Bill Chappell

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Hurricane Delta Weaker After Leaving Yucatán Coast, But Could Hit U.S. As Major Storm

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Hurricane Delta brought a dangerous storm surge to Mexico's Yucatán resort area. Delta could develop 120-mph winds by late Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says.

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Hurricane Delta Heads For Yucatan Peninsula As Category 3 Storm

Tuesday, October 06, 2020

Delta went through "a very impressive rapid intensification episode," the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday morning after the storm strengthened to Category 4. It's weakened somewhat since then.

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Regal Movie Chain Will Close All 536 U.S. Theaters On Thursday

Monday, October 05, 2020

Roughly 40,000 Regal employees in the U.S. now face a work furlough. The company opted to shut down operations after the James Bond franchise's No Time to Die was shelved until 2021.

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Delta Strengthens Into A Hurricane, Is Forecast To Hit Gulf Coast This Week

Monday, October 05, 2020

"All of Louisiana needs to prepare," says Gov. John Bel Edwards. Delta, which is headed first for Cuba and Mexico, is part of a storm season that exhausted the usual list of alphabetized names.

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Court Releases Grand Jury Recording In Breonna Taylor Case

Friday, October 02, 2020

The recording could answer lingering questions about how prosecutors have handled a case that has fueled protests in Kentucky and across the nation.

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'Contentious' Scenarios Arise For Ballot And Presidency If Trump's Health Declines

Friday, October 02, 2020

It would be "very difficult" to pull President Trump's name from the November ballot, says John Fortier, who led the Continuity of Government Commission. But that's just one hypothetical.

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United And American Airlines Tell 32,000 Employees They're Now On Furlough

Thursday, October 01, 2020

"To our departing 13,000 family members: thank you for your dedication and we look forward to welcoming you back," United told employees, as CARES Act payroll aid was set to expire.

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Trump Often Gives 'Complete Opposite' Of Health Experts' Advice, Former Staffer Says

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Olivia Troye, who worked for Vice President Pence for two years, recently resigned from the Trump administration's coronavirus task force.

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Release Of Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording Is Delayed Until Friday

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The recording is expected to provide a window into more than two days of grand jury proceedings. The attorney general's office said it needed more time to redact witnesses' personal information.

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Portland, Ore., Sheriff Says He 'Will Never Support' President Trump

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

"Donald Trump has made my job a hell of a lot harder since he started talking about Portland," says Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese. The president claimed that the "Portland sheriff" supports him.

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8 Tennessee Titans Players And Staff Test Positive For Coronavirus

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Both the Titans and the Minnesota Vikings – who played the Titans on Sunday — are now shutting down in-person club activities.

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Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording Will Be Released, Kentucky Attorney General Says

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

"The Grand Jury is meant to be a secretive body," Attorney General Daniel Cameron says in a statement. "It's apparent that the public interest in this case isn't going to allow that to happen."

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Don't Deduct That Haircut Just Yet: Tax Court Has Rejected Such Claims

Monday, September 28, 2020

The U.S. Tax Court has repeatedly said that even for a public personality, the costs of maintaining an appealing appearance are not deductible.

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Brad Parscale, Senior Adviser To Trump Campaign, Is Hospitalized After Call To Police

Monday, September 28, 2020

Brad Parscale's wife told police she was concerned for her husband's safety. In July, Parscale was demoted from his role as the campaign manager of President Trump's reelection effort.

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Leaders Indicted At Soldiers' Home Where At Least 76 People Died In COVID-19 Outbreak

Friday, September 25, 2020

Two leaders at the facility in Holyoke were allegedly responsible for deciding "to combine 42 veterans – some COVID-positive, and others not even showing any symptoms of COVID – into a single unit."

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'I Have No Faith In The Legal System,' Breonna Taylor's Mother Says

Friday, September 25, 2020

"I was reassured Wednesday of why I have no faith in the legal system, in the police, in the law," Tamika Palmer said in a statement. "They are not made to protect us Black and brown people."

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam And Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

Friday, September 25, 2020

The couple underwent PCR tests Thursday, after a staff member of the governor's residence was diagnosed. The governor's office says Northam has no symptoms and his wife has mild symptoms.

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Jobless New Yorkers Can Work At Polls And Still Keep Benefits, Gov. Cuomo Says

Thursday, September 24, 2020

The governor's order makes it easier for jobless people to work for state and local election boards — as long as they're paid $504 or less each week.

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Louisville Update: Man Is Charged With Shooting Police Officers During Protests

Thursday, September 24, 2020

The man suspected of shooting two officers "has been charged with two counts of assault in the first degree and 14 counts of wanton endangerment," police say.

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Breonna Taylor Update: Denver Police Detain Man After Car Plows Through Protest Area

Thursday, September 24, 2020

The protesters were starting to disband near the Colorado state Capitol. Some of them blocked the vehicle before it abruptly sped away.

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