Bill Chappell
Stories
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National
Prince Andrew is stripped of his royal patronages and military titles
The move comes with Queen Elizabeth II's "approval and agreement," Buckingham Palace said. The announcement comes one day after Prince Andrew lost his bid to quash a sex-abuse lawsuit.
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Health
Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' has people rushing to get vaccinated
Quebec has reported the most COVID-19 deaths of any Canadian province. Only around 10% of its population is unvaccinated, but they make up 50% of all intensive care cases.
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Arts & Life
The house from 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' just sold for nearly $3 million
Even Freddy Krueger might be frightened by today's hyper-competitive housing market.
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World
Russia digs in on Ukraine never joining NATO, on a day of talks with the U.S.
"For us, it's absolutely mandatory to make sure that Ukraine never, never, ever becomes a member of NATO," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
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National
A plane crashed, then was smashed by a train. Its pilot was rescued just in time
A Los Angeles police officer's body-cam video captured the dramatic sequence, showing police and a bystander working to free the man from the wreckage.
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Food
A pub that let people buy beers for Betty White will now donate the money to charity
The Golden Girl had a golden ale named for her at the pub in Mineral Point, Wis. Now the brewery is using its "buy a beer for a friend" system to support animal charities in White's honor.
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National
Republicans criticize Ted Cruz for calling Jan. 6 a violent terrorist attack
"Of all the things that Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack," Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said in reply to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
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Health
Australian P.M. says Djokovic will be turned back if his vaccine exemption is bogus
"If he's not vaccinated, he must provide acceptable proof that he cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said of the top-ranked tennis player.
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Sports
Novak Djokovic gets a vaccination exemption to play in the Australian Open
The tournament's defending champion posted a photo of himself smiling at an airport. But in Australia, some of the responses to his Twitter post were not happy ones.
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National
A federal court just released the settlement deal between Epstein and Giuffre
The settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, one of his accusers, is emerging less than a week after his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking a minor.