Bill Chappell
Stories
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New monkeypox cases have tripled in Europe since June 15, the WHO regional chief says
The monkeypox outbreak is expanding, and Europe is at its center, says Dr. Hans Kluge.
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The U.S. is facing a domestic threat from Trump, Liz Cheney says
"Republicans cannot both be loyal to Donald Trump and loyal to the Constitution," Rep. Liz Cheney said in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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With 50 people dead in Texas, here's what you should know about migrant smuggling
The trapped people were found after a worker heard someone crying for help. Two experts — one a former Homeland Security Investigations agent — tell NPR how it happened.
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Ghislaine Maxwell will be sentenced today. She faces up to 55 years in prison
Maxwell, 60, could be sentenced to up to 55 years in prison — the most concrete punishment yet for the sex-trafficking conspiracy she operated with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Supreme Court's majority and dissent opinions on Dobbs reveal a massive schism
"The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion," Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority. The court's liberals warn that other rights could now be vulnerable.
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The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it
The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.
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Israeli gunfire killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, U.N. says
"We have found no information suggesting that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity," U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.
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When a U.S. swimmer sank to the bottom of the pool, her coach jumped in to save her
"I saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed," Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes said. Luckily for athlete Anita Alvarez, Fuentes is an Olympic swimmer.
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The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market
The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR.
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An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death
The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.