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In a weeklong series, KJZZ looks at Arizona’s connection to the Japanese internment policies that were instituted following Pearl Harbor, and how it ties into the broader story of racialized public policy. Gabriel Pietrorazio joined The Show for a closer look at the series.
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Grace Berry/Cronkite NewsSeveral military officials testified before the U.S. Senate Armed Services committee on Thursday about the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guards in states. -
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Brian Fennessy has nearly 50 years of fire experience, which began in the late 1970s on elite federal hotshot crews and other wildfire teams. -
Arizona’s unemployment rate hit 4.2% in September, up 0.4% from a year prior. However the state still added over 37,000 jobs in the same time frame. -
The project gained more attention after former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema urged the council to push the project forward in October. -
For the last few months, leaders from across the Navajo Nation have been butting heads over who is the tribe’s acting controller — the person responsible for handling their finances. President Buu Nygren tried firing that top official, while naming a replacement. -
A national organization known for filing public records requests against government officials is quietly dropping its claim against Gov. Katie Hobbs. -
Picketing Starbucks workers in the East Valley got a visit from one of their U.S. senators on Friday. Baristas began striking nationwide about a month ago. -
An administrator at Saguaro High School resigned this week after facing accusations that he inappropriately messaged a student at a Scottsdale middle school on social media. -
Governors from several of Mexico’s states, including Sonora, met in Mexico City for a security meeting to approve the new law. -
One city official adopted an unusual — and possibly unethical — strategy to convince locals to support the plan. -
Dueling Republican and Democratic bills to combat rising health care costs on the Affordable Care Act marketplace failed to move out of the Senate as Americans in Arizona and other states face drastic premium increases.
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Two gunmen have shot dead nine people at Sydney's Bondi Beach, with eleven wounded, including two police officers. Police shot dead one gunman, second was arrested in critical condition. -
Authorities are searching for a suspect described as "a male dressed in black" who fled the Ivy League's Rhode Island campus on foot following the Saturday afternoon shooting. -
Shortly after departing the Virginia airport on Saturday, the Tokyo-bound plane's engine cover separated and caught fire, according to the transportation secretary. No injuries were reported. -
House Republicans released proposed legislation late Friday that would not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies. -
The character actor was best known for playing villains in movies like Pulp Fiction and The Mask. Greene was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday, his manager and friend told NPR.
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