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Arizona’s Shipping Container Wall on Border Is Coming Down
Removal of the containers has created a stark visual shift in affected sections of Arizona’s southern landscape as a new governor takes power and inherits the $171 million project from her predecessor.
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Judge Orders Phoenix to Stop Sweeps of Homeless Encampments
A federal judge has temporarily halted the city of Phoenix from conducting sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown.
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Ducey Continues To Build His $100 Million Shipping Container ‘Border,’ Leaving an Expensive Mess for Gov.-Elect Katie Hobbs
Federal agencies have told Arizona the construction on US land is unlawful, and environmental groups say the containers could imperil natural water systems and endanger species.
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Arizona Left With One Democratic Senator After Sinema Switches Parties
The announcement comes days after Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock won reelection in Georgia, securing a 51st seat in the US Senate for Democrats, strengthening their majority and weakening the ability of any single senator to hold up legislation.
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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Freed in US-Russia Prisoner Swap
Griner’s arrest in February made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad. Her status as an openly gay Black woman infused racial, gender and social dynamics into her legal saga and made each development a matter of international importance.
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USS Arizona Survivor: Honor Those Killed at Pearl Harbor
USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor even though his battleship exploded and sank after being pierced by aerial bombs.
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ACLU Sues City of Phoenix to Stop Sweeps of Homeless Camp
The ACLU of Arizona says it is suing the city of Phoenix in order to block resumed sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown.
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Biden Pledges New Commitments, Respect for Tribal Nations
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to give Native Americans a stronger voice in federal affairs, promising at the first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years that he would foster respect in government decision-making.
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Cochise, Mohave Counties Delay Certifying Election as Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories Fly
A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County.
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Judge Orders End to Trump-Era Asylum Restrictions at Border
Migrants have been expelled from the United States more than 2.4 million times since the rule took effect in March 2020, denying migrants rights to seek asylum under US and international law on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
