The 1863 poem—the first stanza is excerpted above—follows a narrator who hears the Christmas bells and bitterly notes the irony of sayings like “peace on earth, good will to men” during ...

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Baisakhi 2025, a spring harvest festival celebrated across Punjab and Northern India, signifies thanksgiving and reflection.

An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska’s largest city is fighting for his life after ...

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Star, an iconic reindeer who lived in downtown Anchorage, died Tuesday – weeks after he was possibly poisoned. Star was the seventh reindeer to live at the corner of 10th Avenue and I Street.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him, his caretaker ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Gayle Hess takes center stage as Sonia in the Heartland Theatre production of "Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike," which opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2025. at the Normal Community Activity Center.

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