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Jan 18, 2021

The Keystone XL pipeline’s new fate

President-elect Joe Biden appears set to cancel the permit for the pipeline as one of his first acts in office. Plus, competition for original content in the TV streaming wars. And, Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in the fight to outlaw housing discrimination.

Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a lot on Oct. 14, 2014 outside Gascoyne, N.D.. — Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a lot on Oct. 14, 2014 outside Gascoyne, N.D..
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Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office, sources say
Marketplace’s Nova Safo has more.
Netflix keeps producing, even as it loses popular shows to competitors
by Erika Beras
Netflix
The company is promising new original content weekly to attract and keep subscribers.
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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.’s fair housing legacy
by Amy Scott
Jeff Kamen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Amid the public outrage that followed King’s assassination, President Johnson pushed Congress to pass the legislation in King’s honor.
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The Keystone XL pipeline’s new fate