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  • Russia's increasingly rogue behavior tops the Eurasia Group's list of 2023's global risks. Artificial intelligence, China, and inflation are also make appearances.
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    From the BBC World Service: Russia and the West have already faced off on energy supplies, now Putin alleges grain exports from Ukraine are not going to the world’s poorest countries. Plus, how India’s silicon valley has been pounded by the heaviest rains in decades with power cuts and worries of further disruptions.

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  • Back-to-school supplies can add up.
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    First, where markets are starting out after the Labor Day holiday, on the heels of several consecutive down weeks for stocks. Michael Schumacher of Wells Fargo Securities discusses how money is shifting in various ways. Plus, back-to-school shopping is not immune from inflation. And, Marketplace’s China correspondent Jennifer Pak checks in regarding the state and impact of the country’s COVID lockdowns.

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  • In Texas and California, people are being asked to lower their power use.
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    A blistering heatwave is expected to strain California’s power grid. There was supposed to be a water conservation plan for the Colorado River by now, but it hasn’t happened yet. We try to follow where money goes when Texas puts migrants on buses to sanctuary cities.

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  • On Saturday, the government of southeast Asia's largest economy hiked the price of subsidised fuel by about 30%, sparking protests.
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    From the BBC World Service: The government of Southeast Asia’s largest economy has increased fuel prices for the first time in eight years. Plus, Europe’s energy crisis is a result of Russia’s decision to use energy as a weapon. That’s the accusation from Finnish energy company Fortnum Group. We hear from a cheesemaker in England who says rising energy prices are threatening to put her store out of business. And, India has a newfound enthusiasm for free trade agreements.

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  • It’s Labor Day … and crunch time ahead of the November midterm elections
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    President Biden kicks off the fall campaign season today. While student loan forgiveness will take up much of the discussion, there are also other changes coming, especially when it comes to unpaid interest. We check with the BBC’s Victoria Craig regarding the announcement of Liz Truss as Britain’s next prime minister. The team at Million Bazillion gets a much younger perspective on the wonders of inflation.

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  • The Palace of Westminster in London, England.
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    From the BBC World Service: We broadcast from Westminster outside the Houses of Parliament in London as the U.K. waits to find out more about who will replace Boris Johnson as the next British Prime Minister. For analysis, we are joined by Shanti Keleman, Chief Investment Officer at M&G Wealth Investments and Jill Rutter, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank. And we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the global edition of Marketplace Morning Report, with some highlights from around the world. 

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  • Passengers wait at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia over Presidents Day weekend. The TSA screened more than 2 million people on Friday and Sunday.
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    As Labor Day weekend wraps up, a snapshot of the upcoming fall season of air travel reveals that some of the frustrations from the summer will carry over, but crowds might thin out. We discuss how lockdowns in China are forcing companies to rethink their global diversification efforts.

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  • The manufacturing and construction sectors have done pretty well throughout the pandemic, but But, jobs in travel, hotels and restaurants are still way down.
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    Jobs Day numbers are here, and so is Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives to discuss them. We also discuss the variety of factors that have led to the homelessness situation in New York. 

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  • Checking in on the labor movement, infrastructure – and corkage fees at the harvest level
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    Union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have scored a legal victory. An aging water infrastructure is the culprit behind a troubling water shortage in the Mississippi capital of Jackson. The BBC checks in from Portugal, where new tech awaits the axe wielders who take part in the cork harvest.

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  • CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN - SEPTEMBER 2: Flood victims child as they try to survive under hard conditions following deadly flash floods In Zatula village of Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on September 02, 2022. (Photo by Hussain Ali/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: Record-breaking floods across Pakistan are estimated to have washed away 45% of the nation’s croplands and with resources on the ground in short supply, delivering aid is a mammoth task. Australia’s government is moving quickly to try to address a chronic worker shortage that’s left businesses scrambling across the country; it will raise its cap on permanent migration for the first time in a decade. And nations in the Western Balkans are meeting to discuss more regional economic co-operation.

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