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PNS Daily Newscast - April 16, 2024
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CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

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2024Talks - April 16, 2024
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Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

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The Yonder Report - April 11, 2024
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Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out, small towns are eligible for grants to enhance civic participation, and North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues.

AZ: Community Issues and Volunteering

Women are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander. Barriers include fear of legal ramifications and accusations of inappropriate touching, according to the American Heart Association. (Adobe Stock)
Health experts call for Arizonans to learn hands-only CPR

Today is the first day of American Heart Month - and one Arizona cardiology nurse practitioner wants to shed light on the importance of good heart hea…

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Suicide prevention professionals say if you are concerned that someone you know is considering suicide, talk with them about finding help. (fizkes/Adobe Stock)
Suicide Prevention Month Aims to Remove Stigma of Asking for Help

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, highlighting a pressing issue in Arizona and across the country. Arizona has one of the highest …

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Researchers say four out of 10 Americans who contract the COVID-19 virus will later develop symptoms of
AZ Volunteers Needed for Study to Determine Causes of 'Long COVID'

The National Institutes of Health has begun a nationwide research project to better understand how to prevent and treat what's become known as "long" …

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Pete Sands and two of his puppet creations, Sadie and Ash. The puppets will be the stars of
Puppets Aim to Teach Navajo Children Tribe's Language, Culture

It was a little bit "Muppet Show," a little bit "Sesame Street" and a lot of community pride that brought about the idea for a TV series to teach Nava…

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Thousands of Census Bureau workers fanned out across Arizona and other states in 2020 to count the population, but there are concerns some Arizona communities may have been undercounted. (Census Bureau)
Low Census Count Denies AZ New Seat in Congress, Millions in Federal Aid

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Political observers and community organizers are both surprised and disappointed Arizona's 2020 population count fell far short of …

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Political observers say Arizona's rapidly growing Latino population was a major force in helping elect Democrats in dozens of races in last week's elections. (Simone/Adobe Stock)
Community Activists Help Drive Record Arizona Voter Turnout

PHOENIX -- A years-long grassroots effort by Arizona community activists to register and turn out hundreds of thousands of new voters helped drive a r…

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Political observers say Arizona's rapidly growing Latino population was a major force in helping the state elect Democrats in dozens of races in Tuesday's election. (Simone/Adobe Stock)
HOLD FOR UPDATE Grassroots Groups Help Flip Arizona from Red to Blue

PHOENIX -- While Democratic hopes for a sea-change faded in most battleground states in Tuesday's election, grassroots groups turned out in force in …

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Immigrants make up 13% of Arizona's population, and an estimated 4% of the state's population is undocumented. (vivalapenler/Adobe Stock)
First-time DACA Applications Still Closed to AZ Youth

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Almost 24,000 undocumented young Arizonans rely on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA to live and work in the …

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More than 3,300 new COVID-19 cases were reported Thursday in Arizona. The state has been promised an influx of health-care workers to assist in treating them. (eldarnurkovic/Adobe Stock)
Surge in COVID-19 Cases Taxes Arizona Health-Care Workers

Phoenix, AZ - As the number of COVID-19 cases set daily records, Arizona's health-care workers are being pushed to the limit to handle the influx of …

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The number of days in Arizona with extreme heat - at or above 110 degrees - was 24 in 2019, up by more than 60% since the 1970s. (Nate Hovee/Adobe Stock)
Study: COVID-19 Could Increase Heat Deaths Among AZ Seniors

PHOENIX -- New research finds while Arizona's blazing summer heat already is dangerous for seniors, COVID-19 could increase those hazards as older …

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Crews fighting wildfires will have to add social distancing and sanitizing equipment to their skill set in order to battle blazes this year. (bekireveren/Adobe Stock)<br /><br />
Coronavirus Complicates Fighting Wildfires for AZ First Responders

CAVE CREEK, Ariz. - Fighting wildfires in Arizona and across the West is a daunting task in a normal year. But add the new coronavirus into the mix…

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A group of nurses and other health care workers show off protective masks made for them by Arizona volunteers. (Mask-Making-4-AZ)
Volunteers Sewing Protective Masks for Arizona Health-Care Workers

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- One Arizona woman's call for help to sew masks for health care workers has gone viral and has grown into a group of almost 500 …

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