Bill Chappell

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Influential Guru Asaram Bapu Given Life Sentence For Raping Teenage Girl

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The teen's parents had been followers of the guru, who is in his late 70s, and had brought her to one of his ashrams to receive spiritual instruction. A court in India found him guilty.

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Danish Court Sentences Inventor To Life For Woman's Murder In 'Submarine Case'

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

A Copenhagen court has sentenced eccentric inventor Peter Madsen to life in prison over the murder of journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine.

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Belgian Court Sentences Paris Attack Suspect Salah Abdeslam To 20-Year Term

Monday, April 23, 2018

Abdeslam still faces trial over the 2015 Paris attacks. But a Belgian court punished him for attempted terrorist murder, related to the shootout that ended his time on the run in 2016.

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'I'm Not A Hero,' Says James Shaw Jr., Acclaimed As Hero Of Waffle House Attack

Monday, April 23, 2018

"I did that completely out of a selfish act," said James Shaw Jr. after disarming the gunman. "I was completely doing it just to save myself. Now, me doing that, I did save other people."

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Lois Riess, 'Fugitive Grandmother' Wanted In 2 Killings, Is Arrested In Texas

Friday, April 20, 2018

"We look at her appearance. She looks like anybody's mother or grandmother," said Undersheriff Carmine Marceno of Lee County, Fla.

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Wells Fargo Hit With $1 Billion In Fines Over Home And Auto Loan Abuses

Friday, April 20, 2018

Some consumers were charged too much to extend the lock on their mortgage interest rates, and the bank's mandatory insurance program added unneeded costs and fees to borrowers' auto loans.

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2 Sheriff's Deputies Are Killed While Eating In A Florida Restaurant

Friday, April 20, 2018

Sgt. Noel Ramirez, 30, and Deputy Sheriff Taylor Lindsey, 25, were shot through a window. The suspected gunman was later found dead nearby.

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Former 911 Operator Who Cut Short Thousands Of Calls Is Sentenced To 10 Days

Thursday, April 19, 2018

"Ain't nobody got time for this. For real," Williams reportedly was recorded saying after ending a call in which a security guard tried to report cars racing on a Houston-area interstate.

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Alabama Executes Serial Bomber Walter Leroy Moody, 83

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Moody killed a federal judge at his home in Alabama and a civil rights attorney at his office in Georgia. He is the oldest U.S. inmate executed since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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Case Against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Can Proceed, Judge Rules

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Greitens' lawyers accused prosecutors of misconduct. While a judge agreed that the prosecution erred, he opted not to throw out the case, which centers on an alleged nude photo taken without consent.

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LISTEN: Southwest Pilot Coolly Plans One-Engine, Emergency Landing

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

"We have a part of the aircraft missing, so we're going to need to slow down a bit," the pilot told air traffic controllers as she prepared to land with nearly 150 people onboard.

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CIA Chief Pompeo And Kim Jong Un Met, Formed 'Good Relationship,' Trump Says

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

The agency's director recently traveled to North Korea to pave the way for direct talks between the North Korean leader and President Trump. It "went very smoothly," Trump said.

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Weibo Bans Gay Content — And Quickly Reverses Itself After An Outcry

Monday, April 16, 2018

The massive social media company drew outrage for lumping gay-themed content in with violent and pornographic material.

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207 Million Eggs Are Recalled Over Salmonella Fears

Monday, April 16, 2018

The eggs were sold in nine states, according to the FDA. They are labeled under a number of brands, including Coburn Farms, Country Daybreak, the Food Lion store brand, Great Value and Sunshine Farms.

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7 Dead, At Least 17 Wounded In Hours-Long Fights At S.C. Prison

Monday, April 16, 2018

Officials have not said what might have sparked the violence, which is the latest in a string of incidents at the South Carolina prison. No prison staff members were injured.

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Wichita Police Officer In Fatal 'Swatting' Prank Won't Face Charges

Friday, April 13, 2018

Andrew Finch died after a bogus 911 call brought police to his home in December. Police say the call came from a man in Los Angeles. Finch's relatives say the police should be held accountable.

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China Plans Live-Fire Exercises In Taiwan Strait, As Xi Reviews Navy

Friday, April 13, 2018

The announcement puts a new focus on U.S.-China tensions. On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed his country's largest-ever navy parade, including many warships that were recently built.

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Stoneman Douglas Teacher Is Arrested After Leaving Gun In Bathroom Stall

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Sean Simpson has spoken in favor of gun control efforts — and has also said he might be open to the idea of carrying a gun in class.

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Parkland Gunman Says He Wants Inheritance To Go To Victims' Fund

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Nikolas Cruz stands to receive $25,000 from his mother's life insurance policy — and possibly much more from her estate. He is seeking to plead guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty.

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Chemical Weapons Team Is On Its Way To Syria, Watchdog Group Says

Thursday, April 12, 2018

A team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons plans to begin investigating the attack in Douma by Saturday. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis called the attack "inexcusable."

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