Bill Chappell
Stories
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Politics
Biden tells U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine, saying military wouldn't rescue them
"That's a world war — when Americans and Russians start shooting at one another, we're in a very different world than we've ever been in," President Biden said.
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Business
SpaceX says up to 40 of its new Starlink satellites are falling out of orbit
The satellites that can't maintain orbit will burn up as they reenter Earth's atmosphere, SpaceX says. A geomagnetic storm hit the day after they were launched.
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Sports
5 women ski jumpers are disqualified at the Olympics over their jumpsuits
"The sport of ski jumping has experienced one of its darker days," a Norwegian official said, after athletes from some of the top medal contenders were disqualified from competing.
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National
Minneapolis police kill a Black man while executing a no-knock warrant
Body camera footage shows that police shot and killed Amir Locke while he was on a couch, wrapped in a blanket, on Wednesday morning. Ruled a homicide, the death is being reviewed by prosecutors.
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Business
Claiming COVID costs, and 4 other questions about filing your taxes this year
Taxpayers who file early and electronically should be able to avoid massive delays. But some of this year's changes will translate into smaller refunds.
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National
Vanessa Guillén's murder led the U.S. to deem military sexual harassment a crime
Spc. Vanessa Guillén was murdered by a fellow soldier in 2020. "My little sister shed light on the epidemic of sexual misconduct in the military" Mayra Guillén said.
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Technology
Twitter boots a bot that revealed Wordle's upcoming words to the game's players
A bot account sent mean notes to users who posted their Wordle score — and it also revealed the next day's answer. It was suspended for violating Twitter's rules.
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Sports
Playoff thriller between Bills and Chiefs puts NFL on defense over its overtime rules
Kansas City's 42-36 win was an instant classic, but fans have been calling foul in response to league rules that denied Buffalo any chance at victory in overtime.
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Food
Non-alcoholic beers are finally good (and they're not just for Dry January)
Craft beer's emphasis on strong flavors has reinvented non-alcoholic beer, bringing better choices than ever to people who want new options.
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World
Pope Benedict XVI failed to stop sex abuse when he was an archbishop, law firm says
"In a total of four cases, we reached a consensus there was a failure to act," said attorney Martin Pusch of the law firm that was hired by the church to investigate decades of abuse.