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How people around the US are feeling about Brexit

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 24, 2016
Our reporters went out on the field to see how Americans are reacting to Brexit
British flags hang from the ceiling of the popular British restaurant and grocery Tea & Sympathy in Manhattan on June 24, 2016 in New York City. 
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What's the mood in London after the Brexit vote?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 23, 2016
Marketplace's Stephen Beard lets us know.
Voters head to the polls to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom.
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Celebrities and sports stars weigh in on Brexit

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 21, 2016
David Beckham votes remain
 Former soccer player David Beckham is one of many famous Brits speaking out. 
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What might Brexit mean for London’s financial center?

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 21, 2016
Kai Ryssdal spoke with BBC Business News Correspondent Theo Leggett
Campaigners to remain in the EU unfurl a banner on Westminster Bridge as a bus bearing the face of UKIP leader Nigel Farage and a message urging voters to leave the EU in the upcoming referendum sits behind it as they wait for a flotilla of boats from the group 'Fishing for Leave' to sail by on the river Thames in London on June 15, 2016. A Brexit flotilla of fishing boats sailed up the River Thames into London today with foghorns sounding, in a protest against EU fishing quotas by the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. 
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Brexit debate rekindles old rivalry

by Stephen Beard
May 5, 2016
Britain's prime minister and London's mayor take opposite sides on staying in the EU.
The rivalry between London Mayor Boris Johnson and Prime Minister David Cameron dates back to their school days.
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Syrian refugees find "safe haven" in northern British town

by Stephen Beard
Jan 4, 2016
Syrian refugees arrive in the UK: safe but not entirely happy.
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Britain says it's a world-beater on curbing emissions

by Stephen Beard
Nov 25, 2015
Some environmentalists question Britain's claim to be a leader on climate change.
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Exit Grexit, enter Brexit. Could the UK quit the EU?

by Stephen Beard
Jul 23, 2015
Many Brits are unhappy with Europe, maybe enough to vote for leaving the union.
Some in the U.K. want Britain to exit the European Union, whose flag, right, flies next to the Union Jack at EU headquarters in Brussels. Those Britons are angry about the EU's treatment of Greece.
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BBC at risk as the UK weighs TV license fee

by Stephen Beard
Jun 8, 2015
The $220 annual charge raises about $5 billion a year to fund "the Beeb."
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Why we should bring back the Postal Banking system

by Paddy Hirsch
Aug 18, 2014
Almost every other country has a postal banking system that serves low-income customers. Why don't we?
A man walks by a sign in the lobby of a post office in San Francisco, California.
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