Bill Chappell
Stories
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Arts & Life
Halloween performs a neat trick, and it's not just about the treats
Part of Halloween's charm is that the normal rules are suspended. When else can kids dress up and demand candy from strangers? But some rules do apply.
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National
NHL lifts ban on rainbow-colored Pride Tape, after a player defied it
It's up to hockey players to decide if they want to use the brightly colored tape, the NHL now says. The move comes days after an Arizona Coyotes player flouted the league's controversial ban.
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Politics
Senate acts on 'unprecedented' lack of U.S. ambassadors, spurred by Israel-Hamas war
The lack of a U.S. ambassador in Israel hobbles the Biden administration's ability to pursue its goals. The U.S. also lacks ambassadors in Egypt and other countries in the region.
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World
Israel-Hamas war: Water is scarce in Gaza, and Blinken is back in Israel
"Gaza is running dry," and families are turning to unsafe water, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said on Monday. The crisis comes as masses of people try to flee northern Gaza.
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National
The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans
"I'll use the tape — if I have to buy it myself, I will," one NHL player said after the league banned the rainbow-colored tape, which symbolizes pro hockey's pledge to be welcoming and inclusive.
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National
An empty-nest mama bear just won Fat Bear Week
Like an ursine Sarah Connor, Grazer is one tough mother. She preemptively attacks huge males that might threaten her offspring. And she's focused on the future, eating all the salmon she can catch.
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Animals
The couple killed by a bear in Banff were able to send an SOS text: 'Bear attack bad'
The two backpackers in Canada's Banff National Park seem to have emptied a can of bear spray, trying to get the animal to leave their camp. When rescuers arrived, the bear charged at them.
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National
Chonky and they know it: Voting starts in Fat Bear Week
Explaining the draw of gawking at massive bears, a park ranger says, "You can follow the bears for years and really get to know their lives and their personalities and their soap operas."
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Politics
Here's the story of the portrait behind Ruth Bader Ginsburg's postage stamp
"It's like you feel a presence in the photograph," says Philip Bermingham. The striking image he captured became the U.S. Postal Service's reference for the new stamp.
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Environment
Despair flows after England's Sycamore Gap tree is cut down. Could it regrow?
The famous tree in northern England is believed to have been around 200 years old. Efforts are under way to salvage it through regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed.