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Meredith Garretson Morbey

Supervisory Senior Producer

Meredith is a supervisory senior producer at Marketplace.

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  • Jan 12, 2021

    Making art more affordable with lessons from ’60s-era Multiples, Inc.

    Tacita Dean, a British artist, pictured here in 2018. Dean has created 50 different multiples, each remade 100 times, during the pandemic.
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    The idea is that more copies of a given work makes art more accessible to a wider range of people with varying incomes.

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  • Jan 12, 2021

    Parler is suing Amazon

    This illustration picture shows social media application logo from Parler displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Va., on July 2, 2020.
    Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

    Can cloud computing giants kick out customers for what is seen as dangerous speech? Plus, on immigration, how the Biden administration could change things for for-profit detention centers. And, the “multiples” movement, which got high-end art into the homes of people who aren’t rich.

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  • Jan 12, 2021

    Why is trade tangled up in Northern Ireland?

    A trading twilight zone is how one business in Northern Ireland described new complexities around shipping goods in a post-Brexit world.
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    More paperwork to move goods into Northern Ireland after Brexit causes trade difficulties. Plus, Ford exits Brazil. And, India’s top court halts the implementation of controversial farming legislation.

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  • Jan 11, 2021

    Corporations halt donations to some politicians

    The JP Morgan Chase headquarters in Manhattan.
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    Plus, there was a net loss of 140,000 jobs for the U.S. economy in December, and all were held by women. Also, trying to forecast airport travel during the pandemic. And, what kind of security Inauguration Day will require, and how the insurrection and pandemic change things.

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  • Jan 11, 2021

    Will India’s Supreme Court step in over controversial farming laws?

    Thousands of farmers have traveled to Delhi to protest against new farming laws.
    Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images

    Farmers fear they’ll lose out on earnings and government-guaranteed crop prices under new rules. Bringing an end to weeks of protests might not be straightforward. Plus, what’s needed to shore up economies in 2021.

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  • Jan 11, 2021

    The next round of PPP loans

    Larger companies initially took advantage of the Paycheck Protection Program, which was intended to offer forgivable loans to smaller businesses.
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    Initially, only first-time loan applications from businesses working with small, community lenders will be accepted. Plus, the social media platforms and internet service providers that have blocked or otherwise cut ties with President Trump. And, Biden’s vow to make the environment a top priority.

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  • Jan 8, 2021

    The jobs recovery is over for now

    The unemployment rate stayed at 6.7%, the first time it hasn’t fallen since April.
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    For the first month since April, the U.S. economy lost jobs in December. Plus, Biden taps nominees for the Departments of Commerce and Labor. And, at the current government auction, prices for 5G radio spectrum are through the roof.

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  • Jan 8, 2021

    Speeding up vaccine delivery

    "I'm hopeful that additional funding to public health will allow public health officials to start setting up publicly accessible, large-scale vaccination clinics," says Dr. Kelly Moore, deputy director of the Immunization Action Coalition.
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    We’ve seen a slow start in many places. Plus, will hiring pick up in the new year with more vaccine rollout and COVID relief money? And, calls from a flight attendants union to ban people who invaded the U.S. Capitol from boarding flights.

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  • Jan 8, 2021

    Travelers to the U.K. need a negative COVID test starting next week

    Travelers to the U.K. will require proof of a negative result or face a fine on arrival.
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    Airline and other travel executives have called for testing for months. So why has it taken this long? Plus, tariff-free access to the European Union is proving complex for U.K. exporters. And, the DIY “face-lift.”

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  • Jan 7, 2021

    What a Democratic Senate means for economic policy

    Jon Ossoff, left, and Raphael Warnock campaign with President-elect Joe Biden in Atlanta. With the victories of Ossoff and Warnock, Democrats will control the Senate.
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    Plus, yesterday’s violence at the Capitol caused chaos for our democracy but also for people living, working and running businesses in Washington, D.C. And, delays on stimulus payments mean some won’t get the money until they file their taxes for 2020.

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