NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
What Sinema’s party switch means for the next Congress and 2024 - Roll Call Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's decision to leave the Democratic Party is unlikely to upend the political equilibrium in the Senate. Roll Call · Dec 9, 2022
Abandoned Christmas-themed town left to rot in the middle of the desert Santa Claus, Arizona, in the US, was built by an ambitious estate agent who in vain envisaged turning this remote stretch of desert into a bustling Christmas-themed resort town Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent WASHINGTON — Decrying partisan divisions, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent in Arizona, where she is up for reelection in 2024 and already faced a movement to replace her as the party’s nominee. Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022
EXPLAINER: What Sinema's switch means for the Senate Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is becoming an Independent and leaving the Democratic Party The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
US Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent White House says it understands Sinema’s decision, stressing that it does not change Democratic control of US Senate. Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2022
Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent WASHINGTON — Decrying partisan divisions, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent in Arizona, where she is up for reelection in 2024 and already faced a movement to replace her as the party’s nominee. Tribune News Service · Dec 9, 2022
White House says Sinema defection ‘does not change Democratic Senate control’ – as it happened Dramatic news comes after Democrats take 51-49 Senate advantage – follow all the latest politics news The Guardian - US · Dec 9, 2022
Here's what Sinema's switch from Democrat to independent could mean for the Senate Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority. WEKU · Dec 9, 2022
Democratic Sen. Sinema has registered as an independent Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she's registered as an independent The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Kyrsten Sinema announces she is quitting Democratic Party to become an independent ‘I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics,’ says mercurial centrist senator The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Sinema leaves Democratic Party, registers as independent - Roll Call Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema already faced a movement to remove her as the Democrats' nominee in 2024, when she is up for reelection. Roll Call · Dec 9, 2022
Black families face child welfare probes One in three Black children in Maricopa County, Ariz., faced a child welfare investigation over a five-year period Salon · Dec 8, 2022
These are the results in the top five most expensive Arizona State Senate elections General elections for all 30 districts in the Arizona State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 30 districts up for election in 2022, 25 had a general election with more than one candidate. Ballotpedia · Dec 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Protections sought for coyotes in Mexican wolf territory Environmentalists want the U.S. government to list coyotes as endangered in parts of Arizona and New Mexico where Mexican gray wolves are found
WEKU · Dec 8, 2022 Polygamous 'prophet' leader had child brides, documents say The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, new court documents show.
Salon · Dec 8, 2022 Smith issues subpoenas in Trump probe New DOJ subpoenas target election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 7, 2022 Pearl Harbor survivor: Honor those who were killed Lou Conter was serving on the battleship USS Arizona at the time of Japan’s attack. The Arizona was among the ships sunk, and 1,177 of his shipmates died — nearly half of the U.S. tally of 2,403 killed.
Fortune · Dec 7, 2022 Apple's Tim Cook celebrates a 'new era of advanced manufacturing' and says the company will use American-made chips for the first time in a decade The Apple CEO announced that chips powering Apple devices would be manufactured at a chip-making factory in Phoenix
The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2022 Arizona man accused of child abuse as leader of polygamous cult, FBI says Self-styled prophet Samuel Bateman allegedly engaged in child sex trafficking and had at least 20 ‘wives’, most of them children
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Murderer begs for execution 18 years after conviction for killing girlfriend's ex Aaron Gunches, who has failed in his appeals, was sentenced to death in 2010 for the December 2002 kidnap and murder of Ted Price after a huge fight broke out at his girlfriend's house
Axios · Dec 7, 2022 The U.S. chip boom is just beginning President Biden travelled to Arizona where TSMC plans to invest $40 billion in chip-making
Salon · Dec 7, 2022 Kari Lake's Big Lie died with a whimper Katie Hobbs was certified as Arizona's next governor, as Kari Lake's mini-Trump act fizzles out in MAGA frustration
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 FBI: Polygamous leader had 20 wives, many of them minors The leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives and punished followers who didn't treat him as a prophet
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Sam Bateman: Who is the breakaway Mormon polygamist who married nine underage girls? Mr Bateman filled a power vacuum in the secretive religious community, which allegedly led to the sex trafficking of minors and obstruction of justice charges