Bill Chappell

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Bangladesh Reports More Than 13,000 Dengue Cases In July

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

It's the highest number since 2000, when the country first started to keep records of the disease.

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Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Health and Human Services outlined two pathways for importing the drugs to the U.S., a plan Secretary Alex Azar says is intended to "lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients."

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See-Saw Diplomacy Lets People Play Together Along U.S. Border Wall

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

A playdate recently broke out at the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico in an event that was "filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness."

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Jill Ellis Is Stepping Down As U.S. Women's Soccer Coach

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

"The timing is right to move on, and the program is positioned to remain at the pinnacle of women's soccer," said Ellis, who won back-to-back World Cup titles and will depart in October.

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Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Boy, 6, And Girl, 13, Among The Victims In California

Monday, July 29, 2019

"He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive," Alberto Romero said of his 6-year-old son, Stephen. Police say the gunman got an AK-47-style rifle into the area by cutting through a fence.

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Judge Quashed Warrant For Journalist's Phone After Police Downplayed His Occupation

Friday, July 26, 2019

Police searched Bryan Carmody's phone and raided his home and office this spring. A San Francisco judge has now quashed the warrant and ordered supporting court documents to be unsealed.

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U.S. Warship 'May Have' Brought Down A 2nd Iranian Drone, General Says

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

"We are confident we brought down one drone; we may have brought down a second," CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said on Tuesday during an interview with CBS News.

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Iran Seizes British-Flagged Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

Friday, July 19, 2019

Ship-tracking data show the U.K. tanker Stena Impero was traveling to Saudi Arabia when it veered toward Iran's coast. British media report the government warns shipping to stay out of the area.

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USS Boxer Used Electronic Jamming To Take Down Iranian Drone, Pentagon Sources Say

Friday, July 19, 2019

President Trump says the U.S. Navy ship shot an Iranian drone down. That statement conflicts with those of Pentagon officials who say the Boxer used electronic jamming to take it down.

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Dutch Troops Were 10% Liable In Srebrenica Massacre, Supreme Court Says

Friday, July 19, 2019

The case centers on the deadly days after the city of Srebrenica fell on July 11, 1995, when some 25,000 refugees sought safety with Dutch U.N. peacekeepers.

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U.S. Ship Destroyed Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz, Trump Says

Thursday, July 18, 2019

President Trump says that after the drone closed to within approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship and ignored calls to stand down, it was "immediately destroyed."

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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Loses Appeal, Will Stay In Prison

Thursday, July 18, 2019

In addition to ordering Shkreli to stay in prison, a federal appeals court also affirmed that he must forfeit more than $7.3 million and pay restitution of $388,336.

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Iran Says Its Revolutionary Guard Seized Foreign Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Iran alleges that the small tanker was smuggling some 264,000 gallons of fuel. The vessel reportedly was seized south of Larak Island, less than 20 miles off the Iranian mainland

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No F-35 Fighter Jets For Turkey, White House Says In Rebuke Over Russian Missiles

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

"The F-35 cannot coexist with a Russian intelligence collection platform that will be used to learn about its advanced capabilities," White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

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Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.

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Diver Swims Alongside A Jellyfish That's As Big As A Human

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

"It was the size of my body, and it was the best thing I've ever done," says biologist and wildlife host Lizzie Daly.

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Chance The Snapper Is Snared: Alligator Caught After A Wild Week In Chicago Park

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

It took some 36 hours of looking in Humboldt Park's lagoon, but a Florida alligator specialist finally brought in an animal that had become something of a celebrity in Chicago.

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Alan Turing, Computing Genius And WWII Hero, To Be On U.K.'s New 50-Pound Note

Monday, July 15, 2019

For decades, Turing's status as a giant in mathematics was largely unknown, thanks to the secrecy around his computer research and the social taboos about his sexuality.

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Trump Administration Implementing '3rd Country' Rule On Migrants Seeking Asylum

Monday, July 15, 2019

Immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country, according to a new rule that is set to take effect Tuesday.

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Tropical Storm Barry Starts To Hit Gulf Coast: 'A Life-Threatening Situation'

Friday, July 12, 2019

The storm surge started pushing water into areas around Lake Pontchartrain Friday, as Barry slowly moved toward shore. Some inland areas could see 3 feet to as much as 6 feet of water.

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