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Woman who donated a kidney and her remaining kidney failed speaks after pig kidney transplant
Last month, Towana Looney became the fifth American to get a gene-edited pig organ. Her operation marks the third time a kidney from a gene-edited pig has been transplanted into a living human. Previous transplants have been for people who were brain dead or at high danger of death within months. Looney’s steady recovery has…
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7-year-old makes remarkable progress after life-threatening crash days before Thanksgiving
Doctors, who were first unsure about her prospects, are now amazed by her progress. Brinley...
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Meet Samuel Nwajagu, the first African to win the Mister International pageant
Samuel Chinemerem Nwajagu is the first African to win the Mister International title in the...
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TikTok can’t get enough of women who had an ‘instant connection’ at a McDonald’s drive-thru and now inseparable
An unlikely friendship struck between a customer and a McDonald’s worker. It all started...
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History made as Barbra Banda becomes first Zambian to win CAF women’s player of the year
This year’s Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) award ceremony was historic. Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman took home the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award and Zambia’s Barbra...
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Ghana’s iconic Kente cloth earns UNESCO recognition
UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The famous material comes from the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana and dates back to the...
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Former domestic worker sets her sights on PhD after defying all odds to become a graduate
Ntombizodwa Merriam Mahlangu beat the odds to turn her life around. Now holding a degree in communications and public administration, the South African graduate encourages people not to give up. Her daughter...
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This Maryland teen made history opening a barbershop and beauty salon in his high school
One school is changing the lives of its students by providing them with the chance to develop their abilities. Recently, Jaiden Martin, a student at Arundel High School, inaugurated the school’s...
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Dad who was once homeless fulfills his dream of becoming a police officer: ‘Feels like a movie’
After struggling with homelessness, Lavelle Schaffe is finally living his dream of becoming a Chicago police officer. The devoted father of two told WLS, “My life has come full circle. It still feels...
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Meet the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader with alopecia who has gone viral after performing without a wig
Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Armani Latimer has become more open about her alopecia diagnosis, even going out of her comfort zone to make a statement by performing without a wig. The team posted a video...
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‘A miracle’: New Orleans couple expecting second child surprised with quadruplets
A 29-year-old couple from New Orleans, Farrah Larry and her husband Peyton Larry Sr., initially learned they were expecting in May, but it wasn’t until they went in for an ultrasound during Farrah...
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Meet the first African-American Director of U.S. Mint who is behind the coins honoring Harriet Tubman
Ventris Gibson is the first African-American Director of the United States Mint. She became the seventh woman to hold the office after President Joe Biden nominated her in late 2021. Former U.S. Navy air...
