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  • Customs officers in the DHL warehouse at JFK Airport.
    Ashley Milne-Tyte for Marketplace

    A 2016 law that allows goods from abroad to enter the U.S. duty free as long as they are valued at $800 or less has opened up the door to more counterfeiters.

  • Anticipating a high volume of calls and the ensuing backlog, the IRS is urging people to prepare as much as possible this tax season.
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    We’re still learning how the tax law is playing out and what it all means.

  • What are some potential obstacles that await Democrats as they prepare to implement the Inflation Reduction Act?
    Nicholas Kamim/AFP/Getty Images

    “The longer it lasts, the harder it’s going to be on myself and many, many others,” one contractor told us.

  • You might have done a lot of online shopping this holiday season, and you’re not alone — more than 1 billion items were shipped for free in the United States this holiday with Amazon Prime, the company reported. And with the rise of online shopping comes a lot more warehouses popping up in rural communities […]

  • A pasture of pure blue stem prairie grass, never touched by a plow during the 150 years the Teske family has owned this piece of northeast Kansas.
    Peggy Lowe for Marketplace

    National climate change report says the business of farming could dramatically change if global warming isn’t addressed.

  • Ellen Shershow tries to capture the unique personality of each pet she photographs.
    Courtesy of Ellen Shershow

    We go behind the lens with a photographer of four-legged subjects.

  • New foreign cars are seen parked at the Dundalk Marine Terminal on March 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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    2018 was a busy year for U.S. trade policy and the 2019 outlook looks just as hectic.

  • The sun begins to rise over Washington as the federal government is in a partial shutdown, on Dec. 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. 
    Mark Wilson/Getty Images

    We’re now five days into the partial government shutdown. While the Senate is expected to reconvene Thursday and resume negotiations over how to end the shutdown, odds are that it’ll continue into January. The impasse is already cutting into the supply of something that is essential to just about every market out there: federal economic data. […]

  • Five things to look for in the 2019 tech industry
    Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images for Somerset House

    More data breaches? Multiple versions of the internet? Here's what to keep an eye on.

  • A still from the 2014 film "Selma."
    Paramount Pictures/YouTube

    There's someone choosing the music for your favorite TV and movie scenes. Morgan Rhodes explains how she does her job — and how she got to where she is now.