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SolarCity and the Silver Spoon

Having a successful business takes a lot of hard work, good market analysis, a better product or service than the competition, and advertising. Add in a bit of luck, and hopefully it will grow. If, however, you are a politically favored business—say solar—your story is different.

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Arizona Border Tunnel Collapses Under Weight of Tourist Bus

Mexican officials notified US Customs and Border Protection on December 30 that a four-foot section of a cross-border drug tunnel collapsed near the Nogales, Arizona port of entry. The tunnel was discovered in mid-November and efforts had not yet begun to fill the tunnel with concrete.

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Somali Citizen Arrested for Smuggling People Across U.S.-Mexico Border

A citizen of Somalia has been arrested for helping smuggle human beings across the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. The Somali was operating from the U.S. side of the border. According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, Omar Haji Mohamed, a Somali national, was stopped at a border checkpoint in Why, Arizona, near the Tohono O’odham Nation. He had two passengers in his vehicle, Gilberto Alcantar and Alma Delia Reyes-Castillo—both illegal immigrants from Mexico.

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John McCain Blasts Donald Trump’s Border Wall at NDF

Breitbart News asked McCain and the other panelists whether they consider the movement of tens of thousands of migrants and designated refugees from countries with known terrorist contingents to pose a threat to national security in the U.S. The immigration status of each of the Boston Bombers was referenced as an example. One of the brothers had received legal status prior to the attack and the other had been in the process.

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Jack O’ Lantern on the Loose Attacks Arizona Drivers

Drivers in Arizona got their scare a day early this Halloween. A giant, 25-foot tall, 350-pound inflatable Jack O’ Lantern rolled all around and across multiple lanes of traffic Thursday before getting stuck beneath a street light. Once freed, the great pumpkin

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Arizona Dad: Mexican Cartel Executed My Son

A still greiving father, Steve Ronnebeck, shared with Breitbart Texas on Wednesday that a Mexican cartel “executed my son.” Ronnebeck’s son was killed by an illegal alien, self-proclaimed Sinaloa cartel member. The criminal alien is now facing charges for shooting Grant Ronnebeck during the 21-year-old’s overnight shift at the Mesa, Arizona, QT convenience store.

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Illegal Alien Charged with DUI After Crashing into House, Injuring Family of Five

Julio Cesar Lavarga-Carranza tried to pass another vehicle but lost control of his car and crashed into the family around 6:20 PM local time, according to the TriValley Tribune. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office told local media he got out of his car and ran away before police later arrested him without a struggle. Two adults and three children younger than six years old were injured, but luckily not seriously. According to CBS5, Lavarga-Carranza and the family crashed into someone’s home.

Assault, K9 Abuse Charges Against Federal Border Agents Dropped

Assault, K9 Abuse Charges Against Federal Border Agents Dropped

Charges of assault and animal abuse against two federal border agents were dropped in Sana Cruz County, Arizona, courts. A surveillance camera captured U.S. Border Patrol Agent Aldo Arteaga punching a juvenile detainee in the stomach in a Nogales Station holding cell on January 30, 2014. On February 15, 2014, a different surveillance camera recorded U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agent Edgard Garcia forcefully slamming a 7 year-old service dog onto the ground. Arteaga was charged with assault and Garcia was charged with animal abuse.

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Kelli Ward Beats John McCain in Latest AZ Poll

Ward was the choice of 45 percent of the registered Arizona voters polled, while McCain only garnered 36 percent. 1,271 of the more than 1,400 voters polled say they intend to vote in the 2016 primary election. Approximately one fifth remained undecided at this early stage of the race.