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Tony Wagner

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Tony Wagner is Marketplace's newsletter editor. He writes the daily email newsletter and edits several others, including Marketplace's Crash Courses.

Previously he was a digital producer who helped launch “Make Me Smart,” “The Uncertain Hour” and “This Is Uncomfortable.” After eight years at Marketplace headquarters in LA, he recently relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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All the news that got buried by the election

by Tony Wagner and Rounak Maiti
Nov 8, 2016
Stuff they didn't want you to see, and the counter-programming you might need.
A custodian sweeps underneath bleachers as supporters listen to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump address his final campaign rally on Election Day in the Devos Place November 8, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Vine is going away, but its biggest stars were already gone

by Tony Wagner
Oct 27, 2016
Joe Gagliese used to manage Vine stars, now he manages Facebook, Instagram and YouTube stars. We asked him what's next.
Nash Grier, a social media star who got his start on Vine, arrives at the 2016 iHeartRADIO MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. 
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Video game actors are on strike

by Tony Wagner
Oct 25, 2016
They're demanding residual pay and safer conditions as games become more elaborate and lucrative.
A public motion capture session for "NHL 2K10" in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
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Donald Trump's economic numbers still don't add up

by Tony Wagner
Oct 20, 2016
It's all but impossible to add 25 million jobs and push GDP growth to 4 percent.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to attendees at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Oct. 20 in Delaware, Ohio.
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Cruz rented his email list to Trump months before endorsing him

by Tony Wagner
Sep 26, 2016
Politico found Cruz was making money off his rival even as he pointedly declined to endorse him.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the Freedom Summit on May 9, 2015 in Greenville, South Carolina.
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What you need to know about the Dakota Access pipeline fight

by Tony Wagner
Sep 13, 2016
Explore the pipeline's path with our interactive map.
Demonstrators chant as they gather in front of the White House in Washington, DC, September 13, 2016, to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Relax: If you applied to college, you'll probably get in

by Tony Wagner
Sep 8, 2016
A new survey says the average acceptance rate is around 65 percent.
College admissions season can be a stressful time, but a new survey suggests it doesn't have to be. Above, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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Denmark is buying the Panama papers to catch tax dodgers

by Tony Wagner
Sep 7, 2016
The government will pay up to $1.3 million for the data, and it probably won't be the last.
Activists wearing suits throw fake money into the air while demanding greater trasparency in new legislation following the ongoing Panama Papers affair on April 13, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.  
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ITT Tech is shutting down

by Tony Wagner
Sep 6, 2016
The for-profit college will shut down its 130 campuses and let go most of its 8,000 employees.
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Hurricane Hermine is already impacting Florida's economy

by Tony Wagner
Sep 1, 2016
Stores are struggling to keep supplies stocked, while restaurants feel the sting.
Murray Stokes , center, helps empty Shell Island Fish Camp of its stock ahead of the storm surge from tropical storm Hermine at the Shell Island Fish Camp on August 31, 2016 in Saint Marks, Florida. Saint Marks, south of Tallahassee, is under mandatory evacuations according to the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
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