Bill Chappell

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FIFA Fires Criminal Complaint At Viagogo Over World Cup, Threatening To Void Tickets

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

FIFA says its website is the "only official and legitimate" way to get the tickets. But the World Cup final is a hot ticket on ticket reseller Viagogo's site, costing up to nearly $14,100.

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Mexico Hits U.S. Steel And Farm Products With Tariffs, Retaliating For Trump Move

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Mexico is putting tariffs on imports of U.S. steel and farm products — including pork and cheese — as it hits back at the U.S. for the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum products.

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Facebook Defends Giving Device-Makers Access To Users' Data For Years

Monday, June 04, 2018

The company says it shared the data only to help Apple, Samsung and other device-makers "recreate Facebook-like experiences." It denies a New York Times report that "deep access" was granted.

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Abortion Law

Friday, June 01, 2018

The measure, which had been set to take effect July 1, had quickly drawn a legal challenge from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa.

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U.S. Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Are 'Illegal,' EU Trade Commissioner Says

Friday, June 01, 2018

The European Union will take its case to the World Trade Organization. The U.S. tariffs are "pure protectionism," Europe's top trade commissioner said as the measures took effect on Friday.

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Boeing Workers At South Carolina Plant Vote To Unionize

Friday, June 01, 2018

The flight line workers will be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union, despite intense resistance from Boeing.

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One More To Go: Illinois Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment

Thursday, May 31, 2018

The passage comes 36 years after the ratification deadline set by Congress. Some say the votes are merely symbolic — but the ERA's backers disagree.

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Russia's Lavrov Meets With Kim Jong Un, As Pompeo Tries To Salvage Summit

Thursday, May 31, 2018

"I highly value the fact that Putin's administration strictly opposes the U.S.' dominance," Kim said, according to Russia's state-run Tass agency.

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Sears Will Close 72 More Stores, After Quarterly Sales Drop Nearly 12 Percent

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Sears Holdings Corp., which controls both Sears and Kmart, says it has "identified approximately 100 non-profitable stores."

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Pompeo Meets With Top North Korean Official In Hopes Of Reviving Singapore Summit

Thursday, May 31, 2018

The secretary of state and Kim Yong Chol met for the second day on Thursday, seeking to salvage a June 12 summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

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Texas Governor Lays Out School Safety Plan In Wake Of Santa Fe Shooting

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Arming more teachers, creating new alarm systems and changing mental health rules are part of a wide-ranging list presented by Gov. Greg Abbott, nearly two weeks after 10 people died in the attack.

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Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show's Reboot

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Critics pounced after Barr said she was "Ambien tweeting" at 2 in the morning. She also said she believed the target of her tweet, Valerie Jarrett, was Saudi or Jewish or Persian — rather than black.

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Alberto's Rains Bring Dangerous Floods, Mudslides To Central And Eastern U.S.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

In western North Carolina, emergency officials have rescinded an evacuation order that was triggered by fears about the dam at Lake Tahoma. But high water levels continue to pose perilous risks.

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Canada Buys Controversial Oil Pipeline, Ensures Its Expansion

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

This is a key part of Canada's effort to boost oil exports to Asian markets — but the plan has been protested by indigenous groups and environmental activists.

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Starbucks Closes More Than 8,000 Stores Today For Racial Bias Training

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open.

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High-Ranking North Korean Official Is Traveling To New York

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

According to President Trump, former military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol will be holding meetings on a possible U.S.-North Korea summit.

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At Least 2 Killed As Subtropical Storm Alberto Makes Landfall In Southern U.S.

Monday, May 28, 2018

Two journalists who were covering the rainfall in North Carolina were killed, their newsroom reported. The National Hurricane Center warns the storm will bring heavy rains and flash flooding.

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Flash Flood Tears Through Maryland Town For Second Time In Two Years

Monday, May 28, 2018

Less than two years after what had been called a "once in a 1,000 years" flood in 2016, Ellicott City, Md., sees its historic downtown ravaged anew. One man remains missing.

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Air Force Uncovered LSD Use Among Airmen Guarding Nuclear Missiles

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Military investigators cracked the ring in 2016, after one of the service members made the mistake of posting material to social media.

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All NFL Players 'Shall Stand And Show Respect' For Flag And Anthem, League Says

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The NFL Players Association says the athletes were not consulted about the policy. Anyone who doesn't want to stand can stay in the locker room, the NFL says.

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