Bill Chappell

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All 12 Boys And Their Coach Are Rescued From Thai Cave After 2 Weeks

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Rescue divers took the last four boys from the cave on Tuesday, along with their soccer coach, as rescuers raced against the possibility of rain and flooding.

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Boris Johnson Resigns From U.K.'s Foreign Secretary Post Over May's Brexit Plan

Monday, July 09, 2018

"I have sadly concluded that I must go," Johnson wrote in his resignation letter to Prime Minister Theresa May. He quit hours after Brexit Secretary David Davis also resigned.

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2nd Group Of 4 Boys Is Rescued From Thai Cave After Long Ordeal

Monday, July 09, 2018

With eight boys now saved, workers will attempt to get the remaining five people – four boys and their 25-year-old coach – out of the cave system on Tuesday.

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New Details Emerge About Deadly Shootings In Capital Gazette Newsroom

Friday, June 29, 2018

Police confirm that the suspect, Jarrod Ramos, was found hiding at the scene. Officers cornered him roughly two minutes after the first 911 call came in.

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It Was The Water, FDA Says Of Romaine E. Coli Outbreak That Killed Five

Friday, June 29, 2018

Five people have died because of the outbreak and 96 were sent to hospitals, the FDA says in its latest update. The agency says 210 people were sickened, in 36 states.

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Capital Gazette Keeps Working, And Publishing, After 5 Die In Newsroom Shooting

Friday, June 29, 2018

"Today we are speechless," the opinion page of The Capital reads on Friday. But that didn't stop the staff from printing a newspaper, one day after a horrible attack.

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Former ICE Chief Counsel Gets 4 Years In Prison For Stealing Immigrants' Identities

Thursday, June 28, 2018

The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were "particularly vulnerable," the government said. He was sentenced Thursday.

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South Korea Shocks Germany 2-0, Sending World Cup Champs Packing

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.

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Japan's Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Arrives At Its Asteroid Destination

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

The mission includes a plan to bring a sample back to Earth. It's the first time humans have been able to study a C-type asteroid at such a close range for an extended period.

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Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

In a stunning upset, the 28-year-old socialist, whose mother was born in Puerto Rico, unseated Democratic stalwart Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's diverse 14th Congressional District.

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Orlando Police End Test Of Amazon's Real-Time Facial 'Rekognition' System

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Orlando's deal to open part of its camera systems to Amazon was reported by NPR in May, after one of the company's executives said the city was a Rekognition customer.

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Customs And Border Agency Halts Many 'Zero Tolerance' Detentions, Citing Workload

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

"A much better system would be to keep families together through their immigration proceedings," Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said. "That's what the Obama administration did in 2014."

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Ooh Zsa Zsa: Rescued Bulldog Wins Ugliest Dog Contest

Monday, June 25, 2018

Maybe it was the lolling tongue or the upward-thrusting chin or the drool. Whatever her secret, Zsa Zsa the English bulldog worked her magic and took home the title.

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Pentagon To House Migrants At 2 Military Bases In Texas

Monday, June 25, 2018

Migrant families will be housed at Fort Bliss, an Army base outside El Paso, NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Unaccompanied migrant children will be housed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, outside San Angelo.

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Mother And Son Reunite At Airport; U.S. Had Split Them Because Of Migrant Status

Friday, June 22, 2018

"I started crying when I saw him, because he is the only child I have," Beata Mariana de Jesus Mejia-Mejia said after meeting her son at the Baltimore-Washington International airport.

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EU Tariffs Take Effect, Retaliating For Trump's Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum

Friday, June 22, 2018

More than $3 billion worth of U.S. goods — from bourbon and peanut butter to Harley-Davidson motorcycles — are now subject to a 25 percent tariff in Europe.

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U.S. Population Is Becoming Older, And Less White, Than Ever Before

Thursday, June 21, 2018

White people remain the majority in the U.S. — but the Census Bureau says non-Hispanic whites were the only racial group that didn't grow from 2016 to 2017.

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Sara Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister's Wife, Is Charged With Fraud

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Sara Netanyahu is accused of ordering some $100,000 worth of food and having the government pick up the tab, despite having a cook on staff at her home.

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Koko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human Communication

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Koko fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language and her ability to interact with humans. She also gave people a glimpse of her emotions.

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'Shame!': Protesters Shout At DHS Head Kirstjen Nielsen, Eating At Mexican Restaurant

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The embattled Homeland Security secretary ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C. — and was targeted by protesters angered by her agency splitting up migrant families.

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