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Arizona surpasses milestone of 1 million COVID-19 cases

Aug 27, 2021 Health officials on Friday reported 3,707 additional COVID-19 cases on Friday.
Floyd Chilton and colleagues in a lab.

Discovery of high levels of an enzyme in deadly COVID-19 cases could lead to a plan to save lives

Aug 26, 2021 UA researcher surprised to find high amounts of the human enzyme similar to rattlesnake venom known to 'shred' bacteria and viruses.
The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Governor taps new leader for health department; Carmona to serve as advisor

Aug 26, 2021 Dr. Cara Christ, face of state's pandemic response, will step down Aug. 27.
Bishop of the Diocese of Tucson Edward Joseph Weisenburger, in a September 2018 studio interview at Arizona Public Media.

Tucson bishop tells clergy not to grant religious exemptions to vaccine, mask requirements

Aug 26, 2021 Bishop says objections to taking a vaccine or wearing a mask are unrelated to the Catholic faith.
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 3,234 new COVID cases, 10 deaths

Aug 25, 2021 The state's seven-day rolling average of daily new cases rose over the past two weeks.
Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema speaking at a Congressional panel at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce's Manufacturer of the Year summit in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sinema says she still opposes $3.5 trillion budget blueprint

Aug 25, 2021 The Democratic senator has objected to the plan's price tag.
Pima County COVID-19 testing at the Kino Events Center, July 13.

Pima County to open new free COVID testing site

Aug 24, 2021 Testing demand rising again as Delta strain surges
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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