Bill Chappell
Stories
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'Right To Be Forgotten' Only Applies To Websites Inside EU, European Court Says
The ruling is a win for Google, adding new restrictions to a 2014 European Union court decision that affirmed individuals' right to have URLs removed from search results.
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'This Is All Wrong,' Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders At U.N. Climate Session
"This is all wrong. I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school, on the other side of the ocean," activist Greta Thunberg tells leaders at a U.N. climate conference.
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Thomas Cook Airline Collapse Triggers Largest Peacetime Repatriation In U.K. History
The Thomas Cook travel agency and airline abruptly collapsed Monday morning, with more than 150,000 travelers currently abroad.
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Imelda Causing 'Major, Catastrophic Flooding' In Southeast Texas, Forecasters Warn
Some parts of southeast Texas could see rain totals of 25 to 35 inches through Friday, the National Weather Service says.
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Taliban Lifts Ban On Red Cross, Pledges To Protect Aid Workers In Afghanistan
"We welcome the acknowledgment of our humanitarian principles and renewal of security guarantees," says the Red Cross leader in Afghanistan.
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Oil Prices Jump Following Drone Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
It's the largest one-day surge in crude prices in years. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the strikes, but the U.S. says Iran played a key role. Iran denies involvement.
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Greta Thunberg To U.S.: 'You Have A Moral Responsibility' On Climate Change
The young Swedish activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside. "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science," she says.
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PG&E Agrees To Pay $11 Billion Insurance Settlement Over California Wildfires
The deal, which a bankruptcy court must approve, covers most of the claims from the Camp Fire in 2018 and Northern California wine country fires in 2017. Insurance companies had sought $20 billion.
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EPA Makes Rollback Of Clean Water Rules Official, Repealing 2015 Protections
The change ends an "egregious power grab," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says.
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145 CEOs Call On Senate To Pass 'Common-sense, Bipartisan' Gun Laws
In a letter to the Senate, the business leaders say it is "simply unacceptable" to do nothing about gun violence and mass shootings in the U.S.