Good afternoon. Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Phoenix bureau at 602-258-8934 or aparizona@ap.org.
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TOP STORIES
MARIJUANA SMUGGLERS-ARIZONA
TUCSON, Ariz. - Those caught smuggling marijuana into the United States also will face criminal charges for crossing the border illegally, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona said. The policy change announced in mid-June targets several hundred people arrested each year in southern Arizona. It comes as part of the U.S. Justice Department’s zero-tolerance policy for people who cross the border illegally, federal prosecutors said. UPCOMING: 300 words.
IMMIGRATION-SEPARATING FAMILIES
SAN DIEGO - A federal judge on Monday ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of immigrant families who were reunited after being separated by the Trump administration at the border. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw imposed a delay of at least a week after a request from the American Civil Liberties Union, which cited “persistent and increasing rumors … that mass deportations may be carried out imminently and immediately upon reunification.” By Elliott Spagat. SENT: 530 words, AP Photos.
MUSLIMS AND MIDTERMS
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Muslim Americans spurred to action by the anti-Muslim policies and rhetoric of President Donald Trump and his supporters are running for elected offices in numbers not seen since before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, say Muslim groups and political observers. Still, the path to victory can be tougher for a Muslim American. In Arizona, U.S. Senate candidate Deedra Abboud received a torrent of Islamophobic attacks on Facebook last July. By Philip Marcelo and Jeff Karoub. MOVED: 1,150 words, AP Photos, AP Video.
ALSO:
- INMATES ESCAPE: Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from a federal prison camp in Tucson.
- CRONKITE AWARD-COOPER: CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is set to receive the 2018 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
- NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL: Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation are gathering Monday for the start of their weeklong session.
- PHOENIX-FATAL SHOOTING: Police are looking for a suspect after a man was fatally shot in a south Phoenix neighborhood.
- NATIVE AMERICAN VOTING RIGHTS: Access and barriers to the political process across Indian Country will be the focus of an upcoming discussion in Washington, D.C.
- POLLUTION ADVISORY-METRO PHOENIX: The Phoenix metropolitan area will be under a pollution advisory for ozone again.
SPORTS:
BBO-MANTLE CARD
DENVER - Marshall Fogell, who owns the “Holy Grail” of baseball cards, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle that’s valued at over $10 million, is displaying the pristine cardboard treasure for the first time in 20 years. It’ll arrive via armored car Monday and go on display at the History Colorado Center for 72 hours before heading back to a safe deposit box. By Arnie Stapleton.
GLF—WOODS AND MICKELSON
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland - As golf exhibitions go, this probably once seemed like a good idea. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in a prime-time television special playing 18 holes for - and let’s pause for a moment here - a cool $10 million. By Tim Dahlberg. SENT: 780 words.
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