AZ Briefing: $4.15M home sells in Scottsdale; 10 propositions Arizonans will vote on; World famous boba tea shop opens in Mesa

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A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

Home in north Scottsdale's Estancia community sells for $4.15M. Among the features: 150-year-old barn beams and a courtyard with a cascading waterfall. Look inside.

Arizona voters will decide these ballot measures in 2022. Here are details on all 10 propositions.

Tiger Sugar has arrived in Mesa. Here's what to order at the world famous boba tea shop.

Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 103 degrees. Partly cloudy at night, with a low near 81 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

  • On this date in 1985, the Mexico City area was struck by a devastating earthquake that killed at least 9,500 people.

  • In 1986, federal health officials announced that the experimental drug AZT would be made available to thousands of AIDS patients.

  • In 2001, the Pentagon ordered dozens of advanced aircraft to the Persian Gulf region as the hour of military retaliation for deadly terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 drew closer.

  • In 2008, struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration laid out a radical bailout plan calling for a takeover of a half-trillion dollars or more in worthless mortgages and other bad debt held by tottering institutions. Relieved investors sent stocks soaring on Wall Street and around the globe.

  • In 2012, Members of Congress presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found fault with the agency’s handling of a gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico; the inspector general’s report referred more than a dozen people for possible disciplinary action for their roles in Operation Fast and Furious.

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