Segments From This Episode

• U.S. sanctions come at a cost

  The United States is hoping to deter a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine by threatening economic sanctions. Marketplace’s Stephen Beard has more.

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• Travel bookings tick upward as omicron recedes

  by Samantha Fields

  

  People also appear to be booking ahead more often, seen as a sign of renewed optimism.

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• States push forward with broadband projects

  Anna Read with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Broadband Access Initiative chats with Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams about states’ allocations of funding for broadband access.

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• Museums need to innovate to make it through the next 2 years

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Museums don’t expect to see pre-pandemic attendance levels until 2024. For many, going online expanded audiences but not revenue.

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• Cactus poachers are picking the Texas desert clean of rare species

  by Zoe Kurland

  

  The lucrative cactus black market is booming, and many species are threatened with extinction.

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• A traveling barber makes house calls and friends

  by Anais Amin

  

  Tara Morgan roves Vashon Island to help customers look spiffy. Her business, C’Mon Barber, is the result of a midlife transition.

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