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Put down that veggie burger. These farmers say their cows can solve the climate crisis

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Reitz, South Africa (CNN)Danie Slabbert points toward the cattle that brought his farm back to life. Down the slope ahead of him, 500 black Drakensberger and mottled Nguni cows graze cheek by jowl. “I have become a steward of this land and the cows are the key,” Slabbert says. Mimicking the migration Before settlers arrived with their guns and wagons, this part of what is now South Africa’s Free State province was an immense grassland. More than 30 species of grass anchored the rolling plains; fodder for millions of migrating…

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Biden ahead of state’s key primary next Tuesday

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(CNN)Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, an emerging figure on the national political landscape, endorsed Joe Biden on Thursday, giving the former vice president a boost days ahead of his showdown with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in her state’s primary. Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in Michigan in 2016, a win that rejuvenated his campaign at the time and turned the Democratic race into a long slog. In 2018, Whitmer — whose campaign slogan was “Fix the damn roads” — defeated the Sanders-endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the gubernatorial primary, and went on to…

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Secret Service changing Biden protection plans after rally scare

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(CNN)The Secret Service is working through plans to provide protection to presidential candidates after protesters stormed the stage of former Vice President Joe Biden‘s victory rally in Los Angeles late Tuesday in a harrowing scene. Presidential candidates historically receive Secret Service details during the primary season as their crowd sizes and the possibility of threats swells. A candidate must typically ask for the protection to initiate an approval process that includes sign-off from congressional leaders and the Homeland Security chief, although federal guidelines allow the process to begin absent a…

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Facebook to remove misleading Trump ‘census’ ads

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Presidents re-election campaign had sponsored misleading ads, which actually linked to Republican fundraising site Facebook has announced it will remove a series of misleading ads from Donald Trumps re-election campaign. The Trump Make America Great Committee posted 2,000 iterations of an ad this week, asking users to respond to the Official Congressional District Census. Instead of information at the Census Bureau, however, the posts linked to a once-in-a-decade event that seeks to count every person in the country, with drastic consequences for resource allocation and government representation nationwide. Trumps campaign…

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Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin announce joint 2020 tour

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(CNN)Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias will embark on a North American tour together in 2020. View this post on Instagram Tickets for the shows go on sale March 12. Martin has an album set for release in late 2020. Iglesias welcomed his third baby with Anna Kournikova in February. Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/05/entertainment/enrique-iglesias-ricky-martin-tour-trnd/index.html

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