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Ashley Brown originated the role of Mary Poppins on Broadway, and she will perform in Springfield, Ill. on Sept. 14 as the headliner for the Hoogland Center for the Arts Gala. Brown spoke to the Beyond the Mouse podcast about her upcoming performance. For more information visit hcfta.org
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As many as 800 families across the country who patronized a Carlinville funeral home may never know if the remains on their mantles belong to their loved ones, according to an affidavit signed by Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon.
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The pilots of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed last month, killing all 62 people aboard, reported failure in the system to remove ice from the plane, according to a preliminary report. -
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The Grammy-winning musician, whose hit “Mas Que Nada” helped make him a global ambassador for Brazilian music, died after months battling the effects of long COVID. -
There was both good news — and bad news — in the latest jobs report, providing an unclear picture as the Federal Reserve weighs how much to cut interest rates. -
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Maykol Fares embarked on a perilous journey to ask for asylum in the U.S. Now he faces a new test of courage: the merry-go-round.
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The Gallagher brothers had a longstanding feud for decades, and the band broke up for good in 2009.
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