The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran has created a difficult relationship before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, during which the Iranian national soccer team planned on training in Tucson.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/18/228935-fifa-casts-doubt-on-the-iranian-national-soccer-teams-hopes-to-play-world-cup-games-in-mexico-leaving-teams-tucson-training-plans-unclear/

As the United States’ and Israel’s war with Iran continues through its third week, people in Tucson are feeling its effects at one place in particular: the gas pump.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/18/228931-in-tucson-higher-gas-prices-provoke-range-of-reactions-to-us-war-with-iran/

As unseasonably warm temperatures begin to climb, a coalition of health officials, relief workers, and students is hitting the pavement to combat extreme heat.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/18/228928-heatwalk-campaign-targets-high-risk-pima-county-neighborhoods-to-prevent-heat-related-illnesses/

An annual Tucson event named after César Chávez will move forward this weekend — under a new title.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/17/228912-as-abuse-allegations-surface-against-cesar-chavez-local-rally-rebrands-as-comunidad-y-labor-unity-fair/

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/16/228906-apache-women-seek-court-intervention-as-federal-land-is-turned-over-for-copper-mining/

In celebration of Women’s History Month, follow the meteoric rise of Bella Abzug, a firebrand politician and activist, considered one of the first feminists to be elected to Congress. She challenged an almost all-male Congress headfirst, blazing a path for future gender equality in all aspects of American government.

Watch "American Masters: Bella! This Woman's Place is in the House" tonight at 10PM on PBS 6:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bella-abzug-documentary/37820/

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team begins NCAA Division 1 tournament play in San Diego on Friday. The Wildcats claimed the top seed in the tournament’s West region during the postseason’s Selection Sunday.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/16/228902-arizona-basketball-selected-to-begin-ncaa-tournament-in-san-diego-friday/

The University of Arizona mall was filled with readers and writers once again on Saturday and Sunday during the annual Tucson Festival of Books.

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https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/3/16/228896-tucson-festival-of-books-returns-to-ua-mall-for-16th-year/

AZPM is hosting a month-long cereal drive to benefit Youth On Their Own, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting the high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Southern Arizona.

For more information, visit http://azpm.org/cerealdrive