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In this week's Arizona Edition, a local farming operation says its handling of biosolids is safe, Yuma's mayor race and the ACTS Performance Troupe.
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Adam Castillo, founder of AGS Myanmar, was detained Thursday at Yangon International Airport. The U.S. State Department is aware of a reported detention but hasn't commented further. -
Community-supported agriculture delivers local produce by having customers pay a farm upfront. Some farmers are changing the model to appeal to consumer preferences.
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Luigi Mangione's legal team is back in court in New York City this week for a key pretrial hearing. He's accused of stalking and killing an insurance CEO. Donors have given $1.5 million to support his defense. -
The ban will apply to platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X. The move makes the U.K. part of a growing global movement to tighten online safety for children. -
The deal is a major breakthrough in the conflict that set the Middle East aflame and shook the global economy. However, it did not resolve critical issues set aside for further negotiations. -
It's becoming common for campaigns to seek out viral moments and the support of internet stars to reach new voters. But the strategy, albeit flashy, has yielded mixed results in key races this year. -
Now that the FIFA World Cup is underway in Mexico, Canada and the U.S., the drama has shifted to the fields, where there have been several surprising results heading into the first full week. -
A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18-25, including using "always on" location tracking on their smartphones. -
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care. -
President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn. -
President Trump says a deal has been reached to end the Iran war, Trump celebrates birthday with UFC event, G7 summit kicks off Monday amid tensions between Europe and U.S.
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Authorities say 11 skydivers and a pilot are presumed dead after a single-engine turboprop plane crashed Sunday near Butler, Missouri.
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