Bill Chappell
Stories
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Plastic Bag Sales Fell By 90% At England's Large Retailers In Past 4 Years
Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.
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See-Saw Diplomacy Lets People Play Together Along U.S. Border Wall
A playdate recently broke out at the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico in an event that was "filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness."
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Jill Ellis Is Stepping Down As U.S. Women's Soccer Coach
"The timing is right to move on and the program is positioned to remain at the pinnacle of women's soccer," said Ellis, who won back-to-back World Cup titles and will depart in October.
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Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Gunman Among 4 Dead At California Celebration
At least 15 people were injured Sunday. Police in Gilroy, Calif., said they're looking for a second possible suspect and that the gunman got a rifle onto the park grounds by cutting through a fence.
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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Loses Appeal, Will Stay In Prison
In addition to ordering Shkreli to stay in prison, a federal appeals court also affirmed that he must forfeit more than $7.3 million, along with paying restitution of $388,336.
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Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.
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Alan Turing, Computing Genius And WWII Hero, To Be On U.K.'s New 50-Pound Note
For decades, Turing's status as a giant in mathematics was largely unknown, thanks to the secrecy around his computer research and the social taboos about his sexuality.
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U.S. Implementing 'Third Country' Rule On Central American Migrants Seeking Asylum
Immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country, according to a new rule that is set to take effect Tuesday.
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Tropical Storm Barry Forms In Gulf; Louisiana Goes Into State Of Emergency
Barry is now predicted to become a Category 1 hurricane shortly before making landfall Saturday, with maximum winds of 75 mph.
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At The T-Rex Races: On Your Mark, Get Set, Rawwrr!
The sight of fierce-looking dinosaurs bobbing down a groomed horse track has quickly become a crowd favorite at the Emerald Downs racetrack in Washington state.