Bill Chappell

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Eldorado Resorts Buys Caesars For $17.3 Billion

Monday, June 24, 2019

To acquire the venerable Caesars name and properties, Eldorado will part with $7.2 billion in cash and around 77 million stock shares.

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Judge Orders Special Prosecutor To Review Handling Of Jussie Smollett Case

Friday, June 21, 2019

A judge in Illinois' Cook County says a special prosecutor should review the case "to restore the public's confidence in the integrity of our criminal justice system."

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Trump Says He Called Off Strike On Iran Because He Didn't See It As 'Proportionate'

Friday, June 21, 2019

The president says after he was told a retaliatory attack would likely kill 150 Iranians, he decided that would be too much for Iran's having shot down a drone.

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Trump Says, 'You'll Soon Find Out' If U.S. Will Strike, After Iran Shoots Down Drone

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The U.S. says Iran's claims that the drone was in its airspace are false. On Twitter, President Trump said, "Iran made a very big mistake!"

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Google Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In SF Bay Area

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the plan calls for rezoning company-owned land so that it can be used for residential housing.

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Facebook Unveils Libra Cryptocurrency, Sets Launch For 2020

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Libra will be controlled by a nonprofit group in which Facebook will share responsibilities with companies ranging from Mastercard and PayPal to Uber and eBay.

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Michel Platini, Europe's Former Soccer Boss, Arrested As Part Of Qatar Inquiry

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Just four years ago, Platini was the powerful head of Europe's football association and was seen as the heir apparent to Sepp Blatter.

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Sotheby's Announces Its Biggest Sale — Itself — For $3.7 Billion

Monday, June 17, 2019

The deal puts the auction house, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a private company again.

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Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Is Freed, Says He Will Join Mass Protests

Monday, June 17, 2019

"Hello world and hello freedom," said the activist, who served a month on a contempt of court charge. Wong called on Hong Kong's leader to resign after protests over a controversial extradition bill.

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WHO Says Ebola Outbreak Is Not An International Public Health Emergency

Friday, June 14, 2019

The agency says that while the outbreak in central Africa is taking a heavy toll, there is still a low threat that it will spread beyond its current region.

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Possessing Marijuana In Prison 'Is Not A Felony,' California Court Says

Friday, June 14, 2019

A three-judge panel ruled that because it's legal to have small amounts of pot in California, the same is true inside prison. They also say it's still illegal to smoke or ingest cannabis in prison.

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Iran Denies U.S. Claim That It Attacked Tankers In Gulf Of Oman

Friday, June 14, 2019

Pointing to a U.S. military video, Trump maintained: "Iran did do it." Meanwhile, the president of the Japanese company operating one of the tankers says he doesn't believe a mine or torpedo was used.

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Chris Froome's 6-Hour Surgery 'A Success,' Team Says; Cyclist Crashed At 34 MPH

Thursday, June 13, 2019

"First things first, the surgery was a success," Team INEOS doctor Richard Usher said a day after Froome, the four-time Tour de France winner, suffered multiple fractures during a training ride.

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36 Memphis Police And Deputies Hurt In Protests After Deadly Shooting

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. local time, as officers from the U.S. Marshals Service tried to take a man into custody in the Frayser community in Memphis, Tenn.

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N.C. Man Pleads Guilty To Killing 3 Muslim College Students; Video Is Played In Court

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Prosecutors played a cellphone video from the night of the killings. Two of the victims were a married couple, hoping to work in dentistry; the third was attending N.C. State.

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5-Year-Old Dies In Uganda As Ebola Spreads From Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Uganda's Ministry of Health says the dead boy's brother, 3, and grandmother, 50, also tested positive for Ebola. The 5-year-old and his mother had been in Democratic Republic of the Congo days ago.

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Russian Journalist Ivan Golunov Is Freed; Ministry Orders Inquiry Into Drug Charges

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Authorities say there's not enough evidence to back up the charges against Golunov, who on Saturday had been ordered to serve two months of house arrest.

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Botswana's High Court Rules Homosexuality Is Not A Crime

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

"A democratic society is one that embraces tolerance, diversity and open-mindedness," Justice Michael Leburu said. Activists immediately celebrated the landmark ruling.

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University Of Alabama Releases Emails Regarding Donor's Rejected Gift

Monday, June 10, 2019

"Our decision was never about the issue of abortion," the university said as it released emails that are from, to and about mega-donor Hugh Culverhouse Jr.

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Raytheon, United Technologies Merger Will Create A New Aerospace Giant

Monday, June 10, 2019

The new defense and aerospace company would be second only to Boeing in the U.S., according to the most recent Forbes revenue rankings.

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