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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd discusses the "Swipe Left for Meth" investigation on January 27.

Florida officials say dealers used dating apps to sell marijuana, meth and other drugs. Dozens charged in undercover operation

By Jennifer Henderson and David Williams, CNN After a six-month undercover investigation, authorities in Florida have charged 68 people in connection with the sale of illegal narcotics on the mobile dating apps Grindr, Scruff and Taimi. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said 60 people have been arrested, and law enforcement has obtained arrest warrants

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Eileen Gu of Team China on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 8.

Is that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air

By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of spectacular snow-capped mountains. But Beijing’s Big Air Shougang Olympic venue is drawing attention for its much edgier, urban setting. Behind the skiers launching themselves off the 60-meter-high (196-foot) ramp are furnaces, tall chimney

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China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan's independence

Support of Taiwan independence could spark US military conflict with China, Chinese ambassador says

By Reuters China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan’s independence, Beijing’s ambassador to Washington said in a US radio interview broadcast on Friday. China considers the neighboring, democratically ruled island of Taiwan its “sacred” territory and has never renounced the use of force to

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‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic has sentence reduced by one year, to 21 years, in ‘murder-for-hire’ plot

By Jennifer Henderson, CNN Joe Exotic, of Netflix’s “Tiger King” fame, aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, has had his sentence in the murder-for-hire plot reduced by one year to 21 years, according to the courtroom sentencing sheet from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City. “We are unsatisfied with the

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Zelensky urges world leaders to tone down rhetoric on threat of war with Russia

By Matthew Chance, Vasco Cotovio and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday other world leaders have been overstating the likelihood of war between his country and Russia, causing “panic” and destabilizing Kyiv’s economy. Speaking to foreign reporters Friday, Zelensky said he explained in phone calls to world leaders like US President Joe

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