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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Man Sentenced in Spread of H.I.V.

May. 30, 2009
A jury sentenced a suburban Dallas man to 45 years in prison for knowingly infecting six women with H.I.V. The jury convicted the man, Philippe Padieu, 53, on Wednesday on six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Since H.I.V. is the virus that causes AIDS, prosecutors contended his...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler