Jan 18, 2021

The Keystone XL pipeline’s new fate

Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a lot on Oct. 14, 2014 outside Gascoyne, N.D.. Andrew Burton/Getty Images

President-elect Joe Biden appears set to cancel the permit for the pipeline as one of his first acts in office. Plus, competition for original content in the TV streaming wars. And, Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in the fight to outlaw housing discrimination.

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Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office, sources say

Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.

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Netflix keeps producing, even as it loses popular shows to competitors

by Erika Beras

Jan 18, 2021

The company is promising new original content weekly to attract and keep subscribers.

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s fair housing legacy

by Amy Scott

Jan 18, 2021

Amid the public outrage that followed King's assassination, President Johnson pushed Congress to pass the legislation in King's honor.

Congress passed the Fair Housing Act after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968, as a way of honoring him. Above, King addresses a meeting in Chicago in 1966.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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