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    <title>NPR: HIV transmission</title>
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      <title>Illinois Looks To Become The First State In 27 Years To Repeal HIV Exposure Laws</title>
      <description>The CDC indicates there is no evidence that HIV criminalization laws actually reduce HIV transmission. Now, Illinois is set to become the second state to repeal its decades-old HIV exposure law.&lt;br&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The CDC indicates there is no evidence that HIV criminalization laws actually reduce HIV transmission. Now, Illinois is set to become the second state to repeal its decades-old HIV exposure law.<br></p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1004494025' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Ashish Valentine</dc:creator>
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      <title>Key Florida Republicans Now Say Yes To Clean Needles For Drug Users</title>
      <description>Florida has struggled for years with opioid overdoses — and the highest rate of HIV infection in the U.S. Lawmakers now hope needle exchanges and a &quot;harm reduction&quot; approach could help save lives.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Sammy Mack</dc:creator>
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