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Victoria Craig

Victoria Craig is the former host of Marketplace Morning Report’s global edition produced by the BBC World Service in London. She graduated from the University of Missouri (go Tigers!) with a degree in broadcast journalism. Before moving to the U.K. in 2017, she covered Wall Street,  reporting for five years on U.S. stocks and the economy from New York City. When she’s not in front of the microphone, you can find Victoria baking or curling up with a good book at home, hiking in the English countryside, or travelling through her new European playground.

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  • In this photo illustration, the logo of the multi-faceted internet giant Google is reflected in the eye of a woman looking at a computer screen, April 13, 2006 in London, England.
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    The tech giant changed its algorithm for 1% of Australian users as it tests the value of its service to news providers. Also, only eight countries in Africa have adequate death-registration systems. Plus, Germany prepares for life after Angela Merkel.

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  • People flock by the millions to smaller encrypted messaging competitors
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    Plus, worse-than-expected weekly unemployment claims numbers. We look at why. And, the U.S. is not the only country undergoing a major political transition in 2021. There’s also Germany. How will changes there affect the global economy?

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  • The continuing threat to statehouses across the country means more expenses for state law enforcement, and, in some cases, the National Guard.
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    State budgets hit hard by the pandemic are being pushed even further with more security costs. Plus, businesses in and around Washington, D.C., are used to a boost around inauguration time. Not this year. And, federal workers and some military members catch up on previously deferred tax payments.

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  • Matteo Renzi is criticizing how the Italian prime minister is managing the pandemic crisis.
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    Matteo Renzi, the ex-prime minister, and his party object to the current spending plan for EU COVID-19 relief. Also, Lebanon’s round-the-clock coronavirus curfew. Plus, Indonesia’s vaccine program doesn’t start with older people.

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  • Cashier Olga Jiminez, clad in mask and gloves, at work at Presidente Supermarket in Miami in April. Many companies that provided hazard pay early in the pandemic eventually phased it out.
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    Plus, a name for Biden’s pick to oversee the SEC, investors and the stock market. Also, if the markets aren’t paying attention to Washington, what are they watching? And, the latest on China’s use of surveillance technology in its campaign against Uighurs.

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  • List of companies cutting off political donations is growing
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    You can add Walmart and Disney to the list. They’re specifically cutting off donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the Electoral College results. Plus, a new approach to vaccine distribution from the federal government. And, Rep. Ro Khanna on impeachment, Twitter, Big Tech and more.

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  • Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pushed supporters to Telegram after U.S. President Donald Trump was barred from other platforms including Twitter.
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    Jair Bolsonaro, a supporter of President Trump, is pushing people to use Telegram rather than other social media platforms. Plus, Huawei says it’ll amend a patent that describes a system that can identify Uighur Muslims. And, Northern Ireland food supply disruption affects people and pets.

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  • The U.S. Capitol stands at dawn on Jan. 12, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, the prospect for better better economic news and more fiscal relief in the year ahead. And, the latest PPP loans can only come through applications to community banking organizations. That’s intended to help businesses who couldn’t get the forgivable loans the first time around.

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  • This illustration picture shows social media application logo from Parler displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Va., on July 2, 2020.
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    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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  • 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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