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Grassland Heritage Foundation volunteers gather seeds from native Kansas prairie plants in an effort to restore a piece of disturbed prairie near the Black Jack historical battle site.

Andy White

Courtesy of Native Lands Restoration Collaborative

Most American prairies are gone. These people are working to bring them back

Jess Savage

From a field on an Illinois university campus, to rare, untouched land in Texas, here are some efforts to replant once-abundant prairie in the Midwest and Great Plains.

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Shortlisted for an Oscar, 'Homebound' is a daring movie about two dear friends

Diaa Hadid, Omkar Khandekar

The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.
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Apollo 17 astronaut reflects on Artemis II mission and confirms moon is not made of cheese

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The crew of the Artemis II mission is scheduled to return to Earth on Friday, with a splashdown scheduled for 5:07 p.m. PST in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
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First lady Melania Trump says she did not know Jeffrey Epstein

Melania Trump's statement comes months after the Department of Justice released troves of files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The released files mention both Melania Trump and President Trump.

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