Bill Chappell
Stories
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Scenes From The Carolina Coast As Hurricane Florence Surges Ashore
A Waffle House near the S.C.-N.C. border briefly closed down under orders from police — a sign of how seriously people are taking Hurricane Florence.
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'Disaster Is At The Doorstep,' N.C. Governor Says As Hurricane Florence Zeroes In
"Disaster is at the doorstep and is coming in," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said, urging people to finish their preparations for the storm.
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Hurricane Watch Issued For Carolinas As Category 4 Florence Plows Toward U.S.
If it makes landfall as predicted, Florence could become the northernmost Category 4 hurricane to hit the U.S. since records were first kept in 1851.
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Manslaughter Charge For Dallas Police Officer Who Killed A Man In His Own Apartment
Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said she had wanted to get a warrant for manslaughter against her own officer on Friday — but the Texas Rangers delayed that move.
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British Airways Says Customers' Financial Data Was Hacked In 380,000 Transactions
"The stolen data did not include travel or passport details," the airline said. But hackers were able to access customers' names, email addresses and credit card information.
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August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs; 3.9 Percent Unemployment
Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.
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Jury Fines Man $1 For Punching Charlottesville Rally Organizer
When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch.
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Gordon Is Forecast To Hit Northern U.S. Gulf Coast As A Hurricane Tuesday Night
Gordon brought heavy bands of rain to areas from Panama City, Fla., to New Orleans. When it makes landfall, a storm surge of 3-5 feet is possible for all of coastal Mississippi, forecasters say.