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The last time a bison was born in a wild habitat east of the Mississippi River was in the 1830s. Now, 95 miles west of Chicago, history was reset on a patch of restored prairie grass.
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Nearly 3,000 gathered on July 12 for New York City's first Disability Pride parade to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Don't be alarmed by the hitchhiking robot—it's relying on the kindness of strangers to help him cross the U.S. from Massachusetts to California this summer.
While renovating an Oklahoma City school, construction workers uncovered chalkboards covered in sketches and lessons from nearly one hundred years ago.
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Organ transplants performed in the United States for the first time exceeded 30,000 in a single year, according to a report from the branch of the US Department of Health and Human Services that oversees national organ transplantation policy. "This landmark achievement is a testament to the generosity of the American public to help others […]
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A member of the Hopi tribe has become the first Native American woman confirmed as a federal judge, and, significantly, she will serve in Arizona.
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