Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry Is Charged With 22 Counts, Including Fraud

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Loughry, 47, has been suspended without pay, the state Supreme Court says. In addition to being a judge, he wrote a book about political corruption in West Virginia.

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Charleston, Key Port For Slaves In America, Apologizes And Meditates On Racism Today

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The plight of migrant families at the U.S. southern border was also mentioned, amid discussions of exploiting laborers and treating people of a different race as chattel in the slave era.

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Canada's Legislature Votes To Legalize Marijuana; Sales Will Begin In Weeks

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

"We've just witnessed a historic vote for Canada. The end of 90 years of prohibition," Sen. Tony Dean, one of the bill's sponsors, told the CBC.

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Judge Tosses Kansas' Proof-Of-Citizenship Voter Law And Rebukes Sec. Of State Kobach

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Kansas had one of the strictest voter registration laws in the U.S. But a federal judge says it's unconstitutional — and she is requiring Kris Kobach to take legal classes to brush up on the rules.

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Defiant Homeland Security Secretary Defends Family Separations

Monday, June 18, 2018

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen went before reporters at the White House to defend the controversial practice, as more Republicans joined Democrats in criticizing the administration.

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Harvard Accused Of 'Racial Balancing': Lawsuit Says Asian-Americans Treated Unfairly

Friday, June 15, 2018

Harvard says it doesn't discriminate — and it notes that the suit is backed by the same activist who challenged the University of Texas' affirmative action policy.

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Trump Hits China With Tariffs On $50 Billion Of Goods; China Says It Will Retaliate

Friday, June 15, 2018

After months of threats, U.S. customs will begin to collect the new tariffs on Chinese imports on July 6. China quickly announced tariffs of the same scale.

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Elon Musk's Boring Company Will Build High-Speed Train To Chicago's O'Hare Airport

Thursday, June 14, 2018

The train tunnel company will build and operate an "express service to transport people to O'Hare Airport from downtown in 12 minutes," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says.

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Anne Donovan, A Basketball Legend As A Player And Coach, Dies At 56

Thursday, June 14, 2018

At 6'8", Donovan won Olympic gold medals as a player and coach, and a WNBA title coaching the Seattle Storm. She's being mourned by basketball greats from Tamika Catchings to Dawn Staley.

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World Cup 2018: How To Watch The Matches Online And On TV

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The World Cup begins on June 14 and runs through July 15. So, how do you watch? Our story runs down the options, online and through broadcast.

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Raccoon Is Rescued Atop Building In Minnesota, After Capturing Fans Worldwide

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The little creature climbed about two dozen stories of a St. Paul high-rise in pursuit of — well, that's still a little unclear. But the now famous climber is safe after reaching the roof.

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U.S., Mexico And Canada Win Bid To Host 2026 World Cup

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The united bid was selected over a competing bid from Morocco, in a vote among some 203 FIFA members that was held in Moscow.

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Fires And Drought Close Forests In Colorado And New Mexico

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

In southwestern Colorado, residents of more than 2,000 homes have been ordered to evacuate, and the San Juan National Forest is closed to visitors due to extreme risks.

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An Upbeat Trump Praises Kim's Commitment To Denuclearize After Singapore Summit

Monday, June 11, 2018

President Trump says, "I do. I do," when asked if he trusts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said the North Korean nuclear program would be dismantled "very, very quickly."

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Cryptocurrencies Lose Billions In Value After An Exchange Is Hacked

Monday, June 11, 2018

A hack in South Korea added to uncertainties in the virtual currency market, which saw a loss of well over $40 billion in cryptocurrencies' overall value.

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IHOP Becomes IHOb, The International House Of ... Burgers

Monday, June 11, 2018

"We're flippin' from pancakes, pancakes, pancakes to burgers, burgers, burgers," the company announced on Monday,

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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Bishop Juan Barros Over Chilean Abuse Scandal

Monday, June 11, 2018

Bishop Juan Barros was accused of covering up the acts of a notorious abuser. Pope Francis enraged thousands of Catholics in Chile when he appointed Barros as bishop of Osorno in 2015.

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Facebook Data-Sharing Deals Include China's Huawei — Under U.S. Suspicion Since 2012

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

"Huawei worked with Facebook to make Facebook's services more convenient for users," the smartphone-maker tells NPR. "Huawei has never collected or stored any Facebook user data."

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IHOP Says 'IHOb' — And The Internet Says, What?

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

The company wrote, "There's so many obtions, what could it b?!" — and one Twitter user replied, "Can you not blease?"

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Trump Picks Fight With The Eagles; Philadelphia Takes It From There

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

The White House says "only a tiny handful" of Eagles players agreed to come to D.C., causing Trump to cancel their visit. The fallout includes many accusations — and an apology from Fox News.

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