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The Roots Pitch In to Fight Childhood Obesity; Livestock Trade Is Booming

• Roots founders Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson hosted “Let’s Move It” Saturday, a benefit for GrassROOTS Community Foundation, which works to fight childhood obesity in African American communities. [CBS Philly]

• One hundred years ago, a mild winter like this one would’ve devastated the region’s thriving ice business and local economy. [Inquirer]

• While shooting a new show about cooking in prison, Gordon Ramsay’s team misplaced a vegetable peeler — which caused the Brixton Prison to be put on lockdown for two hours while people searched for the utensil, “fearing it could be used as a weapon.” [Telegraph]

• Profits are booming in the livestock trade, and all that money is creating a ripple effect of good fortune. [USAT]

• Potential buzz kill alert: The FDA plans to examine whether inhalable caffeine is safe. [AP]

• Restaurateurs in London are getting ready for the influx of business that this summer’s Olympics are sure to bring. [BBC]

The Roots Pitch In to Fight Childhood Obesity; Livestock Trade Is Booming