By Sarah Foster
April 21, 2015
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They found her in the middle of the Syrian Desert.
She was 2 years old, lying abandoned on the side of the road, when a group of French nuns first approached her. They were there to save other stranded children just like her, hoping to bring them back to French orphanages for safety. Without a family o...
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October 9, 2014
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While Halloween may still be a few weeks out, the Immersed in Ink Tattoo Arts and Horror Festival is bringing the creepy atmosphere to Champaign-Urbana starting Friday with live tattooing, body suspension and celebrity guests.
The festival will be visiting Champaign for the first time as the final s...
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September 3, 2014
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When walking into the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., the sight of nearly 145 congressional leaders, staffers and the surrounding community sitting on the floor eating a vegetarian meal would seem out of the ordinary.
But for the first time on Capitol Hill, the building played host...
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