Thirty years ago, when the grass grew tall, cashmere goats made up 19 percent of all livestock in Mongolia. Since then, their numbers have skyrocketed to make up 60 percent today.
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Mongolian goats produce the world's highest quality cashmere wool, and international demand has soared. There's a problem, though. These goats are turning the country into an ecological wasteland.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye is shown during a Nov. 29 televised address. The country's first female leader was impeached on Friday.
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Since winning the election, Donald Trump has faced numerous questions about the conflicts of interest posed by his vast business interests.
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Locals in Seneca Falls, N.Y., say this bridge in their small town was the model for the bridge in the fictional Bedford Falls in Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life, where George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) thinks about ending his life.
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Thirty years ago, when the grass grew tall, cashmere goats made up 19 percent of all livestock in Mongolia. Since then, their numbers have skyrocketed to make up 60 percent today.
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