Jan 18, 2016

Marketplace for Monday, January 18, 2016

Maybe you spent your Martin Luther King Day volunteering, or checking out a national park — admission is free today. We're covering both, as well has Houston's history with refugees and United Airlines' "quest to be less awful."

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MLK Day gives boost to volunteerism

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jan 18, 2016

Martin Luther King Day is a day of service.

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Despite recent troubles, United Airlines hopes to take off

by Molly Wood and Raghu Manavalan

Jan 18, 2016

Bloomberg Businessweek's Drake Bennett explains United's struggle for a comeback.

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America’s national parks, a century of nature and economics

by Mark Garrison

Jan 18, 2016

Early numbers show more than 300 million visits in 2015, a new record.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most popular in the nation.

Matthew Paulson/Flickr via Creative Commons

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Hospitals race to be included in 'narrow networks'

by Dan Gorenstein

Jan 18, 2016

Open enrollment closes at the end of the month.

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Houston has a history of welcoming refugees

by Marketplace Contributor

Jan 18, 2016

One man's story as a refugee living in Houston

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Now 62 people hold the wealth of the bottom 50 percent

by Molly Wood

Jan 18, 2016

Back in 2010, the number was 388.

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Maybe you spent your Martin Luther King Day volunteering, or checking out a national park — admission is free today. We’re covering both, as well has Houston’s history with refugees and United Airlines’ “quest to be less awful.”