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Idaho man gets 30 years in prison for 'purposely' trying to spread HIV through sex

Alexander Louie, 34, was sentenced for a felony charge of transferring body fluids containing the HIV virus, among other charges, prosecutors said.

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Panthers-Bruins Game 2 gets out of hand as Florida ties series with blowout win

The Florida Panthers solved Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman in a 6-1 rout and then Game 2 got out of hand.

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Houston police chief retires amid investigation into 264K suspended incident reports

Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner retired Wednesday amid an investigation into hundreds of thousands of incident reports dropped since 2016.

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Miss USA contestants call for 'full transparency' from pageant amid Noelia Voigt's departure

Miss USA contestants are standing behind Noelia Voigt, who resigned as Miss USA 2023, and are calling for the organization to allow her to speak out.

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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic wins third NBA MVP award in four seasons

Denver's Nikola Jokic beat out Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dallas’ Luka Doncic for the NBA MVP award.

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Person apprehended following attempted break-in at Drake's Toronto home, police say

An individual was apprehended by Toronto police Wednesday afternoon after attempting to gain access to the home of rap star Drake.

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'Make sure he's still alive': How 5 cops helped a mom deliver triplets on a Colorado porch

Luke Bucknam and his fellow officers were able to hold it together during the dire situation and helped get the mother and her triplets to safety.

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Ohio lawmakers sink plan to get Biden on November ballot. What happens now?

The House and Senate clashed over competing proposals to get President Joe Biden on Ohio's ballot as time runs out for a solution.

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Ippei Mizuhara faces prison sentence, must pay nearly $17 million to Shohei Ohtani in plea agreement

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to two felony charges.

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Kristi Noem keeps expecting us to understand why she murdered her dog. It's mindboggling.

This story isn't going away, in part, because Noem won't stop trying to defend what she did.