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  • Nuns practice kung fu as a part of their daily routine at Druk Amitabha Mountain nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    The Kung Fu Nuns Of Kathmandu
    They call themselves the "fearless ones." They've built a reputation not just for their martial arts prowess but for teaching girls to stand up for their rights. And they love watching horror movies.
  • Six-year-old Kenzi Madhoun from Gaza outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center. She arrived with her father, Adam Madhoun, to begin treatment after losing an arm as a result of an Israeli air strike on Oct. 21, 2023. She is among nearly 35 Palestinian children so far that the Ghassan Abu-Sittah Children's Fund has brought with their caretakers to Lebanon for medical and psychological support.
    Giving hope to a little girl who lost a limb
    How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
  • Diagnosed Concussions Among Illinois Youth Up 83 Percent
    New data show that the percentage of Illinois youth diagnosed with concussions grew by 83 percent between 2010 and 2015.The Chicago Tribune reports that…
  • Rockford Police Suspect Foul Play In Weekend House Fire
    Rockford police suspect four people found dead after a weekend house fire were victims of a homicide. A house on 2815 Garfield Drive caught fire Saturday,…
  • Deere Earnings on Wednesday
    The long holiday weekend in the Quad Cities will start in the traditional way - with the year-end earnings report from Deere and Company. Its fiscal...
  • Local Brewery Has Starbucks Frothing Over Stout's Name
    The giant coffee chain sent a cease-and-desist letter to the owner of Exit 6 Pub and Brewery in Missouri. Starbucks told the pub to stop referring to one of its dark, frothy beers as "the frappicino." Starbucks noted it sounds a lot like its trademarked frozen coffee drink.
  • High Numbers Of Casualties Tell The Story In Iraq
    We're using numbers to highlight some of the stories of 2013. We look now at the situation in Iraq and the number is 6,639. Steve Inkseep talks to William Dunlop of Agence France-Presse, which has been compiling numbers of those killed and wounded in Iraq.
  • Beekeepers On The Rise In Illinois
    Illinois' Agriculture Director says there's been a 38 percent increase in the number of registered Illinois beekeepers. Bob Flider says despite…
  • DeKalb City Council Will Consider Developer's Second Project
    DeKalb’s City Council will consider a second project by developer John Pappas at its meeting tonight. He wants to build another four-story apartment…
  • DeKalb Library Launches Expansion Campaign
    UPDATE: The state of Illinois increased the grant from $8.5 million to $11.6 millionThe new campaign is called From Barbed Wire to Fully Wired. Library…
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