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Dr. Douglas Lowell is seen in this screen capture from a campaign video posted on YouTube. Lowell announced on August 24, 2021 he is running in the Republican primary in Arizona's second congressional district, where incumbent Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick is retiring.

Tucson surgeon Douglas Lowell runs for Congress

Aug 24, 2021 Lowell vows to complete border wall, push "America First" agenda.
A Border Patrol vehicle drives along a section of fence at the Organ Pipe National Monument, west of Lukeville, Arizona, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.

Federal judge says Customs and Border Protection broke environmental law

Aug 24, 2021 Lawsuit accused the agency of failing to assess how ramped up border enforcement would impact the borderlands and endangered species that live there.
A sign outside of the University of Arizona bookstore reminds visitors that masks are required to enter.

Robbins 'frustrated' at student vaccine hesitancy

Aug 23, 2021 UA president will not restart vaccine site on campus
A vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Arizona AG: Businesses can require vaccines

Aug 23, 2021 Attorney general says businesses must provide reasonable accommodations for those who cannot get vaccinated.
The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

Arizona Senate GOP's 2020 election report delayed again

Aug 23, 2021 Senate GOP leader says several involved have contracted COVID-19.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the "Stay home, stay safe" message from the tribal government guarantees that businesses in the nation have the "the safest environment" compared to those outside its tribal lands during the pandemic.

Navajo Nation requiring workers to get a full dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

Aug 23, 2021 The mandate says employees from a variety of departements be fully vaccinated by late September.
A logo of Marana High School's tiger mascot decorates a wall in a courtyard on campus.

Marana school district requires masks

Aug 23, 2021 Growing number of schools in Pima County requiring masks on campus.
Students walking through campus on August 23, 2021 — the first day of school for the fall semester.

UA welcomes largest incoming class yet

Aug 23, 2021 Monday is the first day of the semester from UA students and with it comes a few record breaking statistics.
Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard speaks at a press conference in this photo published March 28, 2019.

U.S. court will hear Mexican lawsuit against gun manufacturers

Aug 23, 2021 The Mexican government claims the practices of several U.S. gunmakers have allowed the illegal flow of weapons to drug cartels.
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Arizona COVID-19 cases remain above 3,000 per day

Aug 22, 2021 Health officials reported 3,307 new cases on Sunday and three new deaths.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at one of his press conferences at Mexico's National Palace in Mexico City.

Mexico’s president admits protections for journalists ineffective after recent murder

Aug 22, 2021 A journalist was gunned down Thursday in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
Pima County Superior Court

Tucson vaccination mandate upheld by county judge

Aug 20, 2021 Police officers association argued the new policy is against state law and that Tucson violated its contract with the union.
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Arizona reports 3,109 new COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths

Aug 20, 2021 Head of county health department says rising case numbers, especially among young people, are troubling.
Solar cells made from perovskite.

Super-thin panels could change solar industry

Aug 19, 2021 UA researcher exploring impact of panels made from perovskite.
The Arizona Senate's contractors count ballots from Maricopa County inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum during May 2021.

Arizona county seeks reimbursement for new voting machines

Aug 19, 2021 Maricopa County demands state Senate pay $2.8M to cover the costs of replacing vote-counting machines used in Legislature's election review.
The new tower at Banner University Medical Center opened on April 22, 2019.

Banner ICUs filling, but not with COVID patients

Aug 18, 2021 Patients who waited through the pandemic are finally going to the hospital.

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