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  2. Northern Star (Northern Illinois University) - Wikipedia

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    The paper became a daily (M-F) in 1965. The Northern Star Online was launched in 1995. After decades of daily print publication, the Northern Star transitioned to printing twice per week in January, 2015. As of 2022, the Northern Star is a predominantly digital news publication, only circulating special print issues four times per year.

  3. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that fluctuates around 1.98, it is the brightest star in the constellation and is readily visible to the naked eye at night.

  4. Northern Star (Chartist newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    An engraving of O'Connor published in the Northern Star in 1837. The newspaper paid a stamp duty of 4d., despite O'Connor's protests that the tax restricted free speech. The Northern Star reported on chartist meetings throughout Britain and its letters page was host to lively debates on parliamentary reform. The paper led a campaign in support ...

  5. SS Northern Star (1961) - Wikipedia

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    Northern Star. (1961) SS Northern Star was an ocean liner completed in 1962 for the United Kingdom-based Shaw, Savill & Albion Line 's tourist class round the world service via South Africa and Australia. She was essentially an enlarged version of the Southern Cross, built seven years earlier. Northern Star sailed out via the Cape and home via ...

  6. The North Star (anti-slavery newspaper) - Wikipedia

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    The North Star was a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper published from the Talman Building in Rochester, New York, by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The paper commenced publication on December 3, 1847, and ceased as The North Star in June 1851, when it merged with Gerrit Smith's Liberty Party Paper (based in Syracuse, New York) to form Frederick Douglass' Paper.

  7. The North Star (1943 film) - Wikipedia

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    The North Star (also known as Armored Attack in the US) is a 1943 pro- resistance war film starring Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston, Walter Brennan and Erich von Stroheim It was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Lewis Milestone, written by Lillian Hellman and featured ...

  8. Northern Star (song) - Wikipedia

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    Northern Star (song) " Northern Star " is a song by British singer-songwriter Melanie C. It is the title track from her debut solo album and was released as the album's second single on 22 November 1999. It was written by Melanie C and Rick Nowels. The song was produced by Marius De Vries and received positive reception from music critics.

  9. North Star (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    North Star (sternwheeler 1897), a river steamer in Montana and British Columbia. North Star (sternwheeler 1902), a steamboat in Washington state. North Star, built 1937, used by the U.S. Navy as coastal minesweeper USS Crossbill. North Star, a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship featured in the documentary series Mighty Ships.