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Epidemics
The other pandemic: Loneliness widespread with the loss of social connections

The other pandemic: Loneliness widespread with the loss of social connections

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By Chloe Jones | Special for Cronkite News | – PHOENIX – The pandemic has affected different people in different ways, causing financial stress due to job loss, sliding grades, relationship pressures and worries that vulnerable loved ones could contract COVID-19. But one factor that has affected Americans across the country is the loss of […]

Democratic Party
Is Arizona Turning Blue?  The Shape of Democratic Victory

Is Arizona Turning Blue? The Shape of Democratic Victory

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By Catherine Fusillo | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – For years, Democrats have argued that Arizona was about to turn blue, and this year they came closer than they had in decades, winning the presidential race and unseating an incumbent Republican senator. Close, but not the “blue wave” Democrats had been hoping […]

Epidemics
As pandemic surges, health officials call COVID-19 fatigue real and dangerous

As pandemic surges, health officials call COVID-19 fatigue real and dangerous

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By Joycelyn Cabrera | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – The numbers can be numbing. And that’s exactly what health officials fear. More than a half-million Arizonans have contracted COVID-19 and more than 8,700 have died from it so far, according to state data. The disease is surging again, with one week this […]

Climate Crisis
The Southwest once had 4000-year-long Droughts; Could Human-Caused Climate Emergency bring them Back?

The Southwest once had 4000-year-long Droughts; Could Human-Caused Climate Emergency bring them Back?

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By Judy Fahys ( InsideClimate News/ Cronkite News Creative Commons. —— Bonus Video added by Informed Comment: The Enigmatic Montezuma Castle and Well in Arizona, USA | Ancient Architects

Immigration
Can Biden Reverse Trump's Unprecedented Assault on Immigration System?

Can Biden Reverse Trump’s Unprecedented Assault on Immigration System?

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By Chase Hunter | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has promised to roll back many of the Trump administration’s restrictive immigration policies when he takes office next month. He’s got his work cut out for him. While President Donald Trump’s signature – and likely most enduring – immigration policy is […]

Cartoon
‘I am that character’: New Marvel heroes battle underrepresentation of Native Americans in comics

‘I am that character’: New Marvel heroes battle underrepresentation of Native Americans in comics

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By Johnny Messiha and McKenzie Allen-Charmley | ( Cronkite News) | – FLAGSTAFF – Asgard, Wakanda, Xandar and other intergalactic empires are well-known to comic book fans, but a new comic is hoping to bring readers back to Earth to learn about Indigenous heroes. Penned by Native American artists and writers, “Marvel’s Voices: Indigenous Voices […]

Democracy
Blue Arizona: Pandemic, Trump and racism drove Decisive voter turnout in some American-Indian tribal communities

Blue Arizona: Pandemic, Trump and racism drove Decisive voter turnout in some American-Indian tribal communities

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By Anthony J. Wallace ( Cronkite News) – PHOENIX – Enthusiasm across Arizona was higher this election than in the 2016 presidential contest, and final results show the contrast was even more stark in Indian Country, where voters said they were especially motivated because of the COVID-19 pandemic and issues of race. A census analysis […]

Epidemics
First Americans on Pandemic Front Line: Navajo Nation warns hospitals at ‘breaking point’ in worsening surge

First Americans on Pandemic Front Line: Navajo Nation warns hospitals at ‘breaking point’ in worsening surge

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By Calah Schlabach | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – With a shortage of beds, oxygen and staff, the Navajo Nation can no longer depend on regional aid and is sending critical patients farther afield for care, officials reported Thursday. That news came as area health care workers and Navajo government officials warned […]

Donald Trump
Despite Losses at Polls and in Court, Trump Crowds in D. C. cry "Coup," "Fraud" and "2nd American Revolution"

Despite Losses at Polls and in Court, Trump Crowds in D. C. cry “Coup,” “Fraud” and “2nd American Revolution”

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By MacKenzie Belley | – ( Cronkite News/ Arizona PBS) WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of people turned the streets of Washington into a sea of flags and banners Saturday, marching and chanting in support of an embattled President Donald Trump as his election chances falter. The march went under a number of different names […]

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