Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

Nobel Foundation Confirms It Will Award 2 Literature Prizes In 2019, With Changes

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

A year after the Swedish Academy faced a crisis, the body "no longer includes any members who are subject to conflict of interest or criminal investigations," the Nobel Foundation says.

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Luke Perry Dies; Former '90210' Actor Was 52

Monday, March 04, 2019

While Luke Perry was best-known for playing a teenager, he was in his early 20s when he joined the cast of Beverly Hills 90210.

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China Says Detained Canadian Michael Kovrig Was Spying Illegally

Monday, March 04, 2019

Chinese officials accuse Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, of "stealing and spying on sensitive Chinese information and intelligence."

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U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate That Gave Palestinians A Link To Washington

Monday, March 04, 2019

Rather than using two separate diplomatic missions to deal with Israelis and Palestinians, the U.S. will now have one. The U.S. diplomatic presence in Jerusalem dates to 1844.

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Otto Warmbier's Parents Dispute Trump's Seeming Absolution Of Kim Jong Un

Friday, March 01, 2019

"Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son Otto," the Warmbiers wrote. Trump tweeted on Friday that he holds North Korea responsible, but he made no mention of Kim.

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YouTube Bans Comments On Videos Deemed Vulnerable To Pedophiles Amid Ad Pullback

Friday, March 01, 2019

YouTube says it has already disabled comments on "tens of millions of videos that could be subject to predatory behavior."

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University Says Missouri Professor Stole — And Sold — A Grad Student's Work

Thursday, February 28, 2019

The student's work allegedly led to a newly approved drug "expected to compete for a substantial portion of a multi-billion-dollar annual market," the University of Missouri system says.

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Floods Turn Northern California Towns Into Islands: 'Our World Is Getting Smaller'

Thursday, February 28, 2019

The Russian River's flood stage in Guerneville is 32 feet. But it reached nearly 46 feet Wednesday night. The National Weather Service predicted that major flood conditions will continue Thursday.

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United Methodist Church Votes To Keep Bans On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Delegates rejected change despite a Virginia pastor's warning: "You will be putting a virus into the American church that will make it very sick, and it will be sick quickly."

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May Offers A Vote On Delaying Brexit, Expanding Options As EU Deadline Looms

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

For the first time, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she's open to the possibility of postponing Britain's exit from the European Union.

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Robert Kraft Is Formally Charged With Solicitation Over Visits To Florida Day Spa

Monday, February 25, 2019

The state attorney's office says the New England Patriots owner has been charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution. The sting has also ensnared magnates John Havens and John Childs.

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Judge Dismisses Murder Charges Over Boy's Death On Kansas Waterslide

Monday, February 25, 2019

Caleb Schwab, 10, was decapitated in 2016, when the raft he was riding down the Verruckt waterslide went airborne and hit a metal pole. The slide was the tallest in the world when it opened in 2014.

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Breakdancing In The Olympics? Paris 2024 Organizers Say, 'Oui, Garçon!'

Friday, February 22, 2019

Discussing "le breakdance" this week, Paris organizers said it speaks to young people — and that the sport's dance battles will be a hit in the 2024 Summer Games.

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7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Ecuador's Border With Peru

Friday, February 22, 2019

The earthquake's epicenter was far inland, away from the country's main highways that run along mountain ranges.

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World's Largest Bee Is Spotted For First Time In Decades

Thursday, February 21, 2019

The bee towers over its apian cousins. Females have been recorded as being at least an inch and a half long. Add to that a pair of gigantic mandibles, and it's a bee like no other.

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Heckler & Koch Fined $4.2 Million Over Assault Rifle Sales In Mexico

Thursday, February 21, 2019

A court in Germany ruled that Heckler & Koch broke the law when it allowed some 4,500 G36 assault rifles to reach Mexican states where drug cartel violence had prompted a ban on such deals.

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Covington Catholic Teen Nick Sandmann Sues 'Washington Post' For $250 Million

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

His family says the newspaper targeted the student and defamed him for political purposes after the release of a video that appeared to show a standoff between him and a Native American activist.

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Arrest Of Heavily Armed Former U.S. Military Members In Haiti Sparks Many Questions

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

"They said that they were here on a 'government mission,' " Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles told NPR from Port-au-Prince on Wednesday.

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Houston Police To Cease 'No Knock' Warrants, Chief Announces After Deadly Raid

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

"I'm very confident that we're going to have criminal charges on one or more police officers" from a raid that left two suspects dead, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said.

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Karl Lagerfeld Dies; A High Priest Of High Fashion

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Karl Lagerfeld brought Fendi to new heights in the 1960s and revamped Chanel in the 1980s. He also was famous for his wit — and had a knack for making outrageous comments.

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