TMC integrates temporary emergency employees to help combat COVID-19
An experienced team of professionals known as the Medical Disaster Assistance Team and the Trauma Critical Care Team have reported for duty in Tucson…
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Taiwan opens Hong Kong migration office in rebuke to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has opened an office to facilitate migration from Hong Kong following China’s passage of a national security law for…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police make first arrest under new national security law, for carrying independence flag at protest
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police make first arrest under new national security law, for carrying independence flag at…
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Tucson gyms close doors; owners feel Gov. Ducey singled them out
Bietendorf said she speaks for a lot of gym owners in Tucson. They simply do not have the funds like the gyms in Phoenix to sue the governor over his…
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DIGGING DEEPER: Gun, ammo sales surge since start of pandemic
Chavez says due to such high demand right now, he can hardly keep ammo in stock. As demand surges, so do prices from his suppliers, especially when…
Continue Reading Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs
BOSTON (AP) — A coalition of interfaith religious leaders has launched a campaign to end what it considers the “disrespectful” use of sacred…
Continue Reading `You broke my wrist!’ Police sued for taking down wrong man
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Black man in Georgia is accusing police of violating his civil rights, saying a white officer slammed him to the ground and…
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Tucson City Council passes 2020-21 budget amid controversy for police funding
Tucson City Council and Mayor approved the 20-21 fiscal year budget on Tuesday. Before the vote a public hearing was called with many calls to defund…
Continue Reading Oklahoma voters narrowly approve Medicaid expansion
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters have narrowly approved amending the state Constitution to expand Medicaid health coverage to tens of thousands…
Continue Reading NYC passes austere budget that cuts $1B from NYPD
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers have approved a plan to shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year.…
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