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Check out the Gig Life Experience at Chase Field by Cox

Anyone can come experience one gig Internet from Cox at this interactive exhibit. Location: Chase Field Plaza, 4th & Jefferson (Free Entrance) Stop by the Gig Life Experience at the Chase Field Plaza to test-drive the new era of Internet

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Phoenix, Tucson among highest 25 metro areas for pedestrian death rate

By MIRANDA RIVERSCronkite News Service  WASHINGTON – Phoenix and Tucson ranked among the top 25 metro areas in the nation for pedestrian death rates from 2008 to 2012, according to a study released Wednesday. The Governing magazine study said the

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ASU Journalism School Launches Business Reporting Program

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is establishing a business reporting program through a $1 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation that will offer Arizona State University students unparalleled experiences while producing critical business and economic stories.

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U.S. Sent Latino Youth to Cuba to Gain Opposition to the Govt.

The United States has found a new way to get involved in Cuba. According to the Daily Mail, the U.S. has sent young Latinos into Cuba to gain opposition to the government. Their assignments consisted of recruiting young Cubans to

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Number of Unaccompanied Minors Crossing Into U.S. Tops 60,000

The number of unaccompanied minors crossing into U.S. has topped 60,000.  According to the Daily Mail, federal facilities are overflowing and private shelters are receiving millions of dollars from tax payers to care for them. The facilities are full and

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Rising Back-to-School Costs Give Families a Lesson in Economics

By JULIANNE LOGAN Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Chandler mom Lindsay Barnes already knows what the National Retail Federation is reporting in a recent study – it costs a lot to send kids back to school. The federation said this month that families

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State’s same-sex couples could get family leave, but impact uncertain

By MIRANDA RIVERS Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Couples who were legally married in a state that recognizes same-sex unions might be given Family and Medical Leave Act benefits if they work in Arizona – even though the state does not recognize their

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Opening Lands to Renewable Energy Could Make State a “Solar Capital”

By MATTHEW SEEMAN Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona could become the “solar capital of the world” if public lands can be made more readily available for renewable energy development, an Arizona official told a House subcommittee Tuesday. Eric Fitzer was one of

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Phoenix Sky Harbor Named Top Airport for New Small Businesses

PHOENIX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International is the number one airport in the country for new small businesses, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General. The goal of the report was to

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Obama Urges Republicans To Agree On Border Issues as August Approaches

PHOENIX — There is one week left until we get to August, and now more than ever, President Barack Obama is urging Republicans to come to an agreement regarding the current immigration crisis involving minors and migrant families from Central

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