Bill Chappell
Stories
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Sailboat From U.S. Teen's Doomed Round-The-World Attempt Found Drifting Off Australia
"My heart skipped a beat. It brought back many memories — good and not so good": Seeing her boat Wild Eyes brought back a flood of emotions, says Abby Sunderland, who's now 25.
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More Police Officers Died From Gunfire Than Traffic Incidents In 2018, Report Says
"Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths, with 52 officers shot and killed in 2018," the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says.
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Executives In Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Deserve 5-Year Prison Terms, Prosecutors Say
Japanese prosecutors say three top TEPCO executives didn't do enough to protect the nuclear plant, despite being told in 2002 that the Fukushima facility was vulnerable to a tsunami.
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Japan Embraces Commercial Whaling, Pulls Out Of Global Alliance That Banned Practice
Japan is leaving the International Whaling Commission, which put a moratorium on commercial whaling in the 1980s. The country will allow commercial hunts for the first time in 30 years next July.
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Alba The Albino Orangutan Is Now Free, Living In The Trees Again
With striking blue eyes and white hair, Alba was rescued last year by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation — which calls her "the only albino orangutan ever recorded."
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How Is The World Reacting To Trump's Decision To Withdraw From Syria?
President Trump declared victory over ISIS. But the international response is decidedly mixed — from worries in liberated Raqqa, to applause from Russia and measured resolve in Israel.
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Trump Revives U.S. Space Command As Pence Unveils Plan In Florida
"A new era of American national security in space begins today," the vice president said at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Michael Cohen On Trump In TV Interview: 'The Man Doesn't Tell The Truth'
President Trump's former lawyer says in a new interview that he is being forced to take responsibility for Trump's "dirty deeds" — and that the president directed Cohen to commit crimes.
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7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
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Theresa May Faces No-Confidence Vote Wednesday Over Brexit Anger
"I will contest that vote with everything I've got," U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said outside of 10 Downing Street. The vote is set to begin at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday.