Bill Chappell
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Law & Courts
Johnny Depp is expected to testify against his ex-wife. Here's how the trial is going
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor is suing Amber Heard for more than $50 million, saying her claims of domestic abuse have harmed his career and reputation.
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National
These airlines are dropping mask mandates after a federal judge's ruling
Delta, United, Southwest, American and Alaska Airlines and other say masks are now optional for travelers on their aircraft.
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National
Disney and Universal will build affordable housing in Florida, where need is acute
The average rent in Orlando jumped by 21% from 2020 to 2021. Two theme parks are now devoting around 100 acres in hopes of easing the housing crisis.
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National
Charging Putin for potential war crimes is difficult, and any penalty hard to enforce
Neither Russia nor its president is likely to face an international tribunal — but that's not the only approach to war crimes, experts say.
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National
The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100
"What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering," Betty Reid Soskin has said. She shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced.
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World
Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says
More than 70 hospital patients and staff members from the besieged Ukrainian city have been sent to Russia against their will, officials say, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions.
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World
The city of Kyiv says it's time to resume renting scooters and bikes
The announcement comes a day after Russia said its military is shifting forces away from Ukraine's capital and is the latest hint that Kyiv might be heading toward some stability.
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World
Russian TV editor will reportedly face a fine for her on-air protest
Marina Ovsyannikova, who burst onto the set of a live broadcast holding a sign reading "No War," could be fined between 30,000 and 50,000 rubles when her case is heard on April 14.
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World
A Russian air strike may have killed 300 sheltering in a theater, officials say
The Drama Theater had become a place of refuge, with hundreds of people gathered inside and in the bomb shelter below. City officials accused Russia of inhuman cruelty.
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Technology
How the false Russian biolab story came to circulate among the U.S. far right
The war over Ukraine's future is being fought on the ground, in the air — and through social media posts and viral videos that take advantage of America's deeply polarized politics.