham partners with wireless internet provider to connect tribal citizens https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090823_tohono_wireless/tohono-oodham-partners-with-wireless-internet-provider-connect-tribal-citizens/
Tohono O’odham citizens now have access to wireless internet options thanks to a partnership the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority established with Baicells Technologies to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to villages across the largely rural Native American nation.
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Will 14th Amendment bar Trump from Arizona ballot in 2024? https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_trump_ballot/will-14th-amendment-bar-trump-from-arizona-ballot-2024/
Lawsuits have been filed in three states so far to attempt to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot in the 2024 presidential election, but at this point, it’s unclear if a suit filed in Arizona will follow.
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Millions more workers would receive overtime pay under proposed Biden admin rule https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_worker_overtime/millions-more-workers-would-receive-overtime-pay-under-proposed-biden-admin-rule/
Salaried workers who have been ineligible for overtime pay would benefit from a proposed Biden administration regulation that would raise the wage threshold for the standard salary level to $55,068 annually.
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Some states back hospital mergers despite record of service cuts, price hikes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_hospital_mergers/some-states-back-hospital-mergers-despite-record-service-cuts-price-hikes/
As supersized health care systems gobble up smaller hospitals and clinics, hospital trade groups and some states say mergers can save failing hospitals, especially rural ones - but research shows that a lack of competition often leads to fewer services at higher costs.
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Texas can keep buoys in Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090823_rio_grande_buoys/texas-can-keep-buoys-rio-grande-while-legal-challenge-continues-federal-appeals-court-rules/
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, a federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.
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Judge refuses to block exploratory mining projects in Patagonia Mountains https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090523_south32_mine/judge-refuses-block-exploratory-mining-projects-patagonia-mountains/
A U.S. District Court judge denied an attempt to block two exploratory mining projects in Arizona’s Patagonia Mountains, ruling against a coalition of environmental groups who challenged federal permitting in the Coronado National Forest.
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Repairs slow in coming at Tucson's new affordable housing complex https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090723_gateway_apts/repairs-slow-coming-tucsons-new-affordable-housing-complex/
The plight of a resident of a new affordable housing complex offers lessons for city officials and nonprofit agencies as they work to build more low-income apartments in Tucson.
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Whatton's double-double helps Pima volleyball topple Yavapai in 5-set thriller https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/090623_pcc_volleyball/whattons-double-double-helps-pima-volleyball-topple-yavapai-5-set-thriller/
The Pima Community College volleyball team (6-6, 2-0 in ACCAC) protected home court on Wednesday in a thrilling match against Yavapai College (5-7, 1-3).
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Arizona's ESA school voucher program added almost 50,000 students in past year https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090723_esa_climbs/arizonas-esa-school-voucher-program-added-almost-50000-students-past-year/
Arizona added nearly 12,000 students to the Empowerment Scholarship Account program in the last quarter, bringing total enrollment to 61,689 at the end of June and renewing debates about the costs and benefits of the program.
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