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Environment
There Are 325 Kakapo Alive Now – the Most in 75 Years
The kakapo has reached 325 birds after a record 90-chick season – the most of the flightless parrots alive in about 75 years.
Inspirational
Woman With Down Syndrome Makes History as a Barre Instructor
A 22-year-old has become the first certified barre instructor with Down syndrome, and her first class drew a room of more than 60.
Heartwarming
Two Families Met Through a Transplant. Now They’re In-Laws
A woman who got a liver transplant at 18 months old is marrying the younger brother of the boy whose donation saved her life.
Animal Rescue
This Condor Chick Is Being Raised by a Puppet. There’s a Good Reason
A California condor chick is being fed by a puppet shaped like an adult bird after his father died of suspected lead poisoning at Pinnacles.
Heartwarming
Volunteers Will Plant 3,000 Trees – One for Every Life Lost on 9/11
A willow oak in New York City has started a year-long plan to plant 3,000 9/11 memorial trees, one for every person killed in the 2001 attacks.
Animal Rescue
Cat Thrown Out With the Couch Is Found Alive in a Landfill Pit
A cat thrown away with an old couch was found alive in a landfill pit – and reunited with the family who had spent days searching.
Quirky
A Santa Claus Lost 40 Pounds So He Could Donate a Kidney to a Total Stranger
Virginia Santa kidney donation inspires others after Dave Bell lost 40 pounds to donate a kidney to a stranger.
Heartwarming
97-Year-Old Doctor Dons His Old White Coat to Watch His Great-Granddaughter Start Medical School
A 97-year-old doctor kept his promise to attend his great-granddaughter's white coat ceremony at the medical school he graduated from in 1970.