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Prop 320, Yuma poll workers, remembering Dolores Huerta, water customers upset and Mayors' Bike Ride
In this week's Arizona Edition, a look at an education proposition, remembering the farmworker rights leader, some in Yuma feel their water concerns are going unheard and the bike ride from Yuma to San Luis R.C.
Portrait: Crane Elementary School District; Campus Photo: Ryan Tyree
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The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years. Once ruled by Spain, it is claimed by both Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front. -
U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood. The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas. -
Republicans started the year believing tax cuts would benefit them in the midterms. Instead other affordability issues are driving voters to Democrats.
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Sometimes hospitals invite special guests to come visit patients in an effort to boost spirits. One "mane" attraction at an Ohio hospital is Willie Nelson- the pony.
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Sen. Chris Murphy is expected to fully recover from his stroke. The acronym BE FAST can help you remember the symptoms of stroke and what to do when it happens: Call 911 quickly. -
Qatar has been leading intense mediation efforts over the past 72 hours to prevent a new round of possible U.S. attacks on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections. The uncertainty has the entire Gulf region on edge.
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Rep. Haley Stevens was scheduled to attend a unity event today with Abdul El-Sayed, who beat her in the Democratic primary. Instead, she endorsed his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. -
Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery. -
Polls show Democrats with an advantage in the midterm election but there are potential limitations and results may take a while to roll in. -
A federal judge has dismissed a highly unusual lawsuit by the Trump administration that tried to block the certification of results from Alaska's U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent lost. -
At least some portion of the nation is likely to have its political confidence — and perhaps even its sense of security — tested in the days and weeks ahead. That test could also continue for some time to come. -
Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time.
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