A 72-year-old woman in Phoenix got her power cut over a $51 bill when it was 107 degrees — and she died. Her memory is behind efforts to stop future deaths.

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In 2019, protestors stood outside of the Phoenix Art Museum, holding pictures of Stephanie Pullman.
Protestors gathered in 2019 after a power company in Phoenix shut off electricity to a 72-year-old woman, Stephanie Pullman, when the temperature reached 107 degrees. She died — and advocates say her memory is behind efforts even still today to keep people safe when it's super-hot.

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Photos: You can own this 18-acre property that comes with three dome homes made out of barbed wire and sandbags for $279,000

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The exterior of an adobe house.
One of the three adobe structures at Ransom Ranch.

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Kyrsten Sinema raked in more than $100,000 from the airline industry as she pushed to alter pilot training requirements

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.

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While Western states fight tooth-and-nail over the shrinking the Colorado River, Arizona has let water flow freely — in part to feed cows in Saudi Arabia

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Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.
Colorado River. Low water level strip on cliff at lake Mead, taken from the Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border.

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Mitch McConnell says he 'would love to have had' Kyrsten Sinema caucus with Republicans

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

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Kyrsten Sinema, eyeing GOP voters, knocks 'both political parties' when asked about election deniers in Arizona

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the State of the Union on February 7, 2023.

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Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who left the Democratic Party last year, says she's 'absolutely' done with parties and won't join the GOP: 'You don't go from one broken party to another'

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

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An Arizona GOP official relentlessly threatened by election deniers after the 2020 presidential race says he has PTSD

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Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Bill Gates.

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Here are the top 10 states to live in if you want to work remotely, according to a new study

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A remote worker attends a virtual meeting on their laptop.

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Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego recently outraised Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in what could be the most unpredictable Senate race of 2024

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Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona; Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona; Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.

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