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Single parents struggle to educate kids without federal unemployment assistance
Two Texas teachers die of COVID-19
ASU using snake venom knowledge in COVID-19 research
s'MACdown: Meghan McCain's insight on President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Last Word: Pot farmer's flipping mug shot

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Boston hiker's death on Camelback Mountain ruled accidental
Arizona eliminates the preemptory challenge in jury selection
Baby dies in car crash was not in a car seat
s'MACdown: Biden Administration abandons Americans in Afghanistan
The Last Word: Circle K arsonist stole beer

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Chandler strip mall explosion
Educators ask court to enjoin state law banning schools from enforcing mask mandates
Arizona Attorney General says businesses may impose vaccination requirements on employees and patrons
s'MACdown: Capitol Police officer seeks media attention
The Last Word: Texas man strips down during school board meeting

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 Construction disturbs indigenous archeological site
Fauci predicts better control over virus in 2022
Taliban deadline for American withdrawal
s'MACdown: Current foreign policy in Afghanistan
The Last Word: TSA rescues groundhog

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Court rules Arizona schools can require masks until end of September
Ducey to withhold education funding to force schools to abandon mask requirements
Federal government investigating civil rights violations by states blocking schools from enforcing mask and vaccination requirements
Brophy High School stands firm on vaccination requirements as a private school
OPP: Are Republicans using masks to further educational voucher system?  
s'MACdown:  USA's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Last Word: Snickers thief

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Biden champions Arizona school's mask requirements
Entire Phoenix elementary school quarantined after first week of school
No ICU beds for children
s'MACdown:  Biden's  ill-planned exit from Afghanistan
The Last Word: 100yo parachuter over Coronado

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GOP wants Ducey to withhold funding for schools requiring students to wear masks
Chipotle reimbursing teachers for school supplies
2020 Census numbers ranks Phoenix as nation's 5th largest city
s'MACdown:  President Biden slams Trump's tax cuts
The Last Word: Utah Governor Cox under fire for "foul" surname

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Chad Daybell faces death penalty
Vaccination rates spike in Arizona
Pediatric COVID cases surge
s'MACdown:  COVID is not getting better
The Last Word: Woman drives off a cliff 

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Phoenix hiking trails close for excessive heat
Woman dies on Camelback Mountain while hiking with Phoenix police officer
Rent-a-pool
s'MACdown:  Overzealous lawyers ruin bacon in California
The Last Word: Spaghetti wars

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Mask mandates back in city-owned buildings
CDC recommends masks in indoor spaces
Will Ducey enforce new anti-mask-mandate law?
Schools grapple with inability to require masks as recommended by Arizona Department of Health
The 4 fault lines dividing the vaccinated from the unvaccinated
Correlation between vaccination rates and new COVID cases
s'MACdown:  Harassing wildlife in Yellowstone
The Last Word: Freeway boxing

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