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ameratomics.comThe answer lies in the country’s unique tax system. Canadian firms are part of a boom in proposed mining projects in the American Southwest. -
Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo/APState prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs over allegations that she took part in a pay-to-play scheme with a group home company. -
Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentA man on the Navajo Nation was killed Thursday afternoon in an apparent bear attack. -
Visit MesaGov. Katie Hobbs outlined a new plan this week aimed at sustaining a healthy population of wild horses living on the Tonto National Forest.
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A measure proposing major reforms to the Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program will no longer go to voters in November following a court ruling. -
Annual meteor showers like the Perseids can give lovely shooting star displays – but they don’t produce meteorites. That’s because the tiny particles involved are made of fluffy, low-density clay-like material which burn up before reaching the ground. -
Arizona National Guard officials say crews continue to manage a lightning-caused fire within Camp Navajo west of Flagstaff. -
The U.S. Forest Service has proposed the elimination of federal guidelines that have blocked road construction on nearly 45 million acres of public lands for decades. -
The crash of an empty uranium ore transport truck has some Navajo officials saying the transport agreement could be improved. -
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments were slashed by President Trump last month, opening them up to new mining claims.
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A U.S. official says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'irrelevant' in two years. Energy experts disagree.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Andrew Patterson, director of the new movie "The Rivals of Amziah King."
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Democrats aren't usually known for talking about their faith while campaigning but that's definitely not the case for two U.S. House candidates in Iowa -- in part because they're both clergy.
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The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance. -
More than a foot of rain could fall across Big Island of Hawaii, according to NOAA.
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The monsoon has failed to get re-established as strongly as previous forecast thinking. Expect widely scattered showers and thunderstorm mainly over the high terrain over the next several days. It appears we dry out almost completey through a hot end of August.
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