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Kimberly Yee accuses Teresa Leyba Ruiz of illegally using public schools for campaign content, while Ruiz calls the complaint meritless.
Saghey Barcenas, Arizona Western College student reporter.
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As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras. -
Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities. -
Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after order issued for her arrest on charges she publicly threatened to arrange assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others. -
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition. -
A report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April. -
The new effort appears to be another tactic in a broader Trump administration strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already limited due process options in order to speed deportations. -
That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health. -
After a bruising Senate primary, Michigan Democrats are trying to unify to hold onto a must-win seat. But healing those fissures is proving not so simple. -
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says "excavation work" will begin in the next two weeks, without approval from a key federal body. Veterans who sued over the arch want a judge to intervene before then. -
The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice. -
The judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder case has declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. -
It's part of a political showdown with Marcos. A trial could impact her plans to run for president in 2028.
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