| YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP |
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| Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day. |
| Federal officials have rejected a plan to release floodwaters from Lake Powell to restore Grand Canyon beaches this spring, frustrating Colorado River advocates who question the government’s commitment to protecting the canyon’s environment. |
| ➤ A plane headed for the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport landed in a cornfield nearly 9 miles east of the airport. |
| ➤ Two of Arizona’s largest internet providers are being bought by AT&T as part of a $5.75 billion deal that the telecommunications giant says will expand fiber internet options and create new jobs across the country. |
| ➤ The Phoenix Mercury took on the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on May 23. See the photos. |
| ➤ Today, you can expect it to be warm with plenty of sunshine and a high near 98 degrees. Expect it to be clear at night with a low near 72 degrees. Get the full forecast here. |
| Native American Air Force veteran Shine Jozefiak speaks during the Memorial Day Remembrance at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix on May 23, 2025.
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| The Phoenix Indian Center and the Veterans Affairs’ Phoenix regional office honored Native veterans with a ceremony at Steele Indian School Park on May 23. |
| Here are just some of the events on this date in the past. |
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On this day in 1883: A project whose construction spanned more than a decade was finally opened to the public, and thousands came to the dedication of the first steel suspension bridge and largest suspension bridge at the time. The Brooklyn Bridge connected Manhattan to Brooklyn over the East River with a roadway for vehicles and a walkway for pedestrians. |
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In 1941: The German battleship Bismarck dealt a blow to the British Navy when it sank the battlecruiser HMS Hood in the Battle of the Denmark Strait. However, in the following days, dozens of British warships and aircraft pursued and eventually sank the Bismarck. |
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In 1960: The first U.S. surveillance satellite reached orbit. MIDAS 2 (the second Missile Defense Alarm System satellite, after the first had failed to achieve orbit) and those that followed offered a limited early warning system watching for intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Soviet Union. |
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In 1994: Sentences of 240 years in prison each were handed down to Mohammed Salameh, Nidal Ayyad, Mahmud Abouhalima and Ahmad Ajaj, who had in March been convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than 1,000. |
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In 2002: The United States and Russia signed the Moscow Treaty, in which they agreed to limit their strategic nuclear warheads to between 1,700 and 2,200. |
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In 2022: A mass shooting carried out by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers. Law enforcement shot and killed the gunman, but the responding agencies received intense criticism for a flawed and delayed intervention. |
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| ICE arrests outside a Phoenix immigration court could lead to a chilling effect in which immigrants avoid their legal appearances. |
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Working for his diabetic wife and leukemia patient son, a Chandler landscaper agreed to a job. Police said he was mistaken for a vandal. |
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Shannon Lee Smith was sentenced to almost 9 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing another woman’s identity to receive medical care. |
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Developers broke ground on a half a billion mix-used project in downtown Gilbert. Three restaurants were announced at the May 22 ground breaking. |
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A terse order from the full D.C. appeals court suggests Voice of America’s shuttered operations will likely remain so, at least for now. |
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