Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

Turkey Accepts Russian S-400 Missile System, Rankling U.S. And NATO

Friday, July 12, 2019

In response, the Pentagon is expected to announce that Turkey will be barred from receiving the new F-35 fighter.

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Tropical Storm Barry Forms In Gulf; Louisiana Goes Into State Of Emergency

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Barry is now predicted to become a Category 1 hurricane shortly before making landfall Saturday, with maximum winds of 75 mph.

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At The T-Rex Races: On Your Mark, Get Set, Rawwrr!

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

The sight of fierce-looking dinosaurs bobbing down a groomed horse track has quickly become a crowd favorite at the Emerald Downs racetrack in Washington state.

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WATCH: Women's National Soccer Team Parades Through NYC's 'Canyon Of Heroes'

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Rose Lavelle and their teammates are bathing in fans' cheers in Manhattan, celebrating their World Cup title.

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France Plans To Put An 'Ecotax' On Nearly All Air Travel

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

The new tax could bring in some $200 million that would be used to support modes of travel that pollute less — such as trains.

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Toxic Algae Bloom Closes 25 Beaches On Mississippi's Coast, Fed By Fresh Floodwaters

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

The blue-green algae "can cause rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting," the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality says.

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ICE Uses Facial Recognition To Sift State Driver's License Records, Researchers Say

Monday, July 08, 2019

Some of ICE's efforts target undocumented immigrants who have legally obtained driver's licenses, says Alvaro Bedoya of Georgetown Law's privacy and technology center.

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Navy SEAL Demoted For Taking Photo With Corpse Of ISIS Fighter

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Earlier Wednesday, President Trump congratulated Edward Gallagher and his family on the end of his legal ordeal. In response, they said, "Thank you Mr. President ... for all you have done."

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Heavy Rains Force Evacuation Orders For More Than 1 Million People In Japan

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Some areas have already surpassed record rainfall levels, and with more rain in the forecast, the ground could simply give way, Japan's weather agency says.

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Airstrike On Migrant Detention Center In Libya Kills At Least 44 People

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

The U.N. says the strike hit a hangar within the Tajoura Detention Center, obliterating what had been a shelter that was housing roughly 120 people.

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Navy SEAL Acquitted Of Murder After Witness Claims To Have Killed ISIS Captive

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

A fellow SEAL had shocked the courtroom by claiming that he, not Edward Gallagher, killed the captive. The jury convicted Gallagher on one charge — posing with the body of the dead prisoner.

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Nike Pulls Shoes Featuring Betsy Ross Flag Over Concerns About Racist Symbolism

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

The design — featuring the Betsy Ross flag with 13 stars for the original 13 colonies — drew complaints that it celebrates an era when slavery was legal and commonplace in the U.S.

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Iran Says Its Stockpiles Of Enriched Uranium Now Exceed Limit In Nuclear Deal

Monday, July 01, 2019

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran now has more than 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of low-enriched uranium — surpassing the limit allowed under the 2015 agreement.

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Hong Kong Protesters Storm Legislative Council On Anniversary Of Handover To China

Monday, July 01, 2019

Scores of protesters furious with Hong Kong's government poured into the legislative chamber and graffitied the walls. The chaos came on the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese control.

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Jimmy Carter Says He Sees Trump As An Illegitimate President

Friday, June 28, 2019

The former president says President Trump "was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf."

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Georgia Abortion Providers File Federal Suit Against State's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Law

Friday, June 28, 2019

"This is a constitutional challenge" to Georgia's law, the plaintiffs say in the lawsuit, in which they call the abortion restrictions "an affront to the dignity and health of Georgians."

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Genoa Bridge Is Demolished, Erasing An Artifact Of Deadly Collapse

Friday, June 28, 2019

Forty-three people died when a section of the Morandi bridge collapsed last August. Since then, the bridge that was once an icon of the Italian city has served mainly as a reminder of the tragedy.

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Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Order Blood Drawn From Unconscious DUI Suspects

Thursday, June 27, 2019

In a 5-4 vote, the court upheld a Wisconsin law that says motorists have given implied consent to having blood drawn. There were two dissents — including one from Justice Neil Gorsuch.

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Bolsonaro's G-20 Trip Hits Snag: Brazilian Crewman Arrested With 86 Pounds Of Cocaine

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Spanish authorities say they found the cocaine in the crewman's luggage from the president's advance plane, which had stopped in Seville en route to the economic summit in Japan.

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A Father And Daughter Who Drowned At The Border Put Attention On Immigration

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Óscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez was trying to bring his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, to safety and a new life in the U.S.

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