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Mother's Day Weekend Weather Forecast: Will Weather Cooperate For Outdoor Plans? • May 7, 2025, 11:34 AM ET (The Weather Channel)
Video Robin Roberts and her siblings honor their mother • May 6, 2025, 6:01 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
A Boston orchestra is performing a Mother's Day symphony to benefit the homeless • May 5, 2025, 3:18 AM ET (CBS)
May 2025 holiday schedule: May Day, Cinco De Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, more • May 1, 2025, 3:38 AM ET (USA Today)

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Anna Jarvis
American social activist