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bolivia undercuts u.s. criticism of

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pixar plumbs the ethereal

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BY NICK MIROFF

RODEO, N.M. — When ranchers

and environmentalists were

fighting each other over the

future of Western rangeland a

generation ago, a group of fami-

lies here along the U. s.-Mexico

border joined to seek a middle

path.

They founded the Malpai Bor-

derlands Group, working with

big-money foundations to put

conservation easements on tens

of thousands of acres. The agree-

ments protected critical desert

habitats from development and

industry while providing tax

breaks to allow traditional

ranching to continue. The model

was hailed as a breakthrough.

William McDonald, a fifth-

generation Arizona cattleman

who led the effort, received a

MacArthur “genius grant” in

1998 that cited his “efforts to

create ecologically responsible

cooperation among government

regulatory agencies, conserva-

tionists, scientists, and commer-

cial ranchers in the West.”

To day, a few miles from the

see rancHers on a

BY SEUNG MIN KIM

AND JOSH DAWSEY

WEST PALM BEACH, F LA. — Presi-
dent Trump announced Friday
that h e has selected outgoing Rep.
Mark Meadows (R-n.C.) as his
next White House chief of staff,
tapping one of his most stalwart
congressional allies to run the
White House as he navigates a
global health crisis in a reelection
year.
“I have long known and worked
with Mark, and the relationship is
a very good one,” Trump tweeted
shortly after arriving at his south
Florida resort, where he is spend-
ing the weekend.
Meadows replaces acting
White House chief of staff Mick
Mulvaney, w ho is being appointed
the U.s. special envoy for north-

ern Ireland, Trump said in a fol-

low-up tweet. The president

thanked Mulvaney for “having

served the administration so

well.” T he envoy p osition has b een

vacant under the Trump p residen-

cy.

Mulvaney stepped into the role

in an acting capacity in early Janu-

ary 2019 on the departure of John

F. Kelly. Meadows will be Trump’s

fourth White House chief of staff,

after Mulvaney, Kelly and Reince

Priebus.

Meadows, a four-term lawmak-

er, announced in December that

he would not run for reelection

and hinted in his statement that

he would join either the adminis-

tration or Trump’s 2020 cam-

paign.

The former leader of the con-

servative House Freedom Caucus

made h is mark on Capitol Hill as a

frequent thorn in the side of GoP

House speakers while developing

a close relationship w ith t he presi-

dent, becoming one of his most

fervent defenders.

Trump often calls Meadows

see meadows on a

Rep. Meadows chosen to be

White House chief of sta≠

Mulvaney to become

envoy for N. Ireland,

Trump announces

Where Trump’s wall rises, ranchers see a scar on the range

carolyn Van Houten/tHe WasHington Post

the sun sets on the mallet ranch near rodeo, n.m. after years of conservation efforts in the malpai

Borderlands region of arizona and new mexico, a ctivists are disheartened by President trump’s wall.

BY ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER

When Bernie sanders de-
clared, “I am back,” two-and-a-
half weeks after a heart attack
had forced him off the campaign
trail, thousands of his supporters
were cheering him on at a park in
Queens.
But the number of people who
saw the senator from Vermont
utter those words was an order of
magnitude larger.
The live stream of that pivotal
october event racked up 600,
views on Facebook alone. now,

it’s been viewed more than a

million times across multiple

platforms.

The popularity of the clip was

hardly random. It was the handi-

work of Mia Fermindoza, the

28-year-old video director for the

sanders campaign, whose job is

to ensure that every public ap-

pearance made by the Democrat-

ic presidential candidate is

streamed live on Facebook, You-

Tube, Twitter and Twitch.

“We have a principal, a star

talent,” Fermindoza, a former

producer at the video site

nowThis, said of the 78-year-old

independent who boasts of buy-

ing his clothes at Kohl’s. “our job

is just to make sure that Bernie

always has the ability to talk to

people without having to rely on

the media logic of the main-

stream.”

As sanders seeks to reinvigo-

rate his presidential campaign

against a largely unified Demo-

cratic establishment, h e will tap a

political resource unlike any oth-

er in Democratic politics — a

far-reaching universe of pod-

casts, Yo uTube channels, subred-

dits, Facebook groups and digital

newsletters.

This unfiltered online mega-

see sanders on a

Live-streaming Sanders bets on his digital megaphone

Campaign’s critique of

‘corporate media’ leads it

to a show of its own

BY BRADY DENNIS,

MARK BERMAN

AND HANNAH SAMPSON

nearly half of the people ini-

tially tested aboard a cruise ship

being held in waters off san Fran-

cisco have been infected with

coronavirus, Vice President

Pence said Friday.

Results for 21 of the 46 people

officials tested Thursday came

back positive, raising fears that

the virus could be spreading

widely among the more than

3,500 people aboard the Grand

Princess. Pence said those infect-

ed include 19 crew members and

two passengers.

The vice president said author-

ities plan to bring the cruise ship

to a “non-commercial port” over

the weekend, where all passen-

gers and crew will be tested for

the disease and quarantined as

necessary.

The public health crisis on the

ship echoed a similar one from

last month, when 700 people

aboard another Princess Cruises

ship, the Diamond Princess, be-

came infected with c oronavirus

while the ship was quarantined

for weeks off Yokohama harbor in

Japan.

U.s. officials, however, made

clear Friday they have no inten-

see VIrus on a

Test results from

ship raise fears of

rapid virus spread

PeNce: All ABOARD tO Be checKeD At PORt

6 more states see cases; global count tops 100,

BY ERIN COX,

JENNA PORTNOY

AND REBECCA TAN

The three Maryland residents

who have tested positive for coro-

navirus potentially exposed el-

derly people and children to the

infection, prompting the tempo-

rary closure of five schools in

Bucks County, Pa., and warnings

to a Rockville, Md., retirement

community to monitor residents

for symptoms.

Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday

evening that the three people — a

husband and wife in their 70s and

an unrelated woman in her 50s —

contracted the virus while on a

nile River cruise in egypt.

The World Health organiza-

tion and egypt’s Health Ministry

announced that 12 coronavirus

cases had originated among

workers on the cruise ship. eight

see maryland on a

Hogan: Md. patients

interacted with

children, the elderly

BY JEFF STEIN,

RACHEL SIEGEL,

HEATHER LONG

AND ERICA WERNER

The travel and tourism indus-

tries are facing their worst crisis

since the 2001 terrorist attacks,

prompting White House officials

to consider deferring taxes for the

cruise, travel and airline indus-

tries to stem the economic fallout

from the coronavirus, according

to two people briefed on the

discussions.

The talks are a sign that the

White House is grappling with

how to respond to an outbreak

that officials have publicly played

down. The talks remain fluid and

are preliminary.

The tax deferrals for the travel

industry are being considered as

airlines cut back on routes and

warn about declining ticket sales.

see tourIsm on a

White House weighs

tax relief for travel,

tourism industries

heir pressure ∠∠ Their families

amassed fortunes. These

millennials are struggling with the

moral conundrum of inherited

wealth. Their solution? G ive the

money away. Magazine

An artist’s obsession An exhibition

at the National Gallery of Art

explores Edgar Degas’s fascination

with the theater. Why are these

works so strange? Arts & Style

In Sunday’s Post

tom brenner/reuters

President Trump on Friday tours a neighborhood in Cookeville, Tenn., reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week.

The president marveled at “the tremendous heart” he witnessed. Statewide, the death toll stood at 24 from a pair of

storms. Trump then met with survivors and volunteers at a local church. “We are with you all the way,” he said.

Surveying the damage in Tennessee

warren’s next big decision

senator weighs which, if any,

former rival she will endorse. a