Tag: Arizona

• Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Republican Governor lands in Taiwan in yet another chafing mission for Beijing

  

  Arizona's Republican Governor Doug Ducey Tuesday landed in Taipei in yet another US delegation trip enraging Beijing over direct ties between sovereign countries and the island the Asian giant deems a rogue province.

• Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 09:59 UTC

  Biden urges Democrats to “keep the faith”, while Trump announces he will go the US Supreme Court

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump daringly claimed victory in the presidential election on Wednesday — despite no winner being declared and millions of votes waiting to be counted in several key battleground states — as Joe Biden urged Democrats to “keep the faith” and wait for the final results.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Opinion polls show Biden ahead of Trump in Michigan, Florida and Arizona

  

  Another wave of opinion polls released on Sunday showed voters leaning to Democrat Joe Biden over President Donald Trump in Michigan, Florida, and Arizona, three key states won by Trump in 2016.

• Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Arizona processor recalls beef infected with salmonella; company is subsidiary of Brazil's JBS

  

  An Arizona meat processor in the United States is recalling 12 million pounds of raw beef that health officials say already has sickened 246 people in 25 states with salmonella. JBS Tolleson Inc. said it was voluntarily expanding an October recall by about 5 million pounds, making it one of the largest recalls of ground beef in history.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 03:54 UTC

  Arizona immigration law pruned but police can check status of “suspected illegals”

  

  The U.S. Supreme Court scaled back Arizona’s first-of-its-kind crackdown on illegal immigrants, striking down three provisions in a decision that asserts the federal government’s exclusive role to set immigration policy.

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:11 UTC

  US Supreme Court confirms controversial Arizona anti-illegal immigrant employment law

  

  The United States Supreme Court gave its blessing this week to one of the strong immigration control laws passed by the state of Arizona, a law that has served as a model for similar measures in other states.

• Thursday, July 29th 2010 - 05:37 UTC

  U.S. Judge blocks key parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law

  

  A US federal judge in Arizona has blocked key parts of the state's strict immigration law a day before it was due to take effect. The judge blocked a requirement that police check the immigration status of criminal suspects whom they had stopped while enforcing other laws.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 09:22 UTC

  Eleven countries condemn Arizona’s controversial immigration law

  

  Eleven countries mostly from Latinamerica on Wednesday signed a declaration condemning the US state of Arizona's controversial immigration law, describing it as “racist and xenophobic.”

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Obama orders National Guard troops deployed along US/Mexico border

  

  United States National Guard troops will begin deploying along the US-Mexico border from 1 August, officials say. The 1,200 troops, ordered to the border by President Barack Obama, form part of efforts to tackle illegal immigration and drug-trafficking.They will be in the four border states with Arizona getting the largest share.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 02:48 UTC

  Tens of Thousands March Across the US to Protest Arizona’s New Immigration Bill

  

  Tens of thousand of demonstrators marched in over 70 cities across the United States Saturday to protest a new immigration law in the state of Arizona. The law is aimed at those who have entered the country illegally, but critics say it will lead to ethnic profiling of Arizona's Hispanics.