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• Tech community and lawyers join voices denouncing Trump’s immigration ban

  by Marketplace Staff

  

  The executive order has also spurred international backlash.

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• Insurance companies scramble for customers as last Obamacare sign-up period ends

  by Dan Gorenstein

  This year’s deadline to sign up for Obamacare is tomorrow. It may be the last time to ever sign up for this kind of coverage. Late last week, the Trump administration decided to pull ads promoting last-minute sign-ups, although it reversed that decision shortly after. But it may hurt efforts by insurance companies to get […]

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• Box CEO Aaron Levie calls Trump’s immigration ban ‘dangerous’

  by David Brancaccio

  

  Some Silicon Valley leaders are speaking out against Trump's executive order.

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• An Iraqi journalist shares how the immigration ban affected her ability to travel

  by David Brancaccio

  

  Journalist Sama Dizayee says the process of coming to the U.S. is already very complicated.

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• 01/30/17: An Iraqi refugee shares her story

  by David Brancaccio

  Iraqi journalist Sama Dizayee, a green card holder, joins us to talk about the hurdles associated with Trump's immigration ban. Afterwards, with Houston in the spotlight because of the Super Bowl, we'll look at how the city's economy has improved over the past decade.

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• How Houston turned things around

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  It’s been more than a decade since Houston last hosted the Superbowl. Problems in the oil and gas industry have battered the city in the meantime, but in the last few years, Houston has staged a stunning comeback. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

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