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Timber tariff cuts different ways in Canada, U.S.

May 22, 2017
New timber tariffs could save mills in the U.S., but at the cost of jobs in Canada
A worker at Pine Profiles, Inc. in Creston, B.C., one of the many businesses affected by tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.
Nate Hegyi

What's your best recipe for under $25?

May 22, 2017
Marketplace Weekend wants to hear how you eat well on a budget.
JEAN-MICHEL ANDRE/AFP/Getty Images

How to save for a house and have your avocado toast, too

May 19, 2017
It's about the big expenses, not the small ones.
Avocado consumption has been increasing every year since 2010.
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

Science researchers brace for possible federal funding cuts

May 18, 2017
'Uncertainty means that you can’t hire people or you can’t start a new project,' one researcher says.
At Brandeis University, Avital Rodal studies, among other things,  diseases like Lou Gehrig’s and Alzheimer’s.
Ari Daniel

Colombia's fragile peace effort is expensive and challenging

May 17, 2017
The deal between the government and guerrillas is expensive and challenging.
This guerrilla lost his arm during the conflict in Colombia. He is painting an image that marks 53 years since the formation of the FARC, the Spanish acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Lorne Matalon

Despite Spain's economic woes, families still go all out for first communion parties

May 17, 2017
The celebration, like a small wedding, takes months to plan and can cost a few thousand dollars.
Arxé Moda is one of many clothing stores in Barcelona that specializes in custom-made dresses for first communions. The bridal-like gowns can cost anywhere from $400 to $500.
Lucia Benavides

Georgia aims to make its websites accessible for all

May 17, 2017
So far, the state has upgraded more than half of its 130 sites to federal standards. Enabling screen readers is one improvement.
Annie Maxwell, who is blind, shows how she uses a software program called a screen reader to access web pages.
Tasnim Shamma/WABE

Will you go to prom with us?

May 15, 2017
We're looking for your stories of prom, "promposals" and prom prices.
Crystal Kornegay and Romero Tyler, the prom queen and king at Oyler School in Cincinnati.
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