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On this week's Arizona Edition, hear from Sen. Mark Kelly and the owner of Yepez Automotive in Somerton on how tariffs are affecting small business owners. Also, Arizona leads the nation in school choice. What does that mean? Finally, our Siendo Primero hosts talk about the job market for local students.
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Police say a device thrown during an anti-Muslim protest outside New York City's Gracie Mansion was an improvised explosive device. Federal investigators are now involved.
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Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a deep-sea search has so far failed to locate the missing aircraft, as families pressed for the effort to continue. -
Sunday's attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting alleged drug-smuggling vessels, in early September. -
The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike. -
Brent crude reached its highest price since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Gasoline prices in the U.S. are expected to continue to rise. -
Country Joe and the Fish's best-known song, "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," captured the growing anti-war sentiment of the Vietnam era. -
Voters in Northwest Georgia are choosing who should replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene as voting closes in a special election Tuesday. In a crowded race, the weight of Trump's endorsement will be tested.
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A senior member of OpenAI's robotics team said guardrails around certain AI uses were not sufficiently defined before OpenAI announced an agreement with the Pentagon. -
President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass the SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls "Jim Crow 2.0." -
Thousands showed up in Chicago over the weekend to pay respects to the civil rights leader, who died last month at the age of 84. -
Speaking at a political gathering in Beijing, China's foreign minister Wang Yi outlined his country's positions on the war in Iran and general relations with America. -
Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo early Sunday, officials said.
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