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TOP NEWS
A full rundown of what you might have missed in yesterday’s impeachment trial
China expands travel limitations to at least four more cities over coronavirus
Pope Francis replaced a conservative bishop of Philadelphia
FICO is making changes that may lower your credit score
First overall NBA draft pick Zion Williamson had a long awaited remarkable debut
U.S. imposes travel restrictions on women entering the country while pregnant
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“We’ve got 100 people there planting, on average, one tree every 15 seconds,” Finkbeiner said. By clearing grass and other fast-growing plants that would choke the young trees, Finkbeiner said, the foundation keeps most of them alive for at least a year, at which point “they’re almost certain to survive.” Each tree is estimated to capture 200 kilograms of carbon dioxide in its lifetime, equal to the amount released when driving a car 500 miles. - at Washington Post, The Audacious Effort to Reforest the Planet
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