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Tomatoes on their way north across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mexican trade official: Tomato deal 'at hand' if 100% inspections are dropped

Mexican growers have asked for similar inspection requirements on U.S. produce if any final deal includes the provision.

Gerry & Darwin Hall, photographed by Jade Beall (detail).

"Wise Bodies, Beautiful Elders" - photographer Jade Beall confronts ageism in the raw.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The facts regarding mental illness and gun violence; and mushroom hunters go on a monsoon quest.

A solar array used by Tucson Electric Power to add renewable energy to the grid, August 2019

TEP firing up new engines to integrate more renewable power

The utility is adding more renewables, but some say not fast enough.

UA professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering Larry Head sits for an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera at Arizona Public Media on July 11, 2019.

As industries turn to automation, cyber vulnerabilities arise

UA professor Larry Head says attacks on systems are inevitable.

John Heun operates a mobile platform in an alfalfa field at the Maricopa Agricultural Center on July 26, 2019. The mobile platform is equipped with technology used for research in precision agriculture conducted by the University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

UA research farm using automation to innovate industry

The Maricopa Agricultural Center is a testing ground for precision agriculture.

A backup driver sits behind the wheel of a Waymo self-driving taxi as the vehicle makes a right turn on its own in Chandler, Arizona.

Waymo on its plans to grow in the Phoenix metro area

The company offers Lorraine Rivera a ride in one of its self-driving taxis.

A TuSimple test driver waves from inside a self-driving semi as it leaves the company's warehouse in Tucson.

Inside TuSimple's Tucson warehouse

The company is testing self-driving semis on I-19 and I-10.

Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera interviews UA Eller College of Management economist George Hammond in his office on August 6, 2019.

Study examines long-term impacts of automation in Arizona

UA Eller College of Management economist George Hammond explains some of the findings.

A row of vehicles outfitted with Waymo's self-driving technology sit parked in the company's depot in Chandler, Arizona.

Automation in Arizona

Arizona 360 explores how some companies and organizations are taking a proactive approach to automation.

NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds

Beyond the rocky inner planets and the gas giants lie the ice worlds.

Members of the Pascua Yaqui Boys and Girls Club.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe receives funding to build new youth facility

The Boys and Girls Club will double in size and be near behavioral health programs and recreation opportunities.

Michelle Lanier shared stories of her grandmother's legacy and her family's life in North Carolina.

Family Pictures USA

Thomas Allen Harris hosts this three-episode series that explores American cities, towns and rural communities through family photographs. Watch all three episodes back-to-back.

Students at the University of Arizona campus.

ADL of Arizona: Hate groups recruit near college campuses

The group's leader says Arizona has been a flashpoint for anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 540

The Cannabis Coach, Binational Encuentro, Far Afield: Loveland, Red Road

Cool Summer Nights - Creatures of the Night

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Bollard-style fencing is staged near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, in New Mexico, April 2018.

Conservation groups look to block border wall construction

The groups have asked a federal judge for an injunction until a lawsuit challenging the project is decided.

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