Abdul El-Sayed called for repealing law that made sex without disclosing HIV status a felony

Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed once called for repealing a Michigan law that made it a felony for people who knew they had HIV to have sex without first informing their partner — a position he is standing by eight years later as he campaigns in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races. As he unsuccessfully ran for Michigan governor in 2018, El-Sayed repeatedly took aim at the law. The law carried a prison sentence of up to four years for people who knew they were HIV-positive and engaged in sexual penetration without first informing their partner of their…

Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott look like Dodgers’ playoff bullpen anchors

SAN FRANCISCO – The sequence was promising on paper. In practice on Friday night, it was spectacular. Roki Sasaki in the eighth inning. Tanner Scott in the ninth. Manager Dave Roberts emphasized they wouldn’t necessarily be deployed in that order come the playoffs, but their performances in the Dodgers’ 2-0…

White House plays ‘Les Miserables’ hit censored by China at Trump-Xi dinner

WASHINGTON — A military chorus entertained President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping with a medley from “Les Misérables” during Thursday night’s White House state dinner — despite one of the selections being restricted in China for encouraging dissent. As Trump and the Chinese “president for life” dined with assorted…

Tarik Skubal fuels Dodgers’ playoff hopes with domination of Giants

SAN FRANCISCO –– In his final tune-up of the regular season, Tarik Skubal looked like a well-oiled machine. After looking good, but not often great, in his first couple months with the Dodgers, the team’s marquee trade deadline acquisition tapped back into his two-time Cy Young-winning form on Friday night,…

UCF unveils unlimited ‘hot dog’ pass — with a catch

If you want a free hot dog, fly to Orlando, Fla., this weekend. No, seriously. UCF football has apparently decided the best way to fill up the Acrisure Bounce House is with an irresistible — or irresponsible, depending on who you ask — amount of beef. The Knights announced a…

Supreme Court denies Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time

The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling that would have revived the Republican-friendly…

Commanders searching for answers after crushing Jayden Daniels injury update

Jayden Daniels’ injury is just as bad as it looked. The Washington Commanders quarterback was diagnosed with a dislocation in his left elbow, the same injury that took him out for three games last season. The team is awaiting imaging results after Daniels was carted off the field with the gruesome-looking…

‘We only expect to encounter that once every 130 years’: NASA’s LRO spacecraft discovers giant new lunar crater, and this scientist is over the moon

Since launching in 2009, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) — a robotic satellite about the size of a minivan — has taken more than 3 million photos of the lunar surface. This week, scientists studying a few hundred of those photos announced what they’re calling a “once-in-a-century” discovery: the biggest,…

The Final Checks Doctors Should Make Before Submitting a Self Assessment Tax Return

Completing a Self Assessment tax return is not necessarily finished when all of the boxes have been filled in. For doctors, a final review can be particularly useful because their financial circumstances may involve NHS employment alongside locum work, private practice, professional activities and employment-related expenses. A return can appear…

Dylan Garand makes his case in uphill battle to be Rangers backup goalie

Dylan Garand’s group placement throughout the opening stretch of training camp has captured his uphill battle in the competition with Joonas Korpisalo to serve as Igor Shesterkin’s backup.  But Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan gave Garand a full preseason game to make his case Monday, and Garand held his own…

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