Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

Architect Of The Capitol Outlines $30 Million In Damages From Pro-Trump Riot

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The congressional official also says most of his staff have not yet been vaccinated, despite their continuing work at the Capitol campus to repair damage from the insurrection.

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Ghana Becomes 1st Country To Get COVAX Vaccine Doses

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The shipments are the start of "what should be the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history," the WHO and UNICEF say.

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Al Jazeera Is Launching A Right-Leaning News Outlet Called Rightly

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

A host of the new venture tells NPR, "My focus will be on the right and building the case over time for why the liberal tradition is worth defending."

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Oak Ridge, Tenn., Will Teach History Of Its Black Students Who Helped End Segregation

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

"Today almost no one in America knows about this landmark Civil Rights achievement," the city council said last year, in a proclamation honoring the Oak Ridge 85.

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8.7 Million People Under Boil Water Notices In Texas

Monday, February 22, 2021

The figure is a sharp drop from the weekend – but it's still roughly comparable to the entire populations of states such as Virginia or New Jersey.

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Texas Family Sues Power Provider, Utility Overseer After Son Dies In Freezing Weather

Monday, February 22, 2021

Cristian Pavon died last Tuesday when the local temperature was 12 degrees, according to a relative who set up a fundraising page for his family.

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Italian Ambassador To DRC Is Killed In Attack On Food Aid Convoy

Monday, February 22, 2021

The violence struck near Goma, as Ambassador Luca Attanasio rode in a U.N. World Food Program convoy near the DRC's eastern borders with Rwanda and Uganda.

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U.S. Court Sides With Family Of Man Killed In Crash Involving Diplomat's Wife

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Anne Sacoolas, whose SUV struck and killed Harry Dunn in England, had asked the judge to dismiss the U.S. case to compel Dunn's family to pursue the lawsuit in U.K. courts.

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Texas Governor Calls For Investigation Into Group That Manages State Power Grid

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Dire warnings of price hikes are coming from electricity retailers that normally offer customers low prices based on daily wholesale rates. They are telling customers to conserve or switch providers.

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Instagram Bars Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For Spreading Vaccine Misinformation

Thursday, February 11, 2021

"We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines," says a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram.

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Lucasfilm Ditches Gina Carano From 'The Mandalorian' Over Social Media Posts

Thursday, February 11, 2021

The action star came under fire for saying today's political climate in the U.S. is similar to Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews.

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Dallas Mavericks To Resume Playing National Anthem Following Pushback From The NBA

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The team had stopped playing the anthem at the request of owner Mark Cuban, leading the NBA to reiterate that playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" is required under "longstanding league policy."

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Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The agreement calls for Chicago Public Schools to provide "at least 1,500 first vaccine doses per week" to employees, with second doses guaranteed.

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S.C. Gives Highest Civilian Honor To Principal Who Got A Walmart Job To Help Students

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Henry Darby took on the part-time job stocking shelves from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., three nights every week. He uses the paychecks to help make sure kids from his school have food and basic supplies.

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'Horrible' Minn. Shooting; 1 Dead, 4 Injured; Suspect 'No Stranger' To Police

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said police were "very familiar" with the suspect, a local man. He described Gregory Paul Ulrich, 67, as having a "history of conflict."

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FBI Called In After Hacker Tries To Poison Tampa-Area City's Water With Lye

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

"The hacker changed the sodium hydroxide from about 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.

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Elon Musk Funds $100 Million XPrize For Pursuit Of New Carbon Removal Ideas

Monday, February 08, 2021

The goal, XPrize says, is to tackle "the biggest threat facing humanity — fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth's carbon cycle. "

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Biden Orders U.S. To Reengage With U.N. Human Rights Council 'Immediately'

Monday, February 08, 2021

The change is part of the president's plan to reshape U.S. foreign policy to center "on democracy, human rights, and equality," Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.

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U.S. Judge Grants Accused Rioter's Request To Vacation In Mexico

Friday, February 05, 2021

Jenny Cudd is accused of two misdemeanors: entering a restricted building or grounds, and violent entry or disorderly conduct. She told the court she had already paid for the work-related trip.

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NFL Offers All 30 Stadiums For Use As Coronavirus Vaccine Sites

Friday, February 05, 2021

Each NFL team "will make its stadium available for mass vaccinations of the general public," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to President Biden.

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