Bill Chappell

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NATO Urges 'Everybody' To Respect Ukraine's Sovereignty

Monday, February 24, 2014

Speaking by telephone Monday, top military officials from NATO and the Russian government discussed the situation in Ukraine, with both sides expressing their concerns. NATO says it respects Ukraine's sovereignty – and it hopes it's not alone.

Ukraine's former president, Viktor Yanukovych, has disappeared, after authorities announced an arrest ...

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Mango Alert: Australians Puzzle Over Huge Stolen Fruit

Monday, February 24, 2014

Update at 7:45 a.m. ET, Feb. 25: Missing Mango Mystery Solved, Here Are The Juicy Details

Our original post fleshes out the story:

It's 33 feet tall and 26 feet wide; it weighs seven tons. And as of last night, it's missing: a giant mango vanished from its ...

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Major League Baseball Changes Home-Plate Rules

Monday, February 24, 2014

Runners trying to reach home plate — and the catchers who often try to block them — will have to follow new rules that are meant to cut the risk of injuries from collisions, after Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed on changing the rules ...

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Getting Technical: Questions And Answers About The Winter Olympics

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Events in the Winter Olympics can be highly technical, with arcane rules and specialized equipment that can defy easy explanation. On the question-and-answer site Quora, several interesting topics have come up in recent days, from why athletes use tape on their sleds to how a human can surpass 80 mph ...

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Alcoholics Learn To Make Their Own Beer In Canadian Program

Friday, February 21, 2014

Call it a new twist on the old "teach a man to fish" adage. A group in Vancouver, British Columbia, is teaching inveterate alcoholics to brew their own beer and make their own wine, in an attempt to keep them from drinking unsafe liquids to get an alcoholic high.

The ...

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Same Banned Substance Fells German Biathlete, Italian Bobsledder

Friday, February 21, 2014

Germany's Sochi 2014 contingent is reeling from the news that Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, a former Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing who took fourth place in the biathlon Monday, has tested positive for banned substances at the Sochi Winter Olympics. An Italian athlete also tested positive, officials said Friday.

The German Olympics ...

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Finally: U.S. Speedskaters Break Drought, Win Silver In New Race Suits

Friday, February 21, 2014

It took far longer than many people expected. But the American Speedskating team that came to Sochi with high expectations has finally won an Olympic medal. The men's short track relay team finished second to Russia Friday, two days before the Winter Games come to an end.

The four-man team ...

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U.S. Loses To Canada 1-0; Will Play in Bronze Hockey Match

Friday, February 21, 2014

Canada beat the U.S. men 1-0 in Olympic hockey Friday, winning a tense game that saw strong goalie play and stout defensive work. Despite numerous chances, the Americans weren't able to challenge Canadian goalie Carey Price.

The game was a rematch between two teams that played for gold at the ...

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USDA Tells Schools: Don't Refuse Food To Students Who Owe

Thursday, February 20, 2014

U.S. school systems should not take cafeteria lunches away from students whose parents have not paid their accounts, says the Department of Agriculture.

The agency is responding to a January incident in which a Utah elementary school served students food but threw it away when their accounts were found to ...

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Who's Your Buddy? It's Canada, Americans Say

Thursday, February 20, 2014

America's favorite foreign country is its neighbor to the north, according to a new Gallup World Affairs poll. The research firm says Americans' opinions of several countries have shifted. Russia has slipped, for instance. And so has North Korea – the country is now alone in the "least favorable" category.

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USA Women Lose Gold To Canada In A Hockey Classic

Thursday, February 20, 2014

With a 2-0 lead late in the game, it seemed like Team USA would finally overcome archrival Canada on hockey's largest stage Thursday, winning an Olympic gold medal that has eluded it for 16 years. But the gold medal went to Canada after a spirited comeback forced overtime.

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World's Outrage Grows As Death Toll Rises In Kiev

Thursday, February 20, 2014

This post is being updated as the day continues.

Just hours after a truce was declared, deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces broke out again in Ukraine's capital.

By the end of Thursday in Kiev, more than 20 civilians had been killed, Reuters reported. ...

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Facebook Will Buy WhatsApp Message Service For $19 Billion

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Seeking new ways to be a player in mobile messaging, Facebook announced today that it will acquire the fast-growing WhatsApp firm for some $16 billion in cash and stock. The deal includes an additional $3 billion in Facebook stock for the employees of WhatsApp, who would see the shares vest ...

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Washington's Corcoran Museum To Be Taken Over By National Gallery

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The oldest private art museum in Washington is poised to be taken over by the National Gallery of Art, according to a plan to disperse much of the museum's holdings and turn its art college over to George Washington University. The plan was publicly unveiled Wednesday.

"The National Gallery would ...

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Williams Is Second American To Win Winter And Summer Olympic Medals

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The top American women's bobsled teams took silver and bronze in Sochi Wednesday, but the story of the day was Lauryn Williams, who became just the second American in history to win medals at both Summer and Winter Olympics. She's the fifth person to have accomplished the feat.

Williams won ...

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World's Largest Oyster Is Size Of A Man's Shoe

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The world's largest oyster is nearly 14 inches long and resides in Denmark, according to the folks at Guinness World Records. And it's still alive and growing, according to Christine Ditlefsen, the biologist at the Wadden Sea Centre whose world record was recently certified.

The oyster was found in October ...

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Does The U.S. Lead The Winter Olympics — Or Does Germany?

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

In keeping with a trend that began early in Sochi, as of Tuesday the U.S. had collected more bronze medals than any other country at the Winter Games, and a total of 20. Germany had w...

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U.S. Olympic Committee Plans To Examine Speedskating's Woes

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

For American speedskaters, this Winter Olympics has been defined by controversy over racing suits and disappointment over a lack of podium finishes. Now comes word that the U.S. Olympic Committee will "leave no stone unturned" in looking at how the high hopes of US Speedskating collapsed in Sochi.

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Mistrial On Murder Charge In Florida Gas Station Shooting

Saturday, February 15, 2014

A mistrial was declared on Saturday in the first-degree murder charge of Michael Dunn after a Florida jury failed to come to an agreement. The jury did find Dunn guilty on four lesser charges, including three counts of attempted second-degree murder in the 2012 killing of a teenager in a ...

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Tenn. VW Workers Reject Move To Join Union

Friday, February 14, 2014

Some 1,500 workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee have voted not to join the United Auto Workers union. The tally of the three-day vote follows days of political prodding from both sides of the issue.

The 712-626 vote was a devastating blow to the UAW, which had tacit support ...

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