Bill Chappell
Stories
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Nobel Foundation Confirms It Will Award 2 Literature Prizes In 2019, With Changes
A year after the Swedish Academy faced a crisis, the body "no longer includes any members who are subject to conflict of interest or criminal investigations," the Nobel Foundation says.
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Luke Perry Dies; Former '90210' Actor Was 52
While Luke Perry was best-known for playing a teenager, he was in his early 20s when he joined the cast of Beverly Hills 90210.
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YouTube Bans Comments On Videos Deemed Vulnerable To Pedophiles, Amid Ad Pullback
YouTube says it has already disabled comments on "tens of millions of videos that could be subject to predatory behavior."
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May Offers A Vote On Delaying Brexit, Expanding Options As EU Deadline Looms
For the first time, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she's open to the possibility of postponing Britain's exit from the European Union.
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Robert Kraft Is Formally Charged With Solicitation Over Visits To Florida Day Spa
The Florida state attorney's office in Palm Beach says New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution.
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Breakdancing In The Olympics? Paris 2024 Organizers Say, 'Oui, Garçon!'
Discussing "le breakdance" this week, Paris organizers said it speaks to young people — and that the sport's dance battles will be a hit in the 2024 Summer Games.
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Covington Catholic Teen Nick Sandmann Sues 'Washington Post' For $250 Million
His family says the newspaper targeted the student and defamed him for political purposes after the release of a video that appeared to show a standoff between him and a Native American activist.
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Karl Lagerfeld Dies; A High Priest Of High Fashion
Karl Lagerfeld brought Fendi to new heights in the 1960s and revamped Chanel in the 1980s. He also was famous for his wit — and had a knack for making outrageous comments.
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Americans Who Were Detained After Speaking Spanish In Montana Sue U.S. Border Patrol
"I saw that you guys are speaking Spanish, which is very unheard of up here," a CBP agent told two women in a convenience store. The two friends were born in California and Texas.
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Lufthansa Airlines Sues Customer Who Skipped Part Of His Return Flight
The Lufthansa passenger paid around $741 to fly business class from Oslo to Seattle and back. But on his return trip, he got off in Germany — and the airline wants him to pay more than $2,000.