Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

The ACLU says Amber Heard has paid less than half of her $3.5 million donation pledge

Friday, April 29, 2022

The actor made the pledge as she ended her marriage to Johnny Depp, saying she would split $7 million between the ACLU and a children's hospital. Depp's defamation case against Heard is ongoing.

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Why Russia's rocket attack on Kyiv is seen as an insult to the U.N.

Friday, April 29, 2022

"It is a war zone, but it is shocking that it happened close to us," Saviano Abreu, a spokesman for the U.N.'s humanitarian office, was quoted as saying. The attack killed one person: a journalist.

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Disney says Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve special district

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Walt Disney World complex's governing board says that when Florida created its special district, the state pledged not to alter that status unless all its debts are paid off.

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Derek Chauvin appeals his conviction for George Floyd's murder

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

A year after his conviction, the former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

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Here's why Dr. Fauci says the U.S. is 'out of the pandemic phase'

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.

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DeSantis wanted to punish Disney. Repealing its tax status may hurt taxpayers instead

Friday, April 22, 2022

Orange and Osceola counties could take on a massive debt held by Disney now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill revoking Disney World's special regulatory status.

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Why your USPS mail package delivery is about to get slower

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Starting next month, more than 30% of first-class packages will be considered on time if they arrive within four or five days, as the Postal Service eases its standards for delivery times.

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Johnny Depp takes the witness stand for a 3rd day in case against ex-wife Amber Heard

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Depp has repeatedly denied ever getting physically abusive with ex-wife Amber Heard and said that she was the one who got violent with him on several occasions. He is suing Heard for defamation.

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A key Texas bridge lost $1 billion per week during governor's slowdown

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott's rule imposing safety inspections at the border did "nothing to stop the flow of illegal immigration or illegal drugs," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told NPR.

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Johnny Depp testifies against his ex-wife Amber Heard for a second day

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Depp is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, for $50 million for defamation, after she wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post talking about her experience as a domestic abuse survivor.

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Johnny Depp in court says he has never struck any woman in his life

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Depp says in court: "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms. Heard in any way, nor have I ever struck any woman in my life."

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These airlines are dropping mask mandates after a federal judge's ruling

Monday, April 18, 2022

Delta, United, Southwest, American and Alaska Airlines and other say masks are now optional for travelers on their aircraft.

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Tiger Woods has brought a familiar roar back to the Masters Tournament

Friday, April 08, 2022

Tiger Woods says the hard part about playing in Augusta isn't the golf — it will be walking the course. The crowds are cheering again for Woods, who suffered a severe leg injury from a 2021 car crash.

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Disney and Universal will build affordable housing in Florida, where need is acute

Friday, April 08, 2022

The average rent in Orlando jumped by 21% from 2020 to 2021. Two theme parks are now devoting around 100 acres in hopes of easing the housing crisis.

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U.N. members vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council

Thursday, April 07, 2022

China was among those voting against the resolution, saying human rights were being politicized. Ukraine's U.N. ambassador said the case for suspending Russia is "obvious and self-explanatory."

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What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months.

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Charging Putin for potential war crimes is difficult, and any penalty hard to enforce

Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Neither Russia nor its president is likely to face an international tribunal — but that's not the only approach to war crimes, experts say.

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Police arrest a man after the deadliest mass shooting in Sacramento history

Monday, April 04, 2022

Law enforcement in California are still searching for multiple shooters responsible for killing six and wounding another 12 on Sunday. The deceased have been identified.

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The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100

Friday, April 01, 2022

"What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering," Betty Reid Soskin has said. She shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced.

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'Russian mutants lost this round,' Ukraine says after troops leave Chernobyl

Friday, April 01, 2022

Ukraine's defense ministry cited two reasons for the Russian exit: military losses and radiation exposure. They likely disturbed polluted soil in the Chernobyl zone's contaminated Red Forest.

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