| Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Friday December 22, 2023 ( 6 items ) |
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Border Sector Chiefs Confirm Operational Impacts of Border Chaos: Increased Gotaways, Closed Checkpoints, Empowered Cartels
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement on Dec. 20, 2023:
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Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Committee released more selections from transcribed interviews conducted with Border Patrol chief patrol agents responsible for the sectors along the Southwest border. These interviews confirm the historic crisis at the
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Sweating the Small Stuff: UArizona Scientists Have Begun to Study Samples From Asteroid Bennu
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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At the university's Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis, a suite of instruments allows researchers to study the particles collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission the down to the atomic scale.
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Lately, Tom Zega has been watching his caffeine intake before heading to work.
As a co-investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample analysis team, Zega is one of a small, but growing,
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona: Three-Time Alien Smuggler Sentenced to 60 Months
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release:
Clifford Valisto, 63, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 60 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Valisto pleaded guilty to Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit on October 2, 2023. Valisto also was sentenced to 12 months in prison to run concurrently for violating conditions of his feder
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University of Arizona: Housing Crisis Unveiled - The Impact of Expired Federal Funding on Tucson's Vulnerable Communities
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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Insights from University of Arizona students, presented last week at the annual Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop, illuminate the struggles of low-income households and propel policy changes for a better future.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, federally funded rental assistance helped many low-income individuals and families stay housed in Pima County. But the Emergency Rental Assistanc
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University of Arizona: Recent Volcanism on Mars Reveals a Planet More Active Than Previously Thought
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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University of Arizona researchers reconstructed lava flows from spacecraft images and radar to better understand Mars' surprisingly turbulent history.
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A vast, flat, "featureless" plain on Mars surprised researchers by revealing a much more tumultuous geologic past than expected, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Arizona. Enormous amounts of lava have erupte
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University of Arizona: Scientists Might Be Using a Flawed Strategy to Predict How Species Will Fare Under Climate Change
TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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A new study involving University of Arizona researchers suggests change is happening faster than trees can adapt. The finding offers "a word of caution for ecologists" studying climate change.
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As the world heats up and the climate shifts, life will migrate, adapt or go extinct. For decades, scientists have deployed a specific method to predict how a species will fare during this time
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