Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

London Police Charge 2 Teens With Numerous Crimes Over Acid Attacks

Sunday, July 16, 2017

A 16-year-old faces five counts of attempted gross bodily harm. The growing trend of acid attacks also has Britain's government considering ways to increase penalties for the crime.

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Brides Scramble For Dresses And Information After Alfred Angelo Stores Close Abruptly

Saturday, July 15, 2017

The lawyer handling the bankruptcy case says she has received more than 7,000 emails from customers. Former brides are offering free dresses and tips — such as the phone numbers of seamstresses.

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Maryam Mirzakhani, Prize-Winning Mathematician, Dies At 40

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She worked at Stanford University, which confirmed her death Saturday.

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Venus Williams Is Edged In Wimbledon Final As Muguruza Wins Second Grand Slam

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Williams was unable to take advantage of early chances against Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza — who only grew more accurate and confident as the match progressed.

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Floodwaters Hit Record Highs In River North Of Chicago

Saturday, July 15, 2017

The flooding north of Chicago has affected some 6,800 buildings and is "unprecedented," Illinois officials said. It's expected to worsen this weekend.

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NOAA Halts Whale Disentanglement Efforts After Rescuer Dies

Friday, July 14, 2017

Boat captain Joe Howlett died on Monday after freeing a right whale that was tangled in fishing gear in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Macron's Strategy For Trump In Paris: Long Handshakes And Military Spectacles

Friday, July 14, 2017

A much-discussed awkward moment at the Notre Dame Cathedral didn't stop the two leaders from grasping each other in an epic handshake Friday.

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Gunmen Kill 2 Israeli Officers At Religious Site In Jerusalem

Friday, July 14, 2017

Three Israeli Arab attackers killed two border police officers before being shot and killed in a gun battle at Temple Mount.

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Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Final At Age 37

Thursday, July 13, 2017

"This year's been amazing," Venus Williams says after reaching her second Grand Slam final of the 2017 season.

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Emmy Nominations 2017: 'Saturday Night Live' And 'Westworld' Lead The Way

Thursday, July 13, 2017

With 22 nominations each, NBC's Saturday Night Live and HBO's Westworld tied for the most Emmy nods for the 2016-2017 season. Netflix garnered 91 nominations — second among networks.

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Pennsylvania Man Confesses To Killing 4 Missing Men Found In Common Grave

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Prosecutors say "a person of interest" admits slaying four men, only one of whom has been positively identified among the grisly remains discovered on a farm.

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Killer Of Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov Is Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Prosecutors had sought a life sentence for Zaur Dadayev, a former officer in the security force of the Russian province of Chechnya.

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Lawsuit Says It's Unconstitutional For President Trump To Block Critics On Twitter

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

"The White House is transforming a public forum into an echo chamber," says an attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute.

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Marijuana Shortage Prompts Emergency In Nevada; Tax Officials Weigh Changes

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

After a booming first week of legal retail sales, Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed a statement of emergency and regulators are looking to boost distribution.

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Large Wildfires Force Evacuations In California; 5,000 Firefighters Deployed

Sunday, July 09, 2017

One blaze forced people to flee cabins in the Los Padres National Forest and briefly stranded some 90 children and 50 counselors near a lake.

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Mosul Has Been Liberated From ISIS Control, Iraq's Prime Minister Says

Sunday, July 09, 2017

"They're now in one particular neighborhood, where the last pockets of ISIS fighters are fighting very hard. It's really their last stand," NPR's Jane Arraf reports from Mosul.

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Trump Says He Pressed Putin, While Casting More Doubt On Election Meddling

Sunday, July 09, 2017

After a long meeting with Russia's leader, President Trump says, "Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!"

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Judge Overturns Utah's 'Ag-Gag' Ban On Undercover Filming At Farms

Saturday, July 08, 2017

A farmer who supported the ban had said he and his colleagues "don't want some jack wagon coming in taking a picture of them."

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'G19' Nations Affirm Climate Plan, Acknowledging U.S. Withdrawal

Saturday, July 08, 2017

Noting President Trump's stance, a declaration states, "The leaders of the other G20 members state that the Paris Agreement is irreversible."

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G-20 Hamburg: Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate On Summit's Last Day

Saturday, July 08, 2017

Huge and peaceful marches on Saturday followed a night of rioting and looting. More than 200 officers have been injured, Hamburg police say.

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