Bill Chappell

Bill Chappell appears in the following:

Federal Court: Border Agent Doesn't Have Immunity In Teen's Killing At Mexican Border

Wednesday, August 08, 2018

It would be "bizarre," the majority opinion states, for a border agent to be granted qualified immunity on the grounds that the teenager was not a U.S. citizen.

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Hundreds Of Bikes Dumped At Dallas Recycling Center As Ofo Leaves Market

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

"Terrible," Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said of the sight of hundreds of bikes in a massive pile. Ofo sold the bicycles as scrap metal.

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Pentagon Bans Fitness And GPS Trackers For Deployed Personnel

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

"Effective immediately, DoD personnel are prohibited" from using geolocation apps on mobile devices, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan wrote in a memo outlining the new policy.

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YouTube, Apple and Facebook Ban Infowars, Which Decries 'Mega Purge'

Monday, August 06, 2018

Alex Jones' Infowars site accused the companies of censorship. Apple said, "We believe in representing a wide range of views, so long as people are respectful to those with differing opinions."

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Joël Robuchon, A Giant In French Cooking, Dies

Monday, August 06, 2018

Robuchon won more Michelin stars than any other chef. He embraced his role as a steward of France's cultural treasures and rejected pretentiousness. After all, his signature dish was potato puree.

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Guinness Opens Its First U.S. Brewery In 64 Years

Saturday, August 04, 2018

Guinness spent $90 million on the Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore, Md., where it hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

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Possible U.S. Remains Turned Over By North Korea Arrive In Hawaii For Analysis

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Vice President Pence was on hand when 55 boxes thought to contain remains of U.S. troops arrive at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. They will be sent to a lab for possible identification.

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Former Fraternity Member Gets House Arrest In Penn State Hazing Death

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Ryan Burke, who was in charge of recruitment at Beta Theta Pi fraternity, is the first person to plead guilty in the case.

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Uber Parks Its Self-Driving Truck Project, Saying It Will Push For Autonomous Cars

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The move comes after Uber has spent roughly $925 million in recent years to jump-start its effort to create a viable line of self-driving freight trucks.

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Shark-In-A-Stroller Heist Ends With Animal's Safe Return To San Antonio Aquarium

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Video footage of the bizarre theft fed intense public curiosity and led to solid tips. Officers say they found the shark named Miss Helen at the home of the main suspect. Both are now in captivity.

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Lawson Craddock's Amazing Last-Place Finish In The Tour De France

Monday, July 30, 2018

It was "incredibly emotional" to finish in Paris, the U.S. cyclist said. After fracturing his shoulder blade three weeks ago, he said, "I was raised tougher than that, raised in Texas."

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U.S. Releases Mexican Journalist After A 2nd 7-Month Detention

Friday, July 27, 2018

ICE agents arrested Emilio Gutierrez Soto last December — two months after the National Press Club recognized him with its Press Freedom Award.

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California's Carr Fire Jumps Sacramento River; Blamed For 2 Deaths

Friday, July 27, 2018

The fire that began earlier in the week tripled in size overnight Thursday, fueled by high winds and record-breaking temperatures. Firefighters called it a "fire tornado."

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Rough Riding For Chris Froome, In A Wild Tour De France

Thursday, July 26, 2018

This year's Tour de France has been a race of misadventures for defending champion Chris Froome – who's been accosted by police and suffered a run of bad luck. He's currently third.

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Huge Flood From Failed Dam In Laos Has Now Spread To Cambodia

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The flooding has killed at least 27 people in Laos. In Cambodia, the Sekong River rose to nearly 12 meters (almost 40 feet) on Thursday — a height that flooded 17 villages.

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ISIS Suicide Bombings Kill Dozens, Setting Off Intense Fighting In Syria

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Four attacks killed dozens of people, local media say, in a day of unusually intense violence for one southern province.

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Sergio Marchionne, Who Guided Fiat Chrysler's Dramatic Turnaround, Dies

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

He was a visionary at a time when the auto industry was sorely in need of one, bringing Fiat, which had been hemorrhaging billions of dollars annually, to profitability in just one year.

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Ivanka Trump Shuts Down Fashion Brand; Firm Cites Limitations From Ethics Rules

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Ivanka Trump is closing her fashion company, citing her commitments in helping her father in Washington — and the limits that were imposed on her business as a result.

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'A Terrible Day': Greek Wildfires Kill At Least 74 People, Devastate Resort Village

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The death toll from surprisingly fast-moving fires near Athens has tripled from Monday. Officials in Greece said they found 26 bodies in one spot.

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Hundreds Of People Missing After Dam Collapses In Laos

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The failure of the hydropower dam flooded several villages and forced thousands of people to flee, state media report.

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