Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

It's Fred Korematsu Day: Celebrating A Foe Of U.S. Internment Camps

Monday, January 30, 2017

Days after President Trump used an executive order to dramatically shift U.S. immigration policy, Fred Korematsu Day is attracting special attention.

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7 Targeted Countries React To Trump's Ban On Immigration

Monday, January 30, 2017

Iraq responded with both shock and, in Parliament, a desire for retaliation. In Sudan, the government summoned a U.S. diplomat to protest Friday's executive order.

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Trump And Putin To Speak By Phone On Saturday

Friday, January 27, 2017

"This is the first telephone contact after President Trump took office," a Kremlin spokesman says.

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Nadal Books Date With Federer For Australian Open Title

Friday, January 27, 2017

The matchup answers the prayers of tennis fans eager to see a ninth Grand Slam final between the pair. Neither player won a Grand Slam last year.

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Nearly Half Of California Emerges From Drought In Latest Report

Thursday, January 26, 2017

For the first time since January of 2014, no part of California is in the "exceptional drought" category, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report.

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The Doomsday Clock Is Reset: Closest To Midnight Since The 1950s

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Criticizing President Trump, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sees increased risk in dangers to humanity, from the proliferation of nuclear weapons to climate change.

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14 Years Later, Venus And Serena Williams Meet Again In Australian Open Final

Thursday, January 26, 2017

For now at least, the Australian Open's final bracket is strictly for the over-30 club, as Roger Federer also earned a spot in the men's final.

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U.S. Skier Wins The Crowd, Even As He Loses The Race In Austria

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

"My parents told me to never give up," American skier Robby Kelley says. When he crashed near the finish of a World Cup race Tuesday, he hiked back up the mountain to get it right.

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'A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation': Trump Moves Forward With U.S.-Mexico Wall

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

A campaign promise gets closer to reality with a new executive order Wednesday, one of several changes the president announced in a visit to Homeland Security.

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'I'm Intersex,' A Supermodel Says, Hoping To End Stigma

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Saying she doesn't want other kids to suffer the way she did, Belgian model Hanne Gaby Odiele announced that she was born intersex in a series of videos.

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Suspended 'Saturday Night Live' Writer Apologizes For Tweet About Barron Trump

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Writer Katie Rich has apologized after an attempt at humor that resulted in her indefinite suspension, a person familiar with the situation says.

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U.K. Parliament Must Trigger Brexit, Highest Court Says, Dealing Setback To May

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The prime minister's office says the ruling "does nothing to change" its timetable of leaving the economic union by the end of March.

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Japan Explores Ways For Emperor To Abdicate The Throne

Monday, January 23, 2017

Emperor Akihito, 83, has suggested that he would like to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne.

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China Will Launch Moon-Sampling Mission In November

Monday, January 23, 2017

Ahead of a separate plan to visit the moon's far side, China hopes to return lunar samples to Earth in late 2017.

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Cease-Fire Talks Between Syria And Opposition Begin In Kazakhstan

Monday, January 23, 2017

Russia, Iran and Turkey will reportedly sign an agreement to "create a trilateral mechanism" to enforce the cease-fire that was reached last month.

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Security Council Condemns Israeli Settlements As U.S. Abstains From Vote

Friday, December 23, 2016

In explaining the U.S. position, Ambassador Samantha Power said the move doesn't diminish U.S. support for Israel.

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Police Arrest Suspect In Toddler's Road-Rage Death In Arkansas

Friday, December 23, 2016

The arrest comes nearly one week after the boy, Acen King, was shot while on a shopping trip with his grandmother.

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Video Of Woman's Arrest In Texas Sparks Anger And Internal Police Inquiry

Friday, December 23, 2016

What began as a dispute over littering rapidly escalated into a white police officer forcefully arresting a black woman and her two daughters in Fort Worth.

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England's Cap On College Tuition Rises To Nearly $11,400, Riling Critics

Thursday, December 22, 2016

From Cambridge and Oxford to Lancashire and Surrey, tuition fees at all English universities are capped — and the new rate hike moves from £9,000 to £9,250 (roughly $11,070 to $11,378).

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Trump Team Asks State Dept. To Name Those Working On Gender Equality

Thursday, December 22, 2016

The State Department was asked to list its workers who focus on gender equality and ending violence against women and to identify money allocated for such programs.

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