Bill Chappell
Stories
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Science
Researchers Studying Daddy Longlegs' Genes Created A 'Daddy Shortlegs'
The arachnids, also known as harvestmen, can use their legs like a curling marsupial tail — or as a sensor, or for courtship. They can also simply detach one, in case of emergency.
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Health
NFL's Raiders Will Require Fans To Show Vaccine Proof Or Get A Shot At The Gate
When the Las Vegas Raiders start their NFL season, the team wants its home stadium to look as normal as possible, with stands full of fans. Those who been vaccinated won't have to wear masks.
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Politics
8 Paradoxes That Sum Up America's 20-Year Mission In Afghanistan
The U.S. government's goals frequently shifted, creating "20 one-year reconstruction efforts, rather than one 20-year effort," an inspector general's report says.
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Sports
Afghanistan's Paralympic Team Can't Travel To Tokyo, With Airports In Turmoil
In another sign of the dramatic change wrought by the Taliban's sudden takeover, Paralympic athletes now have no way to travel to Japan.
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Health
Canada Will Require All Air Travelers To Be Vaccinated, In A Broad New Policy
Starting this fall, Canada's government will also require all federal workers to be vaccinated, citing a "dynamic public health situation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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National
Little League Says The General Public Can't Attend Its World Series
Last year's tournament was canceled outright for the first time in its history. Officials say thousands of spectators would pose too great a risk at this year's tourney.
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National
At Least 6 Die In Britain's Deadliest Mass Shooting In More Than A Decade
A gunman in southwest England killed five people, including a 3-year-old girl, before turning his weapon on himself, police say.
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National
A Former College Professor Accused Of Serial Arson Is Denied Bail In California
"Where [Gary] Maynard went, fires started. Not just once, but over and over again," the government said in a court memorandum.
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National
Fauci Says Teachers Should Be Required To Be Vaccinated
"We are in a major surge now as we're going into the fall, into the school season. This is very serious business," Fauci said. He urges states and localities to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for teachers.
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Sports
Lionel Messi Is Reportedly Joining Paris Saint-Germain
The soccer great's father told a Spanish newspaper that Messi will sign a deal for two seasons in Paris, with an option for a third.