Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

Kentucky Governor Can't Cut Universities' Budgets, Court Rules

Thursday, September 22, 2016

The case is one of three lawsuits the state's Democratic attorney general has filed against Republican Gov. Matt Bevin since Bevin was sworn in last December.

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'He Will Be Our Brother': Boy, 6, Asks Obama To Bring Syrian Boy To Live With Him

Thursday, September 22, 2016

The breathtaking sadness of seeing a young boy suffering amid Syria's civil war has prompted a breathtaking offer of hospitality and friendship.

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Black Men May Have Cause To Run From Police, Massachusetts High Court Says

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

A black man who flees police might be trying "to avoid the recurring indignity of being racially profiled" rather than attempting to hide criminal activity, the court says.

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'You Should Resign': Watch Sen. Elizabeth Warren Grill Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

"If one of your tellers took a handful of $20 bills out of the cash drawer, they'd probably be looking at criminal charges," Warren tells the bank's CEO.

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After Police Killing Of Unarmed Man, Tulsa Chief Promises To 'Achieve Justice'

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Seconds before Terence Crutcher was shot, police dashcam and helicopter footage shows, he had walked to his car with his hands held over his head.

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Police Arrest Suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami Over Bombs In New York Area

Monday, September 19, 2016

Rahami, 28, was captured after a gun battle with police in Linden, N.J. Images on local media showed him on a stretcher with what appeared to be a wound on his upper arm or shoulder.

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Putin's United Russia Party Wins Big In Election; Some Ballot-Stuffing Seen

Monday, September 19, 2016

At least one incident of ballot-stuffing was caught on camera, but Sunday's vote brought a big win for President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party and its allies.

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#NPRreads: Defy The Odds This Weekend With These 3 Stories

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from NPR's newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag.

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Airstrike Kills Senior ISIS Leader Known As 'Dr. Wa'il,' U.S. Officials Say

Friday, September 16, 2016

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says the militant who oversaw production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions was killed near Raqqah, Syria.

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Watch 2 Elite Soccer Players Take On A Pack Of 8-Year-Olds

Friday, September 16, 2016

What happens when two talented 36-year-olds face off against 30 8-year-olds on a soccer field?

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Deal Is Reached On Arizona's Hardline Immigration Law, After 6-Year Fight

Friday, September 16, 2016

Often called the "show me your papers" law, Arizona's SB1070 sparked protests, boycotts, and lawsuits after it was signed into law in 2010.

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$1 Million Of Frugal Librarian's Bequest To N.H. School Goes To Football Scoreboard

Thursday, September 15, 2016

A New Hampshire native, Robert Morin was known for his affection for movies and books. He left $4 million to the University of New Hampshire.

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Police Charge Man With Arson At Mosque Attended By Orlando Gunman

Thursday, September 15, 2016

In addition to surveillance video, police say an "examination of [Joseph Michael Schreiber's] social media account also shows multiple anti-Islamic posts and comments."

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FBI Agent Who Posed As News Editor Didn't Break Policy, Inspector General Says

Thursday, September 15, 2016

The impersonation came about after police in Washington state couldn't identify a suspect who repeatedly sent threatening emails to a high school in the Seattle area.

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Police Fatally Shoot Boy, 13, In Ohio; Officers Say He Wielded A BB Gun

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Tyre King was pronounced dead 40 minutes after officers were sent to the scene of a reported armed robbery. Police say he had a BB pistol that resembled a handgun with a laser site.

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NFL Pledges Another $100 Million For Study Of Head Injuries, Safety In Football

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The $100 million figure represents 1 percent of the roughly $10 billion in annual income that the league and its teams have been reported to pull in.

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ACC Takes Its Biggest Championships Out Of North Carolina, Its Home State

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The decision covers eight neutral-site championships in sports ranging from women's soccer to swimming and diving and from football to golf and baseball.

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Rare Tropical Storm Forms Over Land In Northern Florida

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

"There is no reason to believe this would become a common occurrence," a National Weather Service official says.

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Wells Fargo Unit's Leader Departs With $125M After Bank Incurs Record Fine

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

The bank recently was fined $185 million and fired 5,300 employees for unethical behavior. Each year mentioned in a federal agency's consent order, Carrie Tolstedt collected $5.5 million in stock.

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Russian Hackers Breached Athletes' Data, World Anti-Doping Agency Says

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Some of the information listed athletes' therapeutic use exemptions, which allow banned substances to be taken if they're deemed to be necessary for medical reasons.

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