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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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Is In-N-Out's scarcity the key to its success?

by Tony Wagner
Dec 21, 2016
Some say the burger chain is overrated, but beloved because of its limited locations. We ask an expert.
A Los Angeles-area In-N-Out burger.
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Flint isn't the only city with lead poisoning problems

by Tony Wagner
Dec 19, 2016
A Reuters investigation found thousands of areas with higher lead levels.
Brysten Edwards, second from left sits with other boys on a wall ledge at the West Calumet Housing Complex on September 4, 2016 in East Chicago, Indiana. The soil at the complex has been found to contain high levels of lead and arsenic putting all residents in danger if exposed to the elements. Edwards was tested for lead poisoning and his results came back positive. Over 1,000 residents are being asked by the East Chicago Housing Authority to relocate, after plans were decided to demolish the housing complex.
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LeVar Burton on "Smart House" and the rise of AI

by Tony Wagner
Nov 11, 2016
He's best known for "Star Trek" and "Reading Rainbow," but in the '90s Burton directed an oddly prescient TV movie about how gadgets run our lives.
Ryan Merriman as Ben Cooper and Katey Sagal as virtual assistant Pat in "Smart House," directed by LeVar Burton.
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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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