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HISTORICAL FACTS: Imani | History Defined

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The Independent UK

Strung review – far-fetched thriller awkwardly mixes Blumhouse and Tyler Perry

There are flashes of low-rent fun to be had here but a busy script makes it feel like a limited series inelegantly cut down to movie length

The Guardian - US

‘I killed hundreds of people’: Meet the children forced to wage endless war in the DRC

IN FOCUS: For decades, children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been recruited to serve as cannon fodder in the protracted and bloody conflicts riddling the east of the country. As rights groups warn of one of the world’s most severe recruitment crises, The Independent speaks to children…

The Independent UK

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The WNBA’s historic deal teaches girls everywhere to advocate for themselves

A landmark new CBA should be a moment of progress. Instead, the discourse around the negotiations revealed the same old attitudes – and my kids recognized them instantly

The Guardian - US

I Loved That Chicago P.D.’s Latest Cop Villain Was Of Voight’s Own Making, But My Eyes Are Peeled For The Next Big Bad

Showrunner Gwen Sigan shared how this nemesis was different for Voight.

Cinemablend

Chicago P.D. Just Delivered A Solid New Team-Up, But It Just Left Me Missing Ruzek And Other Long-Lost Characters

I'm missing all the other solid duos now.

Cinemablend

Chicago P.D. Boss Hyped The Winter Premiere's 'Ticking Clock' Cliffhanger, And I’m Curious To See How Voight Handles It

Prepare for an "adrenaline ride," according to the showrunner!

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Chicago P.D.’s Fall Finale Delivered Something I’ve Been Missing From One Chicago Lately, But I Have Big Questions About Ruzek

This was exciting, but where's Ruzek?

Cinemablend

Ahead Of NBC's Chicago P.D. Losing A Member Of Team, I Really Missed One Star From The Latest Episode

Change is coming.

Cinemablend

‘I spent a month sleeping in a cupboard’: comedians on the true cost of the Fringe

Performing at one of these showcases is famously ruinously expensive – but can you at least attend one for free? Our writer ditches his wallet to find out, and meets the comedians doing their best on an ever-tightening budget

The Guardian - UK

The ‘sacramental shame’ many LGBTQ+ conservative Christians wrestle with – and how they find healing

Kai found Jesus as a teenager. A person of white and Hawaiian descent, Kai now goes by gender-neutral pronouns and identifies as “māhū,” the traditional Hawaiian term for someone in-between masculine and feminine. But when they first became Christian, the high-schooler identified as gay – and was committed to celibacy.

The Conversation

Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration

Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy

The Guardian - US

You be the judge: should my brother stick to his promises to lend me money?

Julius thinks his high-earning brother is tight. Fred says Julius needs to get a grip on his spending. Which one is talking financial sense?

The Guardian - UK

You be the judge: should I let my girlfriend’s sister move in with us?

Imani loves the idea, Lex says there isn’t space. You decide whether three’s a crowd

The Guardian - UK

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Chicago Sun-Times

Piping plover quartet has left Montrose Beach, gone south for winter

Local birders now must wait to see if Imani, Searocket, Prickly Pear or Wild Indigo return next year. They’re especially concerned about Searocket, who left before they could remove some fishing line caught on the bird’s leg.

Chicago Sun-Times

Imani the plover has 2 guests at Montrose Beach

In less than a day after being spotted by birders at Montrose, Imani has been joined by a male and a female plover at his North Side nesting grounds, sparking hopes that he’ll mate this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Know a single, female piping plover? Imani would like to meet her

Imani, the offspring of the famous Monty and Rose piping plovers, was spotted Tuesday at Montrose Beach. The bird has returned to Illinois to nest if it can find a female, bird experts say.

Daily Mirror

90s hitmaker Shanice wows with her ageless beauty three decades after smash

Shanice rose to fame with her song I Love Your Smile in the early 1990s and has continued to release music in the decades since, with her having also ventured in other career paths over the years too

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Litty Committee: Pour Yrself An Iced Tea And Lap Up The Best New Books Out This Feb

Read it and weep (for yr bank account).

Chicago Sun-Times

Montrose Beach bird-watchers look to next summer in hopes piping plover Imani will return, mate

Despite being of age to mate, Imani spent the summer alone. Now bird watchers have their fingers crossed he returns to Montrose Beach next summer.

Chicago Tribune

In a win for endangered piping plovers like Chicago’s Monty and Rose, the Great Lakes has record breeding season

CHICAGO — Monty and Rose, who achieved local fame in 2019 as the first federally endangered piping plovers to raise a family in Chicago in almost 60 years, are gone from the North Side beach where they spent three summers.

The Guardian - UK

‘I didn’t sign up to be a TikToker’: Mabel on bullying, Brits and being saved by her animals

Despite having one of 2019’s biggest pop breakthroughs, Mabel was nearly broken by cruel comments. She talks about rebuilding her self-esteem in an unsparing industry

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago birders mourn iconic piping plovers, the late Monty and missing Rose: ‘The story’s not over’

After Monty’s unexpected death on Montrose Beach May 13 — and Rose’s unexpected absence — volunteers and piping plover fans came together to honor the couple’s memory.

Chicago Sun-Times

Imani — Monty and Rose’s 2021 chick — spotted at Montrose Beach

This is the first time a chick hatched in Chicago has come back, said Tamima Itani, vice president and treasurer of the Illinois Ornithological Society.

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