Bill Chappell
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Turkish Forces Launch Military Attack Against Kurds At Syrian Border
The incursion comes after the White House announced that U.S. forces would stand aside as Turkey launched the military operation in Northern Syria.
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'Shocking': Trump Is Criticized For Pulling Troops From Syrian Border
U.S. Kurdish allies say the president's decision is "shocking." Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump is doing "EXACTLY what President Obama did in Iraq with even more disastrous consequences."
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Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer Sparks A Debate Over Forgiving
"I'm proud of you my son, Brandt. Your load is lighter," Allison Jean wrote on Thursday, after her son forgave and hugged the woman who killed Botham Jean.
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Hong Kong May Ban Face Masks By Invoking Colonial-Era Emergency Powers
It would be the first time in half a century that a chief executive has used those powers. News reports of the possible action emerged days after police shot a pro-democracy protester in the chest.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Trump's Call With Zelenskiy
The secretary of state confirms he was listening to the conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the July 25 call that sparked an impeachment inquiry.
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Hong Kong Protester Is Shot By Police As Clashes Over Democracy Take A Dark Turn
In an ominous first during weeks of protests, a demonstrator was shot in the chest and is now in the hospital. The mass rallies come as China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party rule.
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NFL Suspends Oakland Raider Vontaze Burfict For Rest Of Season Over Head-To-Head Hit
"The discipline marks the longest punishment ever handed down for an on-field act in NFL history," NFL.com states. Burfict has repeatedly violated unnecessary roughness rules during his career.
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Up To 4 Feet Of Snow: Montana Hit By 'Unprecedented' Winter Storm
Despite coming in September, the amount of snow that just fell over two days in Great Falls is second to only one other two-day total, in any month.
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U.S. Income Inequality Worsens, Widening To A New Gap
The gap between the richest and the poorest U.S. households is now the largest it's been in the past 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau says.
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Jacques Chirac, French President Who Opposed U.S. Iraq War, Is Dead At 86
The two-term French president was the first chief executive to acknowledge France's collaboration in the Holocaust. And he famously rejected U.S. calls to invade Iraq.